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The challenge board · 2 types

Signature or showstopper?

Two ways to make Paul pause, plus any other challenge language the handshake index has preserved. Choose a lane and follow the bakes.

The tent’s eternal question

What kind of nerve was it?

Challenge type is read from the documented bake description, not guessed from a baker’s reputation.

57 handshakes

Signature

The baker’s own style, brought to the bench and judged handshake-worthy.

#01Ryan ChongLardy cakes/buns#02Frances Quinn36 canapés: choux tomatoes, carrots, cauliflower-cheese scones#03Norman Calder36 savoury farthing biscuits#04Luis Troyano12 “Opposites Attract” rye rolls#05Paul JaggerCranberry-orange sweet soda bread#06Tamal RayMiddle Eastern game pie#07Nadiya HussainPeanut, salted-caramel and chocolate tart#08Tom GillfordChai Frappelatteccino biscuits#09Selasi Gbormittah“Perfect Sunday Roast Accompaniment” Yorkshire puddings#10Candice BrownQueen Victoria mango-strawberry meringue crown#11Jane BeedleRed-white-blue meringue crown#12Steven Carter-BaileyBonfire Night fruity cake#13Sophie FaldoPineapple-coconut sandwich cake#14Liam CharlesSalted peanut-butter millionaire shortbreads#15Steven Carter-BaileyLemon-blackcurrant drizzle steamed school pudding#16Yan TsouMango fruit-hat steamed school pudding#17Stacey HartBakewell-tart steamed school pudding#18Stacey HartBedfordshire clangers: camembert/onion/apple/blueberry#19Dan Beasley-HarlingBlack Forest slice traybake#22Dan Beasley-HarlingSticky spiced-orange Chelsea buns#23Dan Beasley-HarlingFlorida meringue roulade#24Jon JenkinsMango-passion-fruit meringue roulade#25Rahul MandalBonfire Night caramel-ginger cake#26Kim-Joy HewlettStem-ginger cake with poached pears#27Manon LagrèveItalian-meringue ginger cake#28Ruby BhogalTraditional sweet/savoury samosas#29Rahul MandalPaneer singara and misti singara samosas#30Kim-Joy HewlettBroccoli-tomato quiches and mascarpone squirrel tartlets#31Michael ChakravertyKeralan star bread tear-and-share#32David AthertonFancy custard pies/tartlets#33Steph BlackwellZest-and-spice hot cross buns#34Henry BirdChocolate kardemummabullar#35Lottie BedlowQuarantine chocolate Florentines#36Hermine DossouMy Favourite Flavours soda bread loaves#37Peter SawkinsStrawberry-elderflower babas#38Giuseppe Dell’AnnoBreakfast in Gaeta focaccia#39Chigs ParmarTropical pavlova#40Jürgen KraussTee-Sterne and Milchkaffee-Gipfele biscuits#42Chigs ParmarRaspberry-chocolate slices#43Crystelle PereiraYuzu-coconut-black-sesame slices#44Giuseppe Dell’AnnoTiramisu slices#45Dawn HollyoakToy Shop Yarns macarons#46Maxy MaligisaBaby Daisies macarons#47Maxy MaligisaClassic apple-walnut cake#48Syabira YusoffWitch Apple cake#49Tasha StonesAfter-School Treat marshmallow biscuits#51Cristy SharpCreamy mushroom-leek picnic pies#52Matty EdgellClassic sausage rolls#53Dan HunterFancy financiers: pistachio/matcha and orange/peach#54Illiyin MorrisonCinnamon-roll loaf cake#56Dylan BacheletGochujang-garlic savoury buns#58Dylan BacheletCoconut Illusion meringue nests#59Dylan BacheletSci-Fi profiterole stack#61Tom ArdenTiramousoooo chocolate mousse cups#63Jasmine MitchellRaspberry & passion fruit mini meringue pies/tarts#64Toby LittlewoodApple lattice meringue pies/tarts#65Moyin OdeniranVanilla & orange Basque cheesecake with orange curd (baked with his mum)

8 handshakes

Showstopper

Big structure, big swing, and the sort of finish that stops the tent.

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