0:00:02 > 0:00:04- Everything all right? - I'm trying to think of a word
0:00:04 > 0:00:06that describes the Junior Bake Off tent.
0:00:06 > 0:00:08- Intense.- Yeah, inside the tent.
0:00:08 > 0:00:09You know how sometimes the atmosphere
0:00:09 > 0:00:12can get a little bit "ooh, aargh!"? What's the word that describes that?
0:00:12 > 0:00:16- Intense.- Yes, inside the tent. I just said that.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18It's really annoying me. What's the word?
0:00:18 > 0:00:20The word you're looking for is "intense".
0:00:20 > 0:00:23The word's inside the tent? Brilliant! I'll go and find it.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25- See you in a sec. - Welcome to Junior Bake Off.
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Today, the judges demand uniformity...
0:00:33 > 0:00:35I'm struggling with the word "identical".
0:00:35 > 0:00:37..with a cupcake creation...
0:00:38 > 0:00:40I gave up on piping.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42..the bakers lose their heads...
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Wait! I forgot to put the sticks in.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46..in a bonkers biscuit Showstopper...
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Ah, ah, ah!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49..and chaos reigns in the tent.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51This is terrible.
0:00:51 > 0:00:52Way more honey.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19- I'm really nervous.- I'm terrified!
0:01:19 > 0:01:21Today's four are ready to do baking battle
0:01:21 > 0:01:24for a place in the quarterfinals.
0:01:24 > 0:01:25But who will it be?
0:01:28 > 0:01:3012-year-old Maisie is from Swindon
0:01:30 > 0:01:33and she's known for her baking at school.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36I bring things in and when we finish exams, I make massive cakes.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40It's my friends that actually encouraged me
0:01:40 > 0:01:44to sign up for the Junior Bake Off and I'm very glad that they did.
0:01:44 > 0:01:47Mia, what's this?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51JJ from Tyne and Wear is 11 and he was inspired to bake by his family.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55I've basically learned from my aunties.
0:01:55 > 0:01:57Scones and cakes and things like that.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00I just love baking so much.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03Mia is ten and she's from Belfast.
0:02:03 > 0:02:05She's been baking since she was three years old
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and has brought a secret weapon with her to the tent.
0:02:09 > 0:02:10I'm wearing my lucky shoes.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13They have silver on them and silver is my lucky colour.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15I'm going to work very hard today
0:02:15 > 0:02:18and try to impress people as much as I can.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Nine-year-old Jamie from Doncaster
0:02:20 > 0:02:24practises his bakes on his grandma's friends.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Making for the judges is more scary
0:02:27 > 0:02:30than making for my grandma's old folks' home.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33But I'm in it to win it and I am very competitive.
0:02:41 > 0:02:45Hello, bakers. How are you all doing? Good? A bit nervous?
0:02:45 > 0:02:48- Yeah.- Don't be! Don't be. You'll be absolutely fine.
0:02:48 > 0:02:51Now, for your Technical Challenge,
0:02:51 > 0:02:57Allegra and Nadiya would like you to make 12 prune and carrot cupcakes.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01Now, these cupcakes will be free from refined sugar.
0:03:01 > 0:03:03They will instead be sweetened by the prunes
0:03:03 > 0:03:06and topped off with a honey-cream-cheese frosting.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08Judges, what are you hoping for?
0:03:08 > 0:03:11We want cupcakes that are all baked perfectly
0:03:11 > 0:03:13and iced in exactly the same way.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16We want the cakes to be moist but not raw.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19- Yeah, that'd be bad! - That would be bad!
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Thanks, judges. Before we get cracking,
0:03:21 > 0:03:22have you all washed your hands?
0:03:22 > 0:03:24Can we see them?
0:03:24 > 0:03:25They look clean. They look clean.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28Now, you've got an hour to complete this Technical Challenge.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30- On your marks...- Get set... BOTH:- Bake!
