0:00:02 > 0:00:04This week was the Bake Off quarterfinals
0:00:04 > 0:00:06and the pressure was on for the final five.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09It's important that you go in and execute everything to perfection
0:00:09 > 0:00:11otherwise you're on your bike.
0:00:11 > 0:00:14In advanced dough, they were stretched by sweet loafs.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15Yep, you nailed that one!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17And Eastern European loafs.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19I'm really excited!
0:00:19 > 0:00:22And Mary got sloshed on a doughnut!
0:00:22 > 0:00:24ALL: Cheers!
0:00:24 > 0:00:25Ooh! Don't mind if I do!
0:00:25 > 0:00:28Welcome to An Extra Slice! Hic!
0:00:28 > 0:00:32CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:00:55 > 0:00:56Good evening.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58It's quarterfinals week in the tent
0:00:58 > 0:01:03and the Bakers faced advanced dough which proved far from simple.
0:01:03 > 0:01:06With just two weeks to go until we find out who wins,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09here is Nancy's reaction to getting this far.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11What's that, week eight?
0:01:11 > 0:01:13Week eight!
0:01:13 > 0:01:15LAUGHTER
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Hm! Nancy quietly pleased, there!
0:01:17 > 0:01:21Perhaps Chetna made a bit more of an effort to sound excited?
0:01:21 > 0:01:23(SQUEALING) Week eight!
0:01:24 > 0:01:25Much better.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29Incidentally, Paul seems to have come up with an offensive nickname
0:01:29 > 0:01:30for Chetna.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32So, doughnuts.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33What have you decided to make?
0:01:33 > 0:01:35LAUGHTER
0:01:35 > 0:01:37So, it was all going on in the tent.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Fruity, really sweet and a little bit flaky.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Tonight's panel of celebrity fans will be giving us
0:01:43 > 0:01:47their take on the final four bakers as they head for the finish line.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Of course, it was the week where Bake Off's youngest ever baker,
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Martha, left the tent.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54Audience: Aw!
0:01:54 > 0:01:56She'll be joining us in a bit.
0:01:56 > 0:01:59Plus we'll be looking at some of your bakes from home and,
0:01:59 > 0:02:03trust me, there's a load of doughnuts here in the studio audience.
0:02:03 > 0:02:09CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:09 > 0:02:12I've been busy searching through the leftovers in the tent
0:02:12 > 0:02:14for more unseen clips.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17You know the phrase, there is an elephant in the room?
0:02:17 > 0:02:21Well, it sounded like there was one in the tent during the judging
0:02:21 > 0:02:23of Nancy's Showstopper.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27I think you probably could have done with frying it slightly less.
0:02:27 > 0:02:28Erm, if you...
0:02:28 > 0:02:29WHOOSHING NOISE
0:02:34 > 0:02:37Yes, er, time to meet tonight's panel of celebrity fans.
0:02:37 > 0:02:41First up is a Hairy Biker who once dreamed that Delia Smith came
0:02:41 > 0:02:45to him in the night naked with a pot of garlic mash.
0:02:45 > 0:02:46LAUGHTER
0:02:46 > 0:02:47It's Dave Myers.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Next, an author who sold almost as many books
0:02:54 > 0:02:58as I've eaten chocolate digestives, 26 million.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00It's Marian Keyes.
0:03:00 > 0:03:04APPLAUSE
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Finally, a comedian who says he doesn't bake,
0:03:07 > 0:03:09he just goes to Greggs.
0:03:09 > 0:03:10Hal Cruttenden.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Dave, first things first.
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Tell us about your Delia dream.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Well, I've always loved Delia's garlic mash.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Is the way she macerates the garlic in olive oil,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30leaves it for a few hours and puts it into the mash.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31You know when you're filming
0:03:31 > 0:03:34and you say something to your mate that you don't think's being
0:03:34 > 0:03:36picked up and of course it was.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38"Hey, Kingy! You never believe last night
0:03:38 > 0:03:39we were in Namibia.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43I dreamt Delia Smith came to me stark naked with a bowl of garlic mash!"
0:03:43 > 0:03:46And it was the first newspaper headline be ever had.
0:03:46 > 0:03:48It was, "TV chef fantasises over naked Delia".
0:03:49 > 0:03:52Marian, you do a bit of baking yourself, don't you?
0:03:52 > 0:03:54Well, I dabble and I love it.
