0:00:02 > 0:00:04The tent went back to nature.
0:00:04 > 0:00:07- Bakes bloomed... - That's what I call a Showstopper.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10- ..while bakers wilted... - Whoa, whoa, whoa!
0:00:11 > 0:00:13..when the Bake Off went botanical.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Mary liked my shirt and I kind of like her top, actually.
0:00:16 > 0:00:18It's quite nice.
0:00:18 > 0:00:21Well, they said wear something floral. Time for An Extra Slice!
0:00:21 > 0:00:24CHEERING
0:00:41 > 0:00:45CHEERING
0:00:49 > 0:00:53Hello and welcome to the show. Did we all enjoy botanicals week?
0:00:53 > 0:00:55ALL: Yes!
0:00:55 > 0:00:59Inside the tent, everyone was getting into the spirit.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Mary wore a floral jacket.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Mel wore a floral shirt.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Selasi wore a floral T-shirt.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07And Paul wore black.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09LAUGHTER
0:01:09 > 0:01:12But perhaps there was a reason why Paul wasn't looking as
0:01:12 > 0:01:15cheerful as the others in a week full of flowers.
0:01:15 > 0:01:17Tom, tell us all about your...
0:01:17 > 0:01:18PAUL SNEEZES
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Hay fever, sorry.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21HE SNEEZES
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Sorry. Hay fever again.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26I've got hay fever. Brilliant cake.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28LAUGHTER
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Meanwhile, an unseen moment reveals how Paul and Mary got
0:01:31 > 0:01:35a rare opportunity this week to watch someone stirring cake
0:01:35 > 0:01:38mixture in a bowl, and they certainly made the most of it.
0:01:47 > 0:01:49LAUGHTER
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Andrew always likes to know exactly what the time is,
0:01:54 > 0:02:00not only in the tent but also in Berlin, Cairo, New York and Mumbai.
0:02:00 > 0:02:04And finally, it's been a nail-biting week for Andrew and Tom.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06As they wonder which one of them will win the final.
0:02:06 > 0:02:11Not of the Great British Bake Off - I've no idea who gets that far.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14No, of the Bake Off tent table tennis championship.
0:02:16 > 0:02:18LAUGHTER
0:02:20 > 0:02:25So botanical week saw our sixth baker weeded out. It was Rav.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27AUDIENCE: Aw!
0:02:27 > 0:02:30- But the good news is he'll be joining us a bit later on.- Hurray!
0:02:30 > 0:02:32CHEERING
0:02:34 > 0:02:36And I'm delighted to say you've been having
0:02:36 > 0:02:40a go at some botanical bakes in your kitchens at home.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43Alanna, who rather appropriately lives near Sandwich in Kent,
0:02:43 > 0:02:46thought she'd bake a cake for her friend Sarah,
0:02:46 > 0:02:48who's obsessed with cacti.
0:02:48 > 0:02:50Here's what she was hoping to produce.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54And here's what her friend Sarah was presented with.
0:02:54 > 0:02:57LAUGHTER
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Plenty more of those later.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Plus, we'll be taking a look at what you've brought along here to
0:03:04 > 0:03:07the studio. Show us your bakes!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09CHEERING
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Now, I've picked a bunch of celebrity fans to discuss
0:03:13 > 0:03:14botanical week.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17First up, it's one of Britain's most acclaimed Michelin-starred
0:03:17 > 0:03:20chefs and a man who says the smell of
0:03:20 > 0:03:23a Chocolate Orange is enough to make him feel queasy.
0:03:23 > 0:03:24It's Tom Aikens.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27CHEERING
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Next, it's a woman who says she has a shelf of cheese named after
0:03:33 > 0:03:34her in a shop.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36It's Liza Tarbuck.
0:03:36 > 0:03:39CHEERING
0:03:41 > 0:03:45- And finally, a man who says he hates curry. It's Danny Baker.- Yes, I do!
0:03:45 > 0:03:47CHEERING
0:03:51 > 0:03:54So, Tom, why does a Chocolate Orange offend you so much?
0:03:54 > 0:03:58Well, it was when I was a child. I was about ten years old.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00I was rummaging around in the bottom of my Christmas stocking.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03And it was a Chocolate Orange. And I unpeeled it, unwrapped it,
0:04:03 > 0:04:08and just the smell of the Chocolate Orange put me off for life.
0:04:08 > 0:04:11- I'm with you on that.- Are you?
0:04:11 > 0:04:14I don't know why they muck about with chocolate.
0:04:14 > 0:04:17- My worst is raspberries and chocolate.- Oh, that's even worse.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20That's delicious. Lucky to get it! It's absolutely...
0:04:21 > 0:04:23..beautiful.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Now, as ever, you've been busy in your kitchens at home,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28and we've already seen a memorable cactus cake.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Karen from Somerset created another prickly character for her
0:04:31 > 0:04:34daughter Becca's birthday cake.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37It's that Extra Slice regular, the hedgehog.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40Karen found inspiration on the internet,
0:04:40 > 0:04:45set to work and effortlessly produced this delightful creature.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48LAUGHTER
0:04:51 > 0:04:53Slight difference.