0:03:32 > 0:03:35This is the first time the bakers have seen the recipe,
0:03:35 > 0:03:38so the Technical will test their baking instincts.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Jamie... I can't find the grated carrot.
0:03:45 > 0:03:46Oh, yes!
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Now, Nadiya, I have to say that carrot cake is one of
0:03:53 > 0:03:56my absolute favourites. This has got the addition of prunes.
0:03:56 > 0:04:01We're looking for a moist cupcake that's risen really, really well.
0:04:01 > 0:04:04We're also looking for some of that fantastic frosting on top,
0:04:04 > 0:04:05well piped.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09- Mm!- You've got those lovely plump prunes
0:04:09 > 0:04:11that give you all that sweetness
0:04:11 > 0:04:13but you've got the tang from the cream cheese frosting as well.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- It's a great balance. - It's nice and light.
0:04:15 > 0:04:18The consistency of the carrot strands in it...
0:04:18 > 0:04:21All of it just totally works. Really good.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Prunes, oil and honey, eggs in a small food processor.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32When you bake, make sure that a grown-up knows what you're doing.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The prunes have to be all kind of chopped up.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Next, the bakers add cinnamon and ginger,
0:04:42 > 0:04:45to give the cakes their spicy flavour, followed by the flour.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51To make 12 identical cupcakes,
0:04:51 > 0:04:54the batter must then be divided evenly between the cases.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00So, I thought, to get it more even,
0:05:00 > 0:05:03I was going to pipe it into the cupcake cases.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09I'm trying to do a little bit and then keep going over them.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11It'll make sure they get an even bake.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- Hi, JJ.- Hello.- Hi.
0:05:15 > 0:05:16Good morning. How are we doing?
0:05:16 > 0:05:18- Good.- Do you like carrot cake?
0:05:18 > 0:05:21Yeah. My mum especially likes carrot cake.
0:05:21 > 0:05:23- Does your mum bake?- No!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25She's very bad at baking.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Are you the baker in the family?
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- Yeah.- How are you going to make sure that each cupcake is equal?
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- By eye?- My gut.- Your gut instinct?
0:05:33 > 0:05:34That's always good.
0:05:36 > 0:05:40OK, guys, you've got 45 minutes left.
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Ooh!
0:05:47 > 0:05:49TIMER BEEPS
0:05:49 > 0:05:50Beep, beep, beep, beep!
0:05:50 > 0:05:52How long has it got to go in the oven?
0:05:52 > 0:05:54- 15 minutes.- 15 minutes - you're on!
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Now, Jamie, I hear you have a couple of nicknames at home.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00- Is this right?- Yeah, I do. - Talk us through 'em.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04Jammy Dodger.
0:06:04 > 0:06:05- Jammy Dodger?- Jammy Dodger?
0:06:05 > 0:06:06- Yeah.- Right.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- Jimmy Jams.- Jimmy Jams. - Jimmy Jams, yeah.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11- I heard another one, though.- Go on. - I heard Calamity James.
0:06:11 > 0:06:12- Is that right?- Yeah.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15- Why is that?- Er, sometimes...
0:06:15 > 0:06:18at home, I drop things.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20- Have you dropped anything so far? - No.- We're all right, then.- Good!
0:06:20 > 0:06:23- We're all right.- I got honey all over the worktop, though.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25That's fine - we can clean that up.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29- All right, mate.- See you in a bit. - You make your cheese-cream frosting.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30- See you later.- Bye.
0:06:35 > 0:06:36To make the frosting,
0:06:36 > 0:06:39the bakers combine cream cheese with orange zest...
0:06:41 > 0:06:42..orange juice...
0:06:44 > 0:06:46..and just enough honey to sweeten the mix.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55More honey.
0:06:56 > 0:06:58Way more...
0:06:58 > 0:06:59Way more honey.
0:07:03 > 0:07:05I flipped the wrong one!