0:03:54 > 0:03:59But I wouldn't call myself a master baker by any means.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04I couldn't do the bread thing at all because I'm terrified of yeast
0:04:04 > 0:04:06and the yeast knows it.
0:04:06 > 0:04:08LAUGHTER
0:04:08 > 0:04:12- No, yeast and me just don't get on. - So, any disaster stories?
0:04:12 > 0:04:13I mean about baking.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17God, I've loads! I mean how long have you got?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19There was a time I made panna cotta and just for the craic,
0:04:19 > 0:04:23I added 20 times the normal amount of gelatine.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25LAUGHTER
0:04:25 > 0:04:30And it set so hard that you couldn't even get a spoon into it.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32Oh, yeah, I blew up a banana cake another time.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35It was taking too long to bake so I put it in the microwave
0:04:35 > 0:04:39and then there was an almighty bang and that was the end of that.
0:04:39 > 0:04:43Now, Hal, when it comes to doughnuts, ring or jam?
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Well, if there is an option, both.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48But, obviously...
0:04:48 > 0:04:51I'm a feeder, obviously. But...
0:04:51 > 0:04:52LAUGHTER
0:04:52 > 0:04:53Guys, don't be cruel.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58No, but... Both, I love.
0:04:58 > 0:05:02But obviously jam is an extra so, yes, I'd go probably for jam.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06How do you think you'd fare as a baker in that tent?
0:05:06 > 0:05:09Considering I'm appalling as a baker,
0:05:09 > 0:05:11I would stress really, really badly.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14I think I would do an Ian before we even started.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17I'd just get the ingredients and go, "there's no chance" and run away.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20The whole thing... I'd lose my cool very fast.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22I do know how they even put up with...
0:05:22 > 0:05:25Even Mel and Sue come up and go, "how's it going?"
0:05:25 > 0:05:29I'd go, "go away!" So I think I'd be very...
0:05:29 > 0:05:30I would run out screaming.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33You'd just see me in the background naked running...
0:05:33 > 0:05:34LAUGHTER
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Now, it's time to see how you've been getting on with your bakes
0:05:37 > 0:05:40at home and some of you are really getting into the spirit
0:05:40 > 0:05:41of Bake Off.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46James decided to decorate his cake with Smarties... 16 packets of them.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51- It looks amazing, doesn't it?- Yeah.
0:05:51 > 0:05:54Now, we do like a cake that's masquerading as something else.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58Rob from Isleworth has done himself proud with his full roast
0:05:58 > 0:06:01turkey dinner cake.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Wow!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05- That's brilliant, isn't it? - That is fantastic!
0:06:05 > 0:06:09Now, the turkey is fruitcake, the potatoes are carved cupcakes
0:06:09 > 0:06:10and the veg is sugar paste.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Presumably for pudding he made a trifle out of giblets.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Karen also made a cake that looks like something else.
0:06:19 > 0:06:23It's a red velvet cake that looks like a bomb has hit it.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Unless we've got it wrong and Karen has actually
0:06:27 > 0:06:31constructed a brilliantly accurate red velvet kettle there!
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Emma put hours of work into making a birthday cake for her daughter,
0:06:35 > 0:06:38Erin, in the shape of Rapunzel's tower.
0:06:38 > 0:06:42There's the base of the tower and here it is in all its glory.
0:06:47 > 0:06:50Yes, we do like a hedgehog take here on an extra slice.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Kate from Lincolnshire decided to make one baste on this picture
0:06:54 > 0:06:55she found on the internet.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57Let's see how she got on.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01LAUGHTER
0:07:02 > 0:07:04Nailed it, Kate!
0:07:04 > 0:07:07To be honest, it looks more like a badger that's been run
0:07:07 > 0:07:10over on the dual carriageway.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12Keep sending your pictures in. Details below.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15We'd love to see them, the wonderful, the weird
0:07:15 > 0:07:18and the ones that beg the question, "Sorry, but what's that?"
0:07:18 > 0:07:23Now let's get back to the tent, and remind ourselves what happened
0:07:23 > 0:07:26when the five bakers met advanced dough.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28'It was the quarterfinals in the tent.'
0:07:28 > 0:07:30The pressure is definitely on now.
0:07:30 > 0:07:34It only takes like, one bad bake or one mistake to make you go home.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36'The signature sweet loaf got everyone thinking.'
0:07:36 > 0:07:38I think this task is really difficult.
