The Bake Down - Bake Off Reviewed

As we prepare to welcome in the New Year, four returning bakers are back to whip up some delightful dishes to take us in to 2024. Mark, Maxy, Maggie & Jurgen are back in the tent and taking on three new challenges: a religieuse signature, a galette des rois technical and a smash-cake showstopper. Paul and Prue are ready with their tasting forks and Noel and Alison are on hand to deliver the New Year's spirit. So join Sarah, Jane, Howard and Dan as they discuss The Great New Year Bake Off and reveal the first winner of 2024.We have many 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

It's Christmas time, and this year we have 6 ghosts of bakers past 'haunting' the tent. Sophie, Carole, Amelia, George, Linda and our very own Dan all return to face three challenges set by Paul 'Scrooge' Hollywood and Prue 'Festive Cheer' Leith. A mince pie signature, snowflake puff pastry technical and a redemption cake showstopper are all that stand between one returning baker and the Festive Bake Off cake stand prize. Join Sarah, Dan, Jane and Howard as they discuss this year's Christmas episode and find out about our podcasters' personal baking rituals.We have many 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

Thanks to our amazing listeners who have sent in so many fabulous questions that we had to do another episode just to answer them all! Join Sarah and she puts your questions to Dan, Jane and Howard in a bonus episode to round off season 14 of the Great British Bake Off.We have many virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home, including plenty of Festive Bakes for the Holiday season. 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

We've made it to the final and with only three bakes left, it's nearly time to crown one baker the final winner of Bake Off 2023. Dan, Josh & Matty have to present a classic éclair signature, an old school lardy cake technical and a jaw-dropping origin cake showstopper. Who will pull out all the stops to stand out from the rest and be declared the winner of Bake Off's season 14? Join Sarah, Dan, Jane and Howard as they discuss the nail-biting final and find out what a Saxon King has to do with a classic English bake?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, sign up for our mystery classes as we reveal the recipes. We have limited places available for those wanting to sign up week by week so to check out the new recipes and availabilities, click here.We have many virtual classes on sale now for you to enjoy and learn from the comfort of your own home, including plenty of Festive Bakes for the Holiday season. 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

With one more week to go before the final, the tent is hotting up and it's Patisserie that's on the cards this week for the final 4 bakers. Paul and Prue are looking for perfection in the financier signature, tarte aux pommes technical and Millefoglie showstopper. Who will fall at the final hurdle and who will be series 14's final star baker before next week's nail-biting finale of Bake Off 2023. Join Sarah, Howard, Dan and Jane and they discuss the pitfalls of patisserie week and ask if you should ever decorate a financier. Until Tuesday 28th November, you can get 20% off all classes currently on sale and 15% off our vouchers, offering unbeatable value. Head to the Bake with a Legend website, choose your class and enter BLACKFRIDAYPOD to get your 20% class discount or BAKEDOWNOFFER to get 15% off all our voucher packages.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, sign up for our mystery classes as we reveal the recipes. We have limited places available for those wanting to sign up week by week so to check out the new recipes and availabilities, click here.We have many 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

Dig out your platform heels, top up your body glitter and do the Locomotion...cos it's party week! The remaining 5 bakers face a Conga line-up of three challenges that stand between them and a place in the semi-finals. Josh, Dan, Matty, Christy and Tasha are tasked with whipping up the perfect sausage roll, a cheeky caterpillar cake and a beige-is-banned buffet. So join Sarah, Howard, Dan and Jane and they discuss the hits of party food week and debate what filling is allowed inside a sausage roll! Send us your questions each week to thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com and we'll get through as many as we can.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, sign up for our mystery classes as we reveal the recipes. We have limited places available for those wanting to sign up week by week so to check out the new recipes and availabilities, click here.We have many 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

With only six bakers still in the running, desserts are on the menu this week. With a wobbly creme caramel signature, a steamy treacle pudding technical and an explosive meringue bombe showstopper, all the bakers are in danger of being the seventh baker to leave the tent, but only one can grab the elusive star baker title. So join Sarah, Dan, Jane and Howard as they talk desserts and reveal how long it really takes to steam a pudding!Send us your questions each week to thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com and we'll get through as many as we can.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, sign up for our mystery classes as we reveal the recipes. We have limited places available for those wanting to sign up week by week so to check out the new recipes and availabilities, click here.We have over 20 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

Over halfway through and only seven bakers remain to take on the second ever Botanicals week. Drawing flavour inspiration from the natural world, the magnificent seven whip up spiced buns in the signature, lemon & thyme drizzle cakes in the technical and floral entremets desserts in the showstopper. Whose flowers will flourish and whose spices will leave a bad taste in the mouth? Join Sarah, Jane, Dan and Howard as they look back over botanicals week and praise the baking gods that no one made a lavender meringue this time!Send us your questions each week to thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com and we'll get through as many as we can.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, sign up for our mystery classes as we reveal the recipes. We have limited places available for those wanting to sign up week by week so to check out the new recipes and availabilities, click here.We have over 20 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.

It's pastry week and the remaining nine hopeful bakers tackle a trio of tricky tasks involving three different kinds of pastry: hot water pastry picnic pies, rough puff dauphinoise pithiviers and sweet shortcrust decorative fruit pies. Who will create picture perfect pastry and which two bakers will be in hot water in a double elimination? Join Sarah, Howard, Jane and Dan as they pick apart pastry week and question if Rowan's pies were Absolutely Fabulous.Send us your questions each week to bakedown@bakewithalegend.com and we'll get through as many as we can.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, sign up for our mystery classes as we reveal the recipes. We have limited places available for those wanting to sign up week by week so to check out the new recipes and availabilities, click here.We have over 20 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 thebakedown@bakewithalegend.com.