0:07:16 > 0:07:19I forgot to put the flour in my mixture.
0:07:19 > 0:07:21I thought it was a bit runny.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24I don't know how, because I read the recipe three times,
0:07:24 > 0:07:28but I'm just going to start again and then hope for the best.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32Maisie forgot to put the flour in!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Yeah. That batter looked suspiciously liquid.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Anyway, so what she's done...
0:07:36 > 0:07:39She's a positive girl. She's going to make another batch.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43- What do you reckon?- She gets them in, sticks them in the freezer,
0:07:43 > 0:07:45she could cool them in time to maybe ice them.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I'm just saying, she might be able to ice them.
0:07:47 > 0:07:49Add the flour.
0:07:52 > 0:07:56- Bakers... - You've got 22 minutes left.
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Maisie, how long do they take to bake?
0:07:58 > 0:08:00- 15 minutes.- OK. We've got it.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- You've got this.- I HAVE got this.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12- TIMER BEEPS - Oh, is that mine?
0:08:15 > 0:08:16I think they're ready.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21I forgot something in the recipe - the cake recipe.
0:08:21 > 0:08:23I didn't add my honey.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26I don't have enough time to make more,
0:08:26 > 0:08:29so I am glazing my cakes with honey.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Bakers, you've got five minutes left.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Come on, crack on. You can do this!
0:08:40 > 0:08:43I've done a few pieces of piping but not many,
0:08:43 > 0:08:46so I'm really worried about everything.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Yeah, I think they need a couple more minutes.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54While the judges haven't specified the pattern,
0:08:54 > 0:08:57they want each cupcake to be piped identically.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02The decoration is definitely my strength.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04I'm just going to do a few little stars on it
0:09:04 > 0:09:06and maybe layer them up a bit.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09Come on. You need to get them cooled, get them iced.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13- They're cooked!- Yeah! All right!
0:09:15 > 0:09:17Maisie, you open the freezer door.
0:09:17 > 0:09:19Mark, you start putting them in. Go, go, go!
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- Lovely.- Thank you.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32This is going to be the quickest piping I've ever done in my life!
0:09:34 > 0:09:36Bakers, you've got one minute left.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38Maisie, we need to get those on the plate.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40- OK.- Best do it. Go for it.
0:09:45 > 0:09:47- We can do this.- Thank you.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50I gave up on piping... because it was going everywhere,
0:09:50 > 0:09:51as you can see.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Come on, Maisie. Come on, Jamie.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Bakers, that is it.
0:10:16 > 0:10:17Stop what you are doing.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Well done! Excellent work.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26It is now time to bring your prune and carrot cupcakes
0:10:26 > 0:10:29- over to the gingham altar. - Take your time.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It's definitely the toughest bake I've ever had to do.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38It all went a bit wrong in every way.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42I'm just so happy that it's over.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Allegra and Nadiya are looking for 12 identical cupcakes,
0:10:47 > 0:10:50evenly baked with perfectly piped icing.
0:10:54 > 0:10:55Let's start over here.
0:10:55 > 0:10:59So, Mia, we have got 12, pretty much identical, so well done on that.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01I like the detail on the piping.
0:11:01 > 0:11:03You haven't just gone for a single swirl -
0:11:03 > 0:11:05you've gone for little rosettes.
0:11:05 > 0:11:07Really nice cake. Very nice indeed.
0:11:08 > 0:11:09They are perfectly cooked.
0:11:09 > 0:11:12I think that's got just enough sweetness in the frosting.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18Jamie, I'm struggling with the word "identical".
0:11:18 > 0:11:21There are some things that you've done fantastically well here -
0:11:21 > 0:11:23I like that, I like the generosity -
0:11:23 > 0:11:26and then some that you'd have to say were a little bit different.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29I ran out of cream cheese. It went all over my face.
0:11:29 > 0:11:30BOTH: Oh!