0:07:38 > 0:07:40I think I've got enough time.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43Think Christmas crossed with Chinese New Year in a bread.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Ohhh! It's twice the size.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47I think it's slightly under done.
0:07:47 > 0:07:48It's not awful, is it?
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Great flavour coming through. Well done. Nice one.- Thank you.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54'Followed by another tongue-tying technical.'
0:07:54 > 0:07:56Pattiser... Pattiza?
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- I didn't even know it was. - How much legs do you want?- Raw.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02It is absolutely raw.
0:08:02 > 0:08:05I wouldn't eat that, Mary, if I were you.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- 'Mary loved Luis cocktail doughnut showstopper.'- Oh, ho, ho, ho!
0:08:08 > 0:08:11- Why are we bothering with the doughnut?- 'Martha left.'
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- You rock.- Thank you!
0:08:14 > 0:08:18'And Richard won Star Baker for an amazing fourth time.'
0:08:24 > 0:08:26So, Martha's gone.
0:08:26 > 0:08:30Did Paul and Mary gave the right baker the boot, Marion?
0:08:30 > 0:08:33It's hard to say because somebody had to go.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36I actually thought it was going to be Nancy.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39Because she's such a maverick and she gives
0:08:39 > 0:08:41so much back cheek to Paul.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45But I really didn't think she was going to survive another week.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48It's very hard because everybody goes about Martha, like,
0:08:48 > 0:08:51"I can't believe she's such a great baker and she's only 17."
0:08:51 > 0:08:55She's a great baker, whatever age! But she had a bad week.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58We're at the stage where everybody's really good,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00and unfortunately it had to be her.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03How many...? Did you cry?
0:09:03 > 0:09:06I... I never cry. I sobbed!
0:09:06 > 0:09:08It was one of the most...
0:09:08 > 0:09:11If I want to see teenagers being emotionally destroyed I'll
0:09:11 > 0:09:16watch X Factor. I don't expect it on Bake off. It was just...
0:09:16 > 0:09:20It was so sad because she was trying not to cry. So the moment was so...
0:09:20 > 0:09:23You just wanted to reach out and hug her.
0:09:23 > 0:09:26For me it was like Bambi's mum dying.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28It was like ET. Wasn't it?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30Sorry, I reminded you all about Bambi's mum! Sorry.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Sorry, but...
0:09:32 > 0:09:35And anybody who's not seen the film, I've ruined it but...
0:09:35 > 0:09:37LAUGHTER
0:09:37 > 0:09:41She seemed to have a problem throughout the enriched yeast thing.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44It's trying to get together the time to allow it to raise,
0:09:44 > 0:09:47and the time to allow to cook.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50- It's very difficult to gauge.- Yeah.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Now, the Signature Bake this week was to make sweet fruit loaf without
0:09:53 > 0:09:55using a tin.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59I should say actually if you want to try baking without a tin,
0:09:59 > 0:10:02then Mary and Paul's range of no tins will be available...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04LAUGHTER
0:10:04 > 0:10:06..in all good bakeware shops later in the year.
0:10:06 > 0:10:08Now, was it mean of Paul
0:10:08 > 0:10:11- and Mary to give the bakers just two and a half hours?- Oh, yeah.
0:10:11 > 0:10:16It's got so much more fat, it's got more eggs in than a bread dough.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19It's heavier and is going to take more time to lift up.
0:10:19 > 0:10:23Something like Nancy's had so much fruit,
0:10:23 > 0:10:25I'm thinking more of the plum bread.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28You know, you'd take Lazarus to raise that.
0:10:28 > 0:10:29She took a microwave, didn't she?
0:10:29 > 0:10:31LAUGHTER
0:10:31 > 0:10:34I think virtually everything that Paul and Mary do
0:10:34 > 0:10:37is quite mean... Paul is so...
0:10:37 > 0:10:41Paul... Paul, whatever they are doing, Paul puts them off...
0:10:41 > 0:10:44If you were putting bread in the toaster, "What are you doing?"
0:10:44 > 0:10:47"I'm doing a bit of toast, Paul." "Very brave. Very brave."
0:10:47 > 0:10:49LAUGHTER
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Isn't it? I mean, everything...
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Then they get to the technical bits,
0:10:53 > 0:10:56and set them something really hard and they sit outside eating it,
0:10:56 > 0:10:59going, "They'll never be able to do this, will they? No!"
0:10:59 > 0:11:01LAUGHTER
0:11:01 > 0:11:03It's just vile.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05Meanwhile, with time against her,
0:11:05 > 0:11:08Nancy did something we've never seen before on Bake Off.