0:04:53 > 0:04:56Joni from Yeovil decided to make a cake as
0:04:56 > 0:04:58a surprise for her grandad's 90th birthday.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01She decorated it to look like a man's suit as her grandad is
0:05:01 > 0:05:03known for always looking smart.
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Here's the cake.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07AUDIENCE: Woo!
0:05:07 > 0:05:09And the great thing is that when Joni's grandad turned up at
0:05:09 > 0:05:13his surprise party, he was wearing this!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16LAUGHTER
0:05:16 > 0:05:19APPLAUSE
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Excellent work, Joni.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25A number of viewers have been making cakes that look like their pet dogs.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29Denise from Essex captured her dog Hugo in cake. Here's the real Hugo.
0:05:29 > 0:05:31AUDIENCE: Aw!
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Not an easy task, but Denise came up trumps. Here's Hugo in cake form.
0:05:35 > 0:05:38LAUGHTER
0:05:38 > 0:05:41And apparently those eyes follow you around the room.
0:05:43 > 0:05:47Meanwhile, Martin from Maidenhead is the proud owner of
0:05:47 > 0:05:51a Chinese-crested powderpuff, which I'm reliably informed is a breed
0:05:51 > 0:05:55of dog and not something that would turn up on Antiques Roadshow.
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Here's Martin's faithful friend.
0:05:57 > 0:05:59AUDIENCE: Aw!
0:05:59 > 0:06:03And here's Martin's pet recreated in cake.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06LAUGHTER
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Nailed it, Martin.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12And finally, Richard, who lives near Sutton Coldfield,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15decided to make a birthday cake for his wife, Catherine,
0:06:15 > 0:06:17of her Yorkshire Terrier Scruff.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19Here's the real Scruff.
0:06:19 > 0:06:20ALL: Aw!
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Having thought to himself, "How hard can it be?"
0:06:23 > 0:06:26here's Richard's cake version of Scruff.
0:06:26 > 0:06:30LAUGHTER
0:06:30 > 0:06:31I love that!
0:06:31 > 0:06:33It's going to bite your arm off.
0:06:33 > 0:06:36He thinks that the choice of pick'n'mix for the teeth and
0:06:36 > 0:06:38tongue might have been a mistake.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40LAUGHTER
0:06:40 > 0:06:43- Don't!- I do love looking at your pictures so keep sending them in.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Details at the bottom of the screen.
0:06:45 > 0:06:49Back now to the tent, and to remind ourselves what happened in
0:06:49 > 0:06:51botanical week, here's a potted history.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57Botanical week in the tent and just seven bakers remained.
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Anything that grows goes.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03In the Signature, the bakers had to perfect pastry,
0:07:03 > 0:07:07crack curd and master meringue.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09It looks horrendous.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12The Technical was a French classic.
0:07:12 > 0:07:13Herb fougasse.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Leaf-shaped loaves which had the bakers stumped.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20I've heard of it, but never made it before so... Yeah, we'll see.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24- But Tom's bake was top of the tree. - I would buy this fougasse.
0:07:24 > 0:07:25And he came first.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27Yes!
0:07:27 > 0:07:30The floral cake Showstopper filled the tent with
0:07:30 > 0:07:32a different type of flower.
0:07:32 > 0:07:34I wish I'd chosen fresh flowers now.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- Tom was crowned Star Baker for a second time.- Rav!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41And Rav became the latest baker to leave the tent.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43I'm going to miss you all.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46APPLAUSE
0:07:48 > 0:07:52So the good news for Rav was that he broke his three-week run of
0:07:52 > 0:07:54coming bottom in the Technical.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58The bad news was he was asked to permanently leave the tent.
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Tom, where did Rav go wrong?
0:08:00 > 0:08:03To be frank and honest, as we all must be,
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I think he was just trying to do too much or not enough.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09The Showstopper... Sorry, I didn't mean to say that, but anyway...
0:08:09 > 0:08:12LAUGHTER
0:08:12 > 0:08:14The cake...
0:08:14 > 0:08:16- Which one? Too much or not enough? - Not enough.- Right.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20Not enough. Too plain Jane for me, I think, really.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25And his meringue didn't really work either. Not for me. Runny, flat.
0:08:25 > 0:08:28And again, blow-torched. Should have been baked.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31- Mary was right in that instance. - Mine are always flat.- Are they?
0:08:31 > 0:08:35- Yeah.- You've got to really whip it, whip it, whip it.- Whip it good!
0:08:35 > 0:08:37LAUGHTER
0:08:37 > 0:08:39And again, there's so many meringues that you can do.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42You can have a French meringue, a Swiss meringue, an Italian meringue.
0:08:42 > 0:08:45There's no British meringue, I don't know why,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48but there are all the other parts of Europe.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Why don't we just invent the British meringue and just make it
0:08:50 > 0:08:53- flat and runny?- Yeah! Good idea.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55Let's do that.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58APPLAUSE
0:08:58 > 0:09:00So, Danny, what did you think of poor old Rav, then?