0:11:33 > 0:11:34I like the bake on that.
0:11:34 > 0:11:35That's a really good bake.
0:11:35 > 0:11:37The frosting on top - you've got the sweetness just right.
0:11:40 > 0:11:43JJ, they definitely look identical.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46I can't help noticing that yours have got that extra glaze on top
0:11:46 > 0:11:49- and extra sheen.- I forgot the honey in the actual recipe,
0:11:49 > 0:11:52- so I thought if I glazed it with some honey, it might...- Soak in.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55Yeah, good thinking. Winging it - it's a good way to go.
0:11:58 > 0:12:02- I can tell that you haven't got the honey in there.- 100%.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05But it's a very good job and I love the look of them.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09- Maisie.- They call her Two-Times Maisie.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12What is amazing, though, is to have produced, on a second run,
0:12:12 > 0:12:15within an hour, cupcakes that look like this.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17That's an extraordinary feat, Maisie.
0:12:20 > 0:12:22It's just slightly undercooked.
0:12:22 > 0:12:28It's a good rendition and given your dramas, it's pretty extraordinary.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32Nadiya and Allegra must now decide
0:12:32 > 0:12:35on their top two sets of carrot cupcakes.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40First up is going to be...
0:12:40 > 0:12:43Mia, for nailing the brief pretty perfectly. Well done.
0:12:43 > 0:12:46The second is going to be...
0:12:47 > 0:12:51..Maisie, for having overall best decoration,
0:12:51 > 0:12:55beautiful piping and keeping your head when you were under pressure.
0:12:56 > 0:12:58OK, well done, Mia and Maisie.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02Lads, don't worry about it - you've still got the Showstopper to come.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04- Come on, get involved.- Have a taste.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08It feels brilliant.
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I never thought I'd do that well,
0:13:10 > 0:13:13but, actually, I realise that I can do it now and I feel more confident.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17I'm actually really surprised,
0:13:17 > 0:13:19considering I had to rush them and do them twice,
0:13:19 > 0:13:22so I'm really, really happy.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It didn't go as well as I hoped.
0:13:25 > 0:13:27I'm hoping I can bring it back in the Showstopper.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Being surrounded by all these amazing bakers
0:13:34 > 0:13:36has really inspired me to start baking,
0:13:36 > 0:13:38so I've been taking baking lessons.
0:13:38 > 0:13:40- Really?- Yeah.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43Mark! That is great news. Well done. I'm really proud of you.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Oh, cheers, buddy. In fact, you'll never believe this,
0:13:45 > 0:13:48but that cake right there has been made by me.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50No way! You made that?
0:13:50 > 0:13:53- I did.- Mark, that is phenomenal!
0:13:53 > 0:13:55A professional could have made that.
0:13:55 > 0:13:57Has anybody seen my cake?
0:14:01 > 0:14:03Next up, showstopping biscuits.
0:14:03 > 0:14:04HE SIGHS
0:14:10 > 0:14:14Bakers, welcome to your Showstopper Challenge.
0:14:14 > 0:14:20Allegra and Nadiya would like you to make 12 biscuit pops.
0:14:20 > 0:14:24Now, biscuit pops are to be eaten like lollipops.
0:14:24 > 0:14:28They can be any flavour you want, any size, any shape,
0:14:28 > 0:14:31but they have to be stuck on end of a stick.
0:14:31 > 0:14:34- Yeah!- Awesome! You've got 90 minutes to complete this challenge.
0:14:34 > 0:14:36- The best of luck. On your marks... - Get set...
0:14:36 > 0:14:37- BOTH:- Bake!
0:14:40 > 0:14:43It's a biscuit-pop challenge, so we are expecting all of the biscuits
0:14:43 > 0:14:46to be on sticks and to be able to hold them up.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Because we're talking about biscuits here, they need decorations.