0:11:08 > 0:11:11I'm going to finish the first proof in the microwave.
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- It's a dangerous thing to do. - It is.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Ohhh! It's twice the size.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20- It's enormous! - It's the size of a Labrador.
0:11:22 > 0:11:24Paul hadn't experienced anything that shocking since
0:11:24 > 0:11:28he accidentally ate some supermarket bread and quite enjoyed it.
0:11:31 > 0:11:32To make matters worse,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Nancy popped a Findus lasagne in at the same time.
0:11:36 > 0:11:41- Whose Signature Bake stood out for you, Marion?- Luis.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43I thought it was magnificent.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46It looked incredibly beautiful and I thought it was really clever
0:11:46 > 0:11:48doing a little business with the sugar cubes
0:11:48 > 0:11:51and the cherry brandy so he got the liquid and the flavour
0:11:51 > 0:11:55into the dough without making it too watery, do you know?
0:11:55 > 0:12:00- He's fantastic.- Luis is a big favourite. He looks like a baker.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03- He does.- He looks like your friendly village baker.
0:12:03 > 0:12:05I was watching it the other day and thinking,
0:12:05 > 0:12:09I'd like him to be my dad and then realised he's younger than me.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11LAUGHTER
0:12:11 > 0:12:14There's just something about him, he's just...
0:12:14 > 0:12:16For a big man, he's got that sort of...
0:12:16 > 0:12:17He's got a lovely touch, hasn't he?
0:12:17 > 0:12:21- You'd be safe in his arms, wouldn't you?- Absolutely.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24I loved Chetna's date and walnut swirled bread.
0:12:24 > 0:12:25I thought that was really clever.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28It was a clever way to tackle the problem of a freestanding bake
0:12:28 > 0:12:33cos it was separate pieces put together. The insides were perfect.
0:12:33 > 0:12:37- It looked rustic. I thought Chetna nailed that one.- Yeah.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Now, one thing you can rely on when time's against you
0:12:40 > 0:12:43and the pressure is really on is that a certain someone will
0:12:43 > 0:12:47put in an appearance just to make you feel that little bit worse.
0:12:54 > 0:12:55LAUGHTER
0:13:00 > 0:13:02LAUGHTER
0:13:02 > 0:13:05Now, is that sort of unsettling when someone's skulks
0:13:05 > 0:13:08- up behind you like that? - It's a little bit, Jo, yes.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11- Are you going to touch me?- No.- OK.
0:13:13 > 0:13:15But... Hang on.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17Raw.
0:13:19 > 0:13:21He does do that, doesn't he?
0:13:21 > 0:13:24He sneaks around, would you be upset by that, Marion?
0:13:24 > 0:13:25I find him terrifying.
0:13:25 > 0:13:29And the very worst thing he could say to me is good luck.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34You know? Because that's so freighted with, "you're a failure".
0:13:34 > 0:13:36LAUGHTER
0:13:36 > 0:13:40Now, the Showstopper was to make doughnuts. Hurray! I love doughnuts.
0:13:40 > 0:13:43The challenge was to make two lots of 18 doughnuts,
0:13:43 > 0:13:4836 doughnuts in total so five bakers, 36 doughnuts each,
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- that's how many in total, Mary?- 150 doughnuts.
0:13:53 > 0:13:56That's right - 180 doughnuts.
0:13:57 > 0:14:01Someone in that tent prides himself on his expertise in this area.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04You know how people give themselves intimidating
0:14:04 > 0:14:07nicknames like the Godfather or Ironman.
0:14:07 > 0:14:10In a bit of unseen footage Paul reveals his...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I am Mr Doughnut.
0:14:18 > 0:14:19Paul really gets into the part.
0:14:19 > 0:14:23If they try and hide any bad doughnuts from me, I will find them.
0:14:24 > 0:14:29Sounds like a trail for the least scary Liam Neeson thriller ever.
0:14:29 > 0:14:33Marian, whose Showstopper stood out for you?
0:14:33 > 0:14:37I'm sorry to keep harping on about it, but Luis'.
0:14:37 > 0:14:41It was theatre. It was an event, it was thrilling.
0:14:41 > 0:14:44It was so much more than mere doughnuts.
0:14:44 > 0:14:47Like, the planning that went into it.
0:14:47 > 0:14:50- I mean, I'm am quite appalled that he wasn't Star Baker.- Are you?
