This blog contains spoiler of who won the Great British Bake Off 2019.
So this is it, the final of the Great British Bake Off. The odds on favourite must be Steph (won Star Baker four times), followed by Alice (won Star Baker twice) and lastly David (not a recipient of the Star Baker award).
Signature Dish
The final Signature Dish was the “Ultimate Chocolate Cake,” something that my husband was invested in as he loves chocolate cake, me, I don’t like it at all. I do like chocolate mousse and chocolate bars, but not chocolate cake nor chocolate ice cream, I know, weird, right?
David’s cake has a lovely mirror shine, but it’s too boozy, the Armagnac flavour overpowers it.
Alice’s cake looks wobbly and clumsy and Paul says that the cake lacks the full chocolate flavour.
Steph’s Black Forest Gateau has a 70’s feel, according to Prue, but it is “a very nice cake,” although slightly overbaked.
Technical Challenge
This final challenge was set by Paul and it was six twice baked Stilton souffles with a biscuit on the side. This is where “the baking fairies” seemed to desert Steph as she makes an error with her baine-marie, using cold water instead of boiling resulting in souffles which collapsed as they hit the baking tray. Alice doesn’t know how to make a roux, much to Sandi’s surprise and David carries on in his normal calm manner.
Technical Positions
3rd – Steph (Egg whites beaten to death, biscuits too thick).
2nd – Alice (Bit raw, uneven, pale biscuits)
1st – David (Not a bad effort, thin biscuits).
Showstopper
It’s all down to the Showstopper and this week it’s illusion baking, you know, when a cake looks like a pie, but tastes like a cake! Mind blowing!
To start off with, Alice has received some bad news, her mum and dad might not be able to make it as their flight from Ireland has been cancelled, so she starts her showstopper a little teary eyed.
Once again, Steph has problems, each of her elements for the illusion picnic basket isn’t going well, even the electric whisk decides to attack her. “I’ve saved the worst ’til last, maybe it was a week too many,” she says despondantly. Perhaps she should have taken a time out and had a go on the helter skelter!
Alice’s End-of-the-School Year Celebration picnic was “A good effort,” and the scotch eggs were a highlight.
David’s picnic illusion was a hit, with Paul calling it “Exceptional,” and Prue giving him a “Bravo.”
From Steph’s picnic basket made out of nougat to her lemon cake, everything had an issue, so much so that Paul went over and gave her a hug saying, “Never mind, Steph.”
My final tweet of the week is from Richard Osman:
And the Winner of The Great British Bake Off is….
So we come to the result, all the past contestants and families have congregated to hear the verdict and we learn that this year’s winner is …… DAVID!
I think David thoroughly deserved this, he was always consistent, being second in the Technicals for an number of times and he is no longer the bridesmaid…
Well done David! And I will point out that he was one of my picks as the winner from the start!
(And by the way, Alice’s parents made it!)
I have thoroughly enjoyed writing these reviews and am amazed at how many views they have received. Don’t forget I am still doing reviews for Strictly, but if you have any suggestions for new programmes that I could review, please let me know by commenting.
See you next year – Keep Baking!
This always makes me smile because I used to have a small cake business called A Piece Of Cake and I would make celebration cakes. I stopped about two years ago, very occasionally making cakes for friends. Last year I was asked to make a wedding cake for one of my daughter’s best friends and this is happening in the next couple of days. Look out for my blog of how I got on…
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