0:14:51 > 0:14:52They've not just gone for a slab of fondant,
0:14:52 > 0:14:55they've gone for a bit of piping, gone for some detail.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57They've got to have thought it through from start to finish.
0:14:59 > 0:15:02All the bakers start by making their biscuit dough.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06I need to cream together my butter and my sugar
0:15:06 > 0:15:09until that is light and fluffy.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11Just making sure it doesn't crumble.
0:15:11 > 0:15:13You don't want a crumbly biscuit pop.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Today, I am making picnic biscuit pops.
0:15:18 > 0:15:20I've been having a lot of picnics
0:15:20 > 0:15:23and I thought that would be fun, to bring it into a bake.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Maisie's picnic-themed biscuit pops will be shaped and flavoured
0:15:28 > 0:15:33as watermelon slices, lemonade glasses and strawberry ice creams,
0:15:33 > 0:15:35hand-piped with glace icing.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41- Hi, Maisie.- Hello.- Hey, Maisie. You've marked your bowls.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43So that I don't get confused.
0:15:43 > 0:15:45That is a good thing to do.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Thank you.- You've got strawberry...
0:15:47 > 0:15:50I've got strawberry, lemon and watermelon.
0:15:50 > 0:15:51- Great.- Can we smell this?
0:15:51 > 0:15:54- Yeah. It doesn't smell that good in the bottle!- Does it not?
0:15:54 > 0:15:57- Are you getting watermelon? - It smells very sweet.
0:15:57 > 0:15:59- I'm about to do something really stupid.- Yeah, yeah, yeah.
0:15:59 > 0:16:01- Ah!- It doesn't taste very good from the bottle!
0:16:03 > 0:16:05- Don't put too much in, Maisie.- Yeah.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09I'm just beating egg,
0:16:09 > 0:16:13sugar and butter together.
0:16:13 > 0:16:17I'm making sweet-shop-flavoured biscuit pops.
0:16:17 > 0:16:21Jamie's sweet-shop biscuits are designed to look and taste like
0:16:21 > 0:16:25lemon sherbets, strawberry bonbons and sugared almonds.
0:16:26 > 0:16:32My dad always buys sweets for the car if we're going on a long journey
0:16:32 > 0:16:36and he always likes to buy those particular sweets.
0:16:37 > 0:16:38Unlike Jamie and Maisie,
0:16:38 > 0:16:43JJ has opted to use just one flavour in his biscuit dough.
0:16:43 > 0:16:47I'm going to make cinnamon biscuits because cinnamon has a nice taste
0:16:47 > 0:16:49and a great smell.
0:16:49 > 0:16:53I'm going to try and do Halloween and spooky ones.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58JJ's spooky cinnamon biscuit pops will be shaped as vampires,
0:16:58 > 0:17:00eyeballs, skulls and pumpkins,
0:17:00 > 0:17:03which he'll decorate with fondant and glace icing.
0:17:05 > 0:17:10- JJ, how are we doing?- Is Halloween your favourite part of the year?
0:17:10 > 0:17:11Yeah. Definitely.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14- And Christmas - I like Christmas. - Yeah, me too, JJ.
0:17:14 > 0:17:17- High five. I'm with you.- This guy! - Love a bit of Christmas.
0:17:17 > 0:17:20- He starts talking about Christmas in March!- I really do - it's true.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- Hey, Mia.- Hi, Mia.- Hello. - How are you doing?
0:17:26 > 0:17:29- Good.- What we are having today? What's the vision?
0:17:29 > 0:17:30Scrumptious skulls.
0:17:30 > 0:17:31We're going to eat skulls?
0:17:33 > 0:17:36Are these your cutters that you're using? Can I have a look at them?
0:17:36 > 0:17:38- Look at these cutters.- Oh, I see. They're Mexican.
0:17:38 > 0:17:40They're Day of the Dead ones.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42How many times have you done this at home?
0:17:42 > 0:17:45Only once but it went well, so I think it'll all go well today.