0:14:50 > 0:14:54I'm outraged, to be honest with you.
0:14:54 > 0:14:56Yeah. I really am.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00I just think he's technically fantastic.
0:15:00 > 0:15:01Like you, I'm a fan of Luis.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04I mean, if I could have put the two together,
0:15:04 > 0:15:08I would have had Luis' raspberry margarita doughnuts
0:15:08 > 0:15:11and Richard's rhubarb and custard doughnuts,
0:15:11 > 0:15:13and that would be the ultimate Star Baker.
0:15:13 > 0:15:15Which I think Paul was quite taken with as well.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18My heart is with Luis. I love Luis.
0:15:18 > 0:15:22But it seemed to me that Richard's was the one that Paul really loved.
0:15:22 > 0:15:26I'm sure Richard's a very nice man. I feel very threatened by him.
0:15:26 > 0:15:29Because he is such an alpha male.
0:15:29 > 0:15:32Isn't he? Because he's a builder and a baker.
0:15:32 > 0:15:34You just know he's the sort of person,
0:15:34 > 0:15:37if I went with my wife round to dinner at his house with his wife,
0:15:37 > 0:15:40I just know the conversation coming home would be,
0:15:40 > 0:15:43"Didn't he do a lovely meal? And that kitchen, he did that kitchen."
0:15:43 > 0:15:48My wife would go, "Isn't he a nice man?" And, "I'm leaving you."
0:15:48 > 0:15:52And the little, the doughnut things he made the little steps
0:15:52 > 0:15:56he made for the eclairs... He just can do everything.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58- His crates were lovely.- Yeah.
0:15:58 > 0:16:02Then his eclair staircase is going to be his chicken ladder
0:16:02 > 0:16:03for the hens.
0:16:03 > 0:16:06Because he did animals as well...
0:16:06 > 0:16:09LAUGHTER
0:16:09 > 0:16:12Now we come the part of the show where we take
0:16:12 > 0:16:16a look at some of the bakes brought along by the audience.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Now, first of all, Kirsty and Maxine. Where are you?
0:16:20 > 0:16:22What have you brought along?
0:16:22 > 0:16:24We're both big fans of Mel and Sue,
0:16:24 > 0:16:27and we also wanted to make some cinnamon swirls,
0:16:27 > 0:16:31so we put our thinking caps on and came up with this.
0:16:31 > 0:16:35So it's Princess Leia Buns on a Cake of Mel and Sue.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37LAUGHTER
0:16:37 > 0:16:40Thank you very much. Now, we've also got some unusual looking doughnuts
0:16:40 > 0:16:44brought along by Rachel. Rachel, where are you?
0:16:44 > 0:16:48Now, you thought it be a good idea to make them blue.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- Let's have a look. - AUDIENCE GROANS
0:16:50 > 0:16:55Not sure you were right there, Rachel. Erm...
0:16:55 > 0:16:57They kind of look a bit like kiwifruit
0:16:57 > 0:17:02you find in the back of your fridge after six months, don't they?
0:17:02 > 0:17:05Hal, if that's not put you off, would you like to... ?
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Are you pleased with them?- Well, I've never made doughnuts before.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10I don't think they look that bad.
0:17:10 > 0:17:13I think we'll be the judge of that.
0:17:13 > 0:17:17- They are more frightening up close, actually. Look.- Wow!
0:17:17 > 0:17:19They look amazing!
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Like they come from the bottom of the sea.
0:17:23 > 0:17:25The bottom of something else!
0:17:25 > 0:17:28Hal, what's the verdict?
0:17:29 > 0:17:33- LAUGHTER - Oh, hang on.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38I might have found something I can't eat. No, I'm joking, I'm joking!
0:17:38 > 0:17:39It's fine.
0:17:39 > 0:17:43I think it's fun that it's visually so attractive
0:17:43 > 0:17:47because it makes up for its deficiencies in other areas.
0:17:47 > 0:17:50- Marian?- It's hard to get beyond the blue, isn't it?
0:17:50 > 0:17:53The blue is the best bit.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Thank you very much. Hal, please could you just go and vet Erin?
0:17:57 > 0:18:01Where's Erin with her doughnuts? There you go.
0:18:01 > 0:18:03We're not going to tell you what's in them,
0:18:03 > 0:18:06- and we want you to guess, OK?- Great! - It's all right.
0:18:06 > 0:18:11- It's not anything scary, like a horse lasagne or anything.- Great.
