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It's here...the 2025 Bake Off final. Only three bakers made it here and with three challenges left to go, only one can be crowned the winner. This week, our amazing finalists tackle a doughy signature, a classic French technical and 1.2 meter-long showstopper! Join Sarah, Jane and Howard as they dive into the details of the final and reveal who has won the final accolade of 'Great British Bake Off Winner 2025'. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Four bakers remain but only three can get through to the final...it's patisserie week! Our fantastic four must face a puff pastry signature, a fruity technical and a macaron marvel of a showstopper with Paul and Prue watching and waiting for any slipups. Who will make the Bake Off final and who will fall at the final hurdle? Join Jane, Sarah and Howard as they discuss all things Parisian in this patisserie semi-final. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's dessert week for the quarter-finals, and our five remaining bakers must tackle three sweet challenges to get them that step closer to the illustrious Bake Off final. This week we have a cheesy signature, a reversed technical and a free-standing showstopper, and, as always, Paul and Prue are watching for any mistakes...who of our Famous Five will be sent home? Join Sarah, Jane and Howard as they discuss dessert week and how much cardamom is too much cardamom. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the second time this year, we've got a never-before-seen theme: meringue week. The bakers must whisk their way through three sticky challenges if they are to be crowned Star Baker. We've got a tarty signature, a technical on the rise, and a chilly showstopper - all opportunities to impress the judges and make it through to next week. Join Sarah, Jane and Howard as they discuss all things meringue - can you tell your Italian from your Swiss? The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seven bakers remain but only six can make it through pastry week. With both sweet and savoury challenges, our magnificent seven face a plaited signature, a classic technical and a sculpted showstopper. Paul and Prue will be on the lookout for the perfect flake and no one wants to have a dreaded soggy bottom. Join Sarah, Jane and Howard as they discuss pastry week and reveal which of our intrepid bakers will make it through to next week. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's gooey, it's delicious, it's chocolate week! We join our eight remaining bakers as they take on a bubbly signature, a pastry-encased technical, and a melting masterpiece of a showstopper. Join Jane, Howard and Sarah as they discuss the ups and downs of chocolate week and find out about the mysterious first-time appearance of the Gingham Pantry. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a first for the Bake Off tent, we're sending the bakers Back To School to tackle three testing challenges: a lunchbox snack signature, a canteen classic technical and a showstopper fit for the school fete. Paul and Prue will be keeping a careful eye on their students and hopefully no one will be put in detention. Join Jane, Sarah and Howard as they look over Back To School week and discuss who's really top of the class. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Chairman of the (bread) Board, Mr Paul Hollywood is on the lookout for the perfect loaves in bread week. The remaining 10 bakers must impress both Paul and Prue as they face a monkey bread signature, a glazed doughnut technical and a sweet celebration showstopper. Join Howard, Jane and Sarah as they discuss bread week; who rose to the occasion and who is toast. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up week by week. Places are limited! We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's biscuit week and the heat is on in the kitchen. The remaining eleven bakers battle it out with three biscuit challenges: a hidden design signature, a chocolate-coated technical and a showstopper filled with precious memories. Prue and Paul are on the lookout for another star baker but someone will also have to say goodbye to the tent and their dreams of the Bake Off final. Join Sarah, Howard and Jane as they discuss cookie cutters, underbaked dough and all things biscuit and we find out which way the cookie crumbles. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up for all 10 classes at a special price or we have very limited places held back to sign up week by week. Places are limited! Click here for more information and to sign up. We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

And we're off...! Cake week begins another year of The Great British Bake Off with 12 new bakers and three new bakes: an imprinted Swiss roll signature, a Fondant Fancy technical and a Landscape Cake showstopper. Our class of '25 have to face the pressures of the tent, as well as the judging of the King and Queen of the kitchen, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith. Join our Bake Down podcasters Jane, Howard and Sarah as they review all 36 bakes in cake week, celebrate the first star baker and commiserate the first to be sent home. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up for all 10 classes at a special price or we have very limited places held back to sign up week by week. Places are limited! Click here for more information and to sign up. We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's everyone's favourite time of year as once again The Great British Bake Off returns for 2025, marking 16 years on our screens. Join Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and your Bake Down Host Sarah Taylor, as they assess this year's candidates and try and gauge who could be our finalists for 2025. The big news once again from Bake With A Legend is that not only are we still having great fun hosting regular online baking classes every weekend, but this year we are going to be teaching a virtual class of either the signature or the technical challenge EVERY SUNDAY at 5pm UK following the episode. So, to take your enjoyment of the series to a new level, you can sign up for all 10 classes at a special price or we have very limited places held back to sign up week by week. Places are limited! Click here for more information and to sign up. We have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** You can contact us with any queries or questions at [email protected]. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we caught up with the delightful Gill Howard, semi-finalist from The Great British Bake Off 2024. Listen to our brand new episode to hear Gill chatting to Sarah, Howard and Jane about her time in the tent, her family-inspired bakes and her love of The Great British Bake Off. If you want to bake along with a Bake Off star, we have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Another podcast episode and another star of The Great American Baking Show: season 7's Jenn Reyes. Jenn chats to Howard, Jane and Sarah about her experiences in the famous tent, her time with Bake with a Legend and, most importantly, her beautiful dog London. Does being a dentist and a sugar-loving baker go hand-in-hand? Listen to find out! If you want to bake along with a Bake Off star, we have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome back for more baking chat on The Bake Down Podcast. This week, Sarah, Jane & Howard are joined by The Great American Baking Show winner and former Bake with a Legend alumnus, Kim Goldfeder Clarke as they discuss everything from cakes to caramels, biscuits to batter and the inspirational message that Kim shares through her cooking. Listen in for more tales from the tent, and find out what happened to the famous cake stand...! If you want to bake along with a Bake Off star, we have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Bake Down is back for another summer season, and what better way to kick things off than with a lovely interview with the delightful Adela Mou, finalist on season 8 of The Great American Baking show. Join Great British Bake Off stars Howard Middleton and Jane Beedle, and host Sarah Taylor as they chat with Adela and discuss technical terrors, star baker surprises and how British ingredients just don't translate across the pond. If you want to bake along with a Bake Off star, wse have plenty of virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home. The classes are great fun and if you use the code PODCAST at checkout you'll get 10% off, whilst gift vouchers and bundle packs are also available. You can check out our online baking classes on our website. *** If you enjoyed this podcast please do leave us a review, it'll help ensure more Bake Off fans find us and would be a huge motivation for to keep making these podcasts for you. Please note we're not affiliated to the show itself or Love Productions, but we're huge fans of their work.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.