0:17:45 > 0:17:48- And did you get them on the sticks? - I got everything fine.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51Mia's skull-shaped biscuit pops
0:17:51 > 0:17:54will be flavoured with honey and orange zest
0:17:54 > 0:17:56and decorated with fondant icing.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02The bit I'm most worried about is probably getting it done in time.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09Once the dough is ready, it can be rolled out and cut into shapes.
0:18:13 > 0:18:16My lemon-flavoured dough is in a lemonade glass.
0:18:16 > 0:18:19I'm just going to cut them out and transfer them onto my baking tray
0:18:19 > 0:18:24in a minute, and then put my sticks in them.
0:18:25 > 0:18:28Let me give you a top tip. With the lollipop sticks,
0:18:28 > 0:18:30lay them out on the tray and when you cut out your shapes,
0:18:30 > 0:18:33press your cookie into the stick and that will just wrap around the stick
0:18:33 > 0:18:36- and stop it from falling out. - You've done it good!
0:18:37 > 0:18:40The sticks must go into the soft dough
0:18:40 > 0:18:42before it's baked and goes hard.
0:18:47 > 0:18:52Bakers, you've got 45 minutes left - we're halfway through.
0:18:53 > 0:18:55With all the biscuits in the oven,
0:18:55 > 0:18:57the bakers prepare their decorations.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00This is definitely the best part of all the recipe.
0:19:00 > 0:19:03I love getting them into their shapes.
0:19:03 > 0:19:05You need to make sure you have loads of icing sugar down
0:19:05 > 0:19:07because they stick.
0:19:08 > 0:19:10I forgot to put icing sugar on it.
0:19:12 > 0:19:16Maisie is the only baker not using fondant icing.
0:19:16 > 0:19:19She'll be hand piping all her decorations.
0:19:20 > 0:19:23I need to separate all of my icing sugar
0:19:23 > 0:19:26to make all of the different coloured icings.
0:19:26 > 0:19:28I'm trying to stay as organised as possible
0:19:28 > 0:19:30cos when stuff goes everywhere,
0:19:30 > 0:19:33it makes everything else so much harder.
0:19:39 > 0:19:42Bakers. You have had one hour.
0:19:42 > 0:19:44You have 30 minutes remaining.
0:19:46 > 0:19:47They're done.
0:19:48 > 0:19:51I'm putting them in the fridge for about ten minutes.
0:19:54 > 0:19:56Let's go.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58Oh, wait! I forgot to put the sticks in.
0:19:59 > 0:20:03That's a problem. So forgetful!
0:20:03 > 0:20:04I don't know if they'll be...
0:20:05 > 0:20:07Oh, no. This is terrible.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Hi, Mia. What's happening? How you getting on?
0:20:15 > 0:20:17- I forgot to put the sticks in. - You forgot to put the sticks in?
0:20:17 > 0:20:19Yeah. And they're too warm to put the sticks in.
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- OK, so they're biscuits. - Yeah.- They're just biscuits.
0:20:22 > 0:20:26Why don't we stick two together with a stick in the middle,
0:20:26 > 0:20:28so you'll have six biscuits?
0:20:31 > 0:20:34They look really plain at the moment but it's going to get better.
0:20:34 > 0:20:36I love decorating.
0:20:36 > 0:20:38It's, like, the best.
0:20:38 > 0:20:41Just roll that out and take bits off of it and then...
0:20:41 > 0:20:44I'll roll out, you take bits out and stick biscuits together.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46I'll be the sticker. I'll be chief sticker.
0:20:50 > 0:20:52I think I'll stick that.
0:20:58 > 0:21:00Don't push it too hard!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02You to do that, I'll do another one.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Mia, this is the most stressed I've ever been in the Bake Off tent.
0:21:05 > 0:21:08We do nothing, us. We walk about having a lovely time.
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Five minutes left, bakers.