0:18:11 > 0:18:15They're gorgeous. Thank you.
0:18:15 > 0:18:18So, that's your sort of jam doughnut, isn't it, really?
0:18:18 > 0:18:23- All right, give it a try. - Have we got napkins here?
0:18:23 > 0:18:26- Oh, Hal, you're so middle-class. - I am!
0:18:26 > 0:18:29- It tastes like fish and chips.- Eurgh!
0:18:29 > 0:18:31- Tomato sauce.- Yeah!
0:18:33 > 0:18:37LAUGHTER
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Tell us what's in them, Erin.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42They are salt and vinegar flavour doughnuts
0:18:42 > 0:18:45with a posh tomato ketchup inside.
0:18:45 > 0:18:50Hal looks slightly emotionally disturbed.
0:18:50 > 0:18:55- LAUGHTER - Why not jam? Why not?
0:18:55 > 0:18:59I expected it. It was the shock of not knowing I think was the thing.
0:18:59 > 0:19:04But no, again, it's fine. If it's here, all eat it.
0:19:04 > 0:19:05LAUGHTER
0:19:05 > 0:19:09So, thanks very much to all our bakers in the studio. Thank you.
0:19:09 > 0:19:12APPLAUSE
0:19:15 > 0:19:17Time now to meet a Grade A baker
0:19:17 > 0:19:20who made it all the way to the quarterfinals.
0:19:20 > 0:19:22Ladies and gentlemen, it's Martha.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:19:32 > 0:19:35- Hello.- Hi!
0:19:35 > 0:19:37- Welcome to An Extra Slice. - Thank you.
0:19:37 > 0:19:39How was your time in the tent?
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Oh, brilliant. Every minute was just brilliant.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Apart from the tears, which weren't as good, but the rest of it!
0:19:45 > 0:19:49Well, I mean, it was stressful for you, wasn't it?
0:19:49 > 0:19:51You were studying for your AS-levels
0:19:51 > 0:19:53at the same time as competing in Bake Off.
0:19:53 > 0:19:55Did you decide your exams
0:19:55 > 0:19:58weren't quite enough of a challenge on their own?
0:19:58 > 0:20:00Oh, I think when you apply, you don't apply thinking,
0:20:00 > 0:20:02"I'll probably get on the show."
0:20:02 > 0:20:06When I applied, I didn't even tell my parents until I'd sent the form.
0:20:06 > 0:20:10When I said to my mum, "The odd chance I do get on the programme,
0:20:10 > 0:20:11"it's the same time as my exams."
0:20:11 > 0:20:14But they were like, "No, don't worry. You won't get on."
0:20:14 > 0:20:17But, here I am.
0:20:17 > 0:20:20- It was a sacrifice worth making. - Oh, well, I'm pleased.
0:20:20 > 0:20:23Now, you're 17, what was it like
0:20:23 > 0:20:26being in the tent with all those old people?
0:20:26 > 0:20:31I think it was really great to spend time with people who are older
0:20:31 > 0:20:34than me cos I can learn a lot about what they've done in their lives.
0:20:34 > 0:20:38Did you have to take anyone to the toilet?
0:20:38 > 0:20:41No!
0:20:41 > 0:20:43Let's talk about your Signature Bake.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46A spiced plum ice bread swirl. Bit of a mouthful.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50Now, Paul and Mary loved it. That must have felt really good, did it?
0:20:50 > 0:20:51Yeah, it was really good.
0:20:51 > 0:20:54It's always nice to have a good start,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57otherwise it kind of throws you for the whole weekend.
0:20:57 > 0:21:00Even though that didn't really help this week!
0:21:00 > 0:21:02But I was really glad that they liked something
0:21:02 > 0:21:06and I didn't go out on a massive car crash of events.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08Well, yeah, you finished fifth in the Technical.
0:21:08 > 0:21:12- Yes, I know.- Yeah. - With your take on the Povitica.
0:21:12 > 0:21:16You had a secret weapon, though - clingfilm.
0:21:16 > 0:21:17Let's just have a look.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20You rolled your dough using clingfilm.
0:21:20 > 0:21:23You rolled your filling using clingfilm.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26Are you sponsored by clingfilm?
0:21:26 > 0:21:28I think I definitely should be now!
0:21:28 > 0:21:32Well, let's see what Paul and Mary had to say about your finished loaf.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34You'd baked... clingfilm.