0:21:13 > 0:21:16I'm going to run out of time.
0:21:19 > 0:21:21There we go.
0:21:21 > 0:21:22No!
0:21:22 > 0:21:23Oh, oh!
0:21:32 > 0:21:33Oh, God.
0:21:39 > 0:21:40Just a little bit.
0:21:42 > 0:21:44OK, one minute, guys.
0:21:44 > 0:21:45Come on, Mia!
0:21:57 > 0:22:00OK, that is time, bakers.
0:22:00 > 0:22:01Stop what you're doing.
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Well done.
0:22:03 > 0:22:04Brilliant!
0:22:18 > 0:22:19Jamie...
0:22:22 > 0:22:24It's really well conceived.
0:22:24 > 0:22:25It's a lovely design.
0:22:25 > 0:22:27It could be a little bit more delicate but, you know,
0:22:27 > 0:22:31the most important thing, biscuits on sticks, in hand - got it.
0:22:33 > 0:22:35You can taste the strawberry.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It tastes like a strawberry bonbon.
0:22:37 > 0:22:39I'm happy!
0:22:39 > 0:22:42Could have done with a couple of minutes extra in the oven,
0:22:42 > 0:22:45cos it's slightly undercooked in the middle. But the almond...
0:22:47 > 0:22:49Now, that has a better bake on it.
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Excuse me. I'll be left alone with this almond pop, please.
0:22:53 > 0:22:54- That is delicious. - That is really yummy.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56It's really nice.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59- All in all, I think that's a very good sweet shop.- Yeah.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07The Showstopper did not go well.
0:23:07 > 0:23:11I kind of ran out of time and I forgot to put the sticks in.
0:23:15 > 0:23:18Well, who said biscuit pops have to be vertical?
0:23:18 > 0:23:21That's what I say. Look, look, look, look.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23- It does it.- Yay!
0:23:23 > 0:23:25I love the hearts as the eyes.
0:23:25 > 0:23:28- It's crumbly and buttery... - And orangey.
0:23:28 > 0:23:31..with a hint of orange, which is yummy.
0:23:31 > 0:23:33I think it would have eaten better as the single.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36I think your plan A was a better plan.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39It's a lot of biscuit for a girl to get through.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- Good save, though.- Well done, Mia.
0:23:48 > 0:23:50JJ, you've definitely set the scene.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52I can see that's Halloween-themed.
0:23:52 > 0:23:55To be fair, some of them are thicker than others,
0:23:55 > 0:23:57but the main thing is the visual effect is,
0:23:57 > 0:23:59it's the end of October, for sure.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03- Biscuit pop it? - Let's biscuit pop it.
0:24:05 > 0:24:08- That's a good biscuit. - There's a really nice,
0:24:08 > 0:24:10subtle level of cinnamon to the bake.
0:24:10 > 0:24:12The thicker ones are slightly softer in the middle.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14So they probably needed just a couple of minutes extra.
0:24:14 > 0:24:16- Job well done.- Yeah, good job.
0:24:21 > 0:24:23- To me.- To you.- To me.- To you.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25THEY CHUCKLE
0:24:25 > 0:24:26Maisie, what fun times.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29In terms of the design, just lovely.
0:24:29 > 0:24:30Really prettily done.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32Loving the detail of the straw.
0:24:32 > 0:24:33So cute!
0:24:33 > 0:24:36And this one's the strawberry ice cream.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Lovely bit of piping on the cone.
0:24:41 > 0:24:42I'm getting SOME strawberry.
0:24:42 > 0:24:44- Would you like more?- Yeah.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46Watermelon.
0:24:48 > 0:24:50Wow! I really like that.
0:24:51 > 0:24:54She loves bubble gum and all those synthetic flavours.
0:24:54 > 0:24:57As an overall picnic of biscuit pops,
0:24:57 > 0:24:58that's delivering to the brief, lady!
0:25:02 > 0:25:06That was amazing. The comments were good and bad.
0:25:06 > 0:25:07I think it's really even now.
0:25:09 > 0:25:13So, judges, what a day! What a brilliant day!
0:25:13 > 0:25:15Shall we start off with the Technical?
0:25:15 > 0:25:16The boys this morning -
0:25:16 > 0:25:18they weren't quite as good as the girls, obviously,
0:25:18 > 0:25:19the girls being the top two.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22Our top two were a fair top two.
0:25:22 > 0:25:24Young Maisie did blooming well to pull that back.
0:25:24 > 0:25:27And not only pull it back and put something on the table
0:25:27 > 0:25:30but put the best-looking thing on the table, second time round.
0:25:30 > 0:25:35Nice. Interesting. So that brings us to our biscuit pops.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38With JJ, you could see that that was a Halloween theme, couldn't you?
0:25:38 > 0:25:41He gave us great cinnamon biscuits. I thought they tasted delicious.
0:25:41 > 0:25:44- I mean, Mia, we asked for biscuits on sticks...- They stand up!
0:25:44 > 0:25:47..and she gave us biscuits on sticks. She clawed it back.
0:25:47 > 0:25:49Going on to lovely Jamie.
0:25:49 > 0:25:53- Jamie did great.- And I'm sorry... That does smell like a bonbon.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55- It really does. - It smells so like a bonbon.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57- Takes me back to my childhood, that one.- Yeah.
0:25:57 > 0:25:58So, to Maisie.
0:25:58 > 0:26:02She's the only one who took on any serious piping in the cone here.
0:26:02 > 0:26:05Fun, fun, fun on the little straw coming out the top there.
0:26:05 > 0:26:09So, have we got any idea who's going through to the quarterfinals?
0:26:10 > 0:26:12We're going to have to talk about that, yeah.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14- They're going to need to talk. - They're going to talk.
0:26:14 > 0:26:16- Shall WE talk about it?- No.- OK!
0:26:20 > 0:26:22Got to say, well done, bakers.
0:26:22 > 0:26:24You've all done fantastically well.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27But this is it. It's the moment of truth.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29As you know, sadly, only one of you
0:26:29 > 0:26:31can go through to next week's quarterfinals.
0:26:31 > 0:26:35Allegra and Nadiya have made that decision.
0:26:35 > 0:26:39And this person impressed our judges with their focus,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43their all-round baking ability and their fine attention to detail.
0:26:47 > 0:26:51The baker going through to the quarterfinals is...
0:26:54 > 0:26:56..Maisie!
0:26:56 > 0:26:57Yay!
0:26:58 > 0:27:01Well done, Maisie. Well done.
0:27:01 > 0:27:04I feel amazing. I can't stop smiling.
0:27:04 > 0:27:07I am very glad that my friends talked me into doing it
0:27:07 > 0:27:11and I think they're going to be very glad that I did it as well,
0:27:11 > 0:27:13and I cannot wait to tell them.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18What Maisie did this morning was pretty phenomenal.
0:27:18 > 0:27:21She also had a lovely concept of a picnic.
0:27:21 > 0:27:22It evoked the English summer.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25She'd really thought it through from start to finish.
0:27:25 > 0:27:27- You've all done absolutely great. - Yeah.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29I mean, in the Showstopper,
0:27:29 > 0:27:31she showed off all her skills
0:27:31 > 0:27:33and she showed off her technical ability,
0:27:33 > 0:27:34so I think, all in all,
0:27:34 > 0:27:37she's definitely the right person to go through to the quarterfinals.
0:27:37 > 0:27:42In the next heat, the bakers take on an Italian Technical...
0:27:42 > 0:27:45Can't wait to have a bit of pizza with my pepper.
0:27:45 > 0:27:48..and create their favourite desserts...
0:27:48 > 0:27:49in cake form.
0:27:49 > 0:27:50It's massive!