0:21:34 > 0:21:39- Good bake.- Doesn't necessarily mean it's a good bake inside, though.
0:21:39 > 0:21:44There you go, raw.
0:21:44 > 0:21:47When you say it's totally raw, it is absolutely raw.
0:21:48 > 0:21:50Mm.
0:21:50 > 0:21:54Yeah. Just to clarify, it wasn't totally raw, Martha.
0:21:54 > 0:21:56It was absolutely raw.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59Something inedible. That's what you want to aim for in Bake Off.
0:21:59 > 0:22:03Absolutely. But I mean, nearly all the bakes were raw, weren't they?
0:22:03 > 0:22:05- Yeah.- Not just yours.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08So I didn't feel too gutted because it was actually...
0:22:08 > 0:22:11We just laughed about it. Four out of five were almost inedible.
0:22:11 > 0:22:12- That's quite an achievement.- Yeah.
0:22:12 > 0:22:16At that point, you didn't worry too much that you might be in trouble.
0:22:16 > 0:22:21I knew I was in trouble because five out of five is still not good.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24It's not a good place to be, even though they were all not great.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28At this point, everyone is so close that even though everything
0:22:28 > 0:22:31in the morning tasted really nice, it didn't really matter
0:22:31 > 0:22:34because mine was still a little bit under baked in the morning
0:22:34 > 0:22:37and to come fifth, I need to perfect the next day.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40- And then it wasn't.- That's a big stress, isn't it?
0:22:40 > 0:22:44- Did you think she was in trouble at that point?- No, I didn't. No.
0:22:44 > 0:22:46Because you have been remarkable.
0:22:46 > 0:22:51- I honestly thought you were going to win. Honestly.- Thanks.
0:22:51 > 0:22:52I am sad that you are here.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54LAUGHTER
0:22:54 > 0:22:55But not in that way.
0:22:55 > 0:22:59I sulked. I sulked when you left. Because as I was saying earlier,
0:22:59 > 0:23:02it was that way you were trying not to cry, it was
0:23:02 > 0:23:06like the opposite of David Cameron pretending he cared about Scotland.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08It was like...
0:23:08 > 0:23:09LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE
0:23:09 > 0:23:11It was...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17No, I just found that so moving and I think you are right.
0:23:17 > 0:23:20You are incredibly brave and confident and it's so interesting,
0:23:20 > 0:23:22you said your parents didn't think you would get in
0:23:22 > 0:23:25so your parents don't really believe in you but yet...
0:23:25 > 0:23:27They'll hate me for saying that.
0:23:27 > 0:23:29I was thinking, what do your parents do?
0:23:29 > 0:23:33Because I'd love children to be as confident and go getting.
0:23:33 > 0:23:36- My eldest is also called Martha. - It's a great name.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39Now you've made the name hugely popular,
0:23:39 > 0:23:41and it's far less original.
0:23:41 > 0:23:45Now, the problem you had was that you had to present a perfect
0:23:45 > 0:23:47show stopper to stay in the tent.
0:23:47 > 0:23:51Let's have a look at a moment where you're mid bake.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53These are way over proved.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I'm really kicking myself for that.
0:23:57 > 0:23:59- Oh.- Now, you look truly shocked.
0:23:59 > 0:24:03Oh, my heart just sank when I opened the drawer. I was like, no.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Because there is nothing you can do. It was biscuits.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10In ten minutes, you can make another batch and put them in the oven
0:24:10 > 0:24:12but bread, the second proof,
0:24:12 > 0:24:15you have no time left to do anything apart from cook them.
0:24:15 > 0:24:18Do you ever want to put your stuff in a bin?
0:24:18 > 0:24:22I think you should have... You've got the excuse, you are a teenager.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24You can go... No!!!!
0:24:24 > 0:24:27You, you... I would have used that.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Just go, "Yeah," and stormed off to the house
0:24:29 > 0:24:32and locked yourself in a room and not come out for days.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35- I think the problem is... - You were far too mature.
0:24:35 > 0:24:38You leave the tent and then you realise there's nowhere to go
0:24:38 > 0:24:40because you're not in charge of getting yourself home,
0:24:40 > 0:24:43so you just come back in again looking sorry for yourself.
0:24:43 > 0:24:45That's why I didn't do it.
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Which was your favourite bake from your time in the tent?
0:24:48 > 0:24:52My favourite bake was probably the biscuit scene week,
0:24:52 > 0:24:55just from doing it myself, making the mountain and then also
0:24:55 > 0:25:00when you look around the tent and you see what everyone else is doing,
0:25:00 > 0:25:03there were dragons and sea monsters and houses.
0:25:03 > 0:25:07It was just really cool to see them all evolve out of work surfaces.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Let's have a look.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12I'm making like a ski village mountain scene.
0:25:12 > 0:25:15It's a massive marshmallow mountain.
0:25:15 > 0:25:19I always get nervous towards the end and my hands start shaking.
0:25:19 > 0:25:21Yeah, it does look like Verbier.
0:25:21 > 0:25:23As soon as you bite into it, beautifully crisp.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27- Coffee hits you, not too strong. - The creativity is superb.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Well thought through, Martha. Well done. Well done.
0:25:30 > 0:25:32APPLAUSE
0:25:38 > 0:25:42Well, here on Extra Slice we do give bakers a chance to redeem themselves
0:25:42 > 0:25:45so which bake have you had another go at
0:25:45 > 0:25:48and did it involve the use of six rolls of clingfilm?
0:25:49 > 0:25:53I've made passion fruit and chocolate doughnuts.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55ALL: Oh!
0:25:55 > 0:25:58Guys, you are going to get to try them. Are you pleased with them?
0:25:58 > 0:26:02I think they should be OK. I'm hoping.
0:26:02 > 0:26:03- They look OK.- Fabulous.
0:26:03 > 0:26:08- They are perfect, aren't they? - Come on then, guys.
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Hal looks like he's having a religious experience.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17- These are really good.- Thank you.
0:26:17 > 0:26:20You are like a child genius without the weirdness.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25This is the most perfect doughnut.
0:26:25 > 0:26:27- Perfect.- Ah, thank you.
0:26:27 > 0:26:29I just got to the filling!
0:26:31 > 0:26:36Utterly transcendent. It really is. Oh, my God. You're amazing.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40Congratulations. I've never seen a reaction like that.
0:26:48 > 0:26:51So, Martha, we were so sorry to see you go
0:26:51 > 0:26:53and we've got a present for you.
0:26:53 > 0:26:58I've got you a cake and Hal's just about to bring it over.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02There we go. Thank you very much for that, Hal. Fantastic.
0:27:02 > 0:27:05Obviously, I covered it in clingfilm...
0:27:08 > 0:27:10..for no reason whatsoever. There we go.
0:27:10 > 0:27:14Right, now, it's you coming first in both pear pies
0:27:14 > 0:27:16and tiramisu technical bake.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21It's lovely. Thank you.
0:27:21 > 0:27:23So, ladies and gentlemen,
0:27:23 > 0:27:26please give Martha a Great British send off.
0:27:26 > 0:27:27Martha, everyone.
0:27:27 > 0:27:29CHEERING
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Thanks, Martha. Will you be all right with that? Thank you.
0:27:39 > 0:27:41So, what have we learned this week?
0:27:41 > 0:27:44Well, we've learned that it's not just the bakers who tremble
0:27:44 > 0:27:47with fear whenever the judges come up to their workbench.
0:27:47 > 0:27:50The kitchen utensils are terrified, too.
0:27:50 > 0:27:52Every part of the tree...
0:27:55 > 0:27:59We've also learned that it's just as well Mary is happily married.
0:27:59 > 0:28:01I'm not that fond of dates.
0:28:03 > 0:28:07Finally, we've learned that inanimate objects in that tent
0:28:07 > 0:28:08have a mind of their own.
0:28:13 > 0:28:16That was odd, wasn't it? Perhaps it was a delayed reaction to this.
0:28:16 > 0:28:18- If you...- VROOOM!
0:28:18 > 0:28:21LAUGHTER
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Time is running out. If you want to see your home baking on the show,
0:28:24 > 0:28:27details of where to send pictures of your triumphs
0:28:27 > 0:28:30and tragedies are at the bottom of the screen.
0:28:30 > 0:28:33A big thank you to Martha, to all of our studio bakers
0:28:33 > 0:28:36and to our celebrity panel, Dave Myers...
0:28:36 > 0:28:38APPLAUSE
0:28:38 > 0:28:40..Marian Keyes...
0:28:40 > 0:28:42APPLAUSE
0:28:42 > 0:28:43and Hal Cruttenden.
0:28:43 > 0:28:45APPLAUSE
0:28:45 > 0:28:49see you next Wednesday at ten. Good night.