0:09:00 > 0:09:02- Did you think he was... - I don't think he's poor old Rav.
0:09:02 > 0:09:05I think he was one of the few people I've seen on this
0:09:05 > 0:09:07who I actually thought, "Fair play to you there. That was nice.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09"That was OK."
0:09:09 > 0:09:11I think there comes a point in Bake Off where you look around at
0:09:11 > 0:09:14the others and think, "Time to get... I'll get me own coat now."
0:09:14 > 0:09:16And I think he had that about him.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19That said, I don't think he should have gone.
0:09:19 > 0:09:20Who would you have sent home then?
0:09:20 > 0:09:25- Andrew, I'm afraid.- Andrew?- Yeah. Yeah, I think he's...
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Ooh, look, muttering, muttering.
0:09:27 > 0:09:31He was in tears outside, which is not a bad card to play ever anyway.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- He...- Nothing like tears in a man. We all like tears.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38He was sitting there and, "Oh, no, it's the most devastating
0:09:38 > 0:09:41"thing that's ever happened to us," and there was Rav going, "Oh, well.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44"That's the way it goes." And I thought, "Oh, no. Don't say that."
0:09:44 > 0:09:46I actually thought Andrew had an absolute shocking week
0:09:46 > 0:09:49and I was a little surprised when Rav came out.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Liza, what will you miss about Rav?
0:09:51 > 0:09:54I think he was a really lovely presence.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57And I can only imagine that you need somebody as...
0:09:58 > 0:10:00You know, words like pleasant.
0:10:00 > 0:10:03And actually, when you got to him, it's like, "Ooh,"
0:10:03 > 0:10:04and a bit of an everyman.
0:10:04 > 0:10:08So it's quite nice to have somebody that stabilising in there.
0:10:08 > 0:10:12Now, Tom won Star Baker for the second time,
0:10:12 > 0:10:15which puts him level-pegging with Candice.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19Did Tom deserve to be Star Baker this week, Liza, would you say?
0:10:19 > 0:10:22I think that pumpkin pie thing looked horrible.
0:10:23 > 0:10:28And then going into his bread, which he's of course very good at,
0:10:28 > 0:10:30I was quite impressed by that.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34And then the cake, although I didn't like his icing colours...
0:10:35 > 0:10:39I was gathering from the way Paul was reacting that to get tea
0:10:39 > 0:10:42through a cake is actually quite a difficult thing.
0:10:42 > 0:10:44- Yeah, it's difficult. - Danny, do you agree?
0:10:44 > 0:10:47No, I don't. I think it's an outrage and the whole decision stinks.
0:10:47 > 0:10:48LAUGHTER
0:10:48 > 0:10:51No, I don't. Making a cake that tastes of tea.
0:10:51 > 0:10:53What do you have with cake? Tea!
0:10:53 > 0:10:55LAUGHTER
0:10:56 > 0:10:58No, have a cake that tastes of biscuits.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02- Then you've got a cup of tea.- His fougasse was very good, wasn't it?
0:11:02 > 0:11:06If indeed a fougasse it was. It looked like garlic bread.
0:11:06 > 0:11:08Suspiciously like garlic bread. Wasn't it?
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Turns out Tom's very familiar with fougasse.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15I love fougasse. I've never actually made a fougasse.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18But it's one of my favourite things. It's actually my cinema snack.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20LAUGHTER
0:11:20 > 0:11:23His cinema snack? Really?
0:11:23 > 0:11:25Although now I think about it, why not?
0:11:27 > 0:11:31Now it's time for ice cream or maybe some nuts.
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Popcorn? Why not try a hot dog?
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Or better still, pop out to the foyer and ask
0:11:37 > 0:11:40a member of staff for a freshly baked herb fougasse.
0:11:40 > 0:11:42And just see what happens.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47Quick, the film's about to start! Have you got your cinema snacks?
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- Got your popcorn?- Popcorn, yeah. - Got your hot dog?
0:11:50 > 0:11:51- Yes, I have.- Great!
0:11:51 > 0:11:53And of course...
0:11:53 > 0:11:55I've got my usual fougasse.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57LAUGHTER
0:11:57 > 0:12:01APPLAUSE
0:12:03 > 0:12:04What a sensation!
0:12:04 > 0:12:06Cinema snack.
0:12:06 > 0:12:08So the bakers had to present two loaves cut to
0:12:08 > 0:12:11a classic leaf design, flavoured with...
0:12:11 > 0:12:14# Sage, rosemary and thyme... #
0:12:16 > 0:12:19And dried oregano.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22The bakers were confused about quite a few aspects of the
0:12:22 > 0:12:24Technical Challenge.
0:12:24 > 0:12:27Mainly about what a leaf actually looks like.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30And had to try drawing one to remind themselves.
0:12:30 > 0:12:33Although it turned out that Candice was just making a shopping list.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35LAUGHTER
0:12:36 > 0:12:39LAUGHTER
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I like her a lot. She's got that steely thing about her,
0:12:42 > 0:12:45- and she's got a look in her eyes. - She's growing every week.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48She's growing every week and she looks like she's going to
0:12:48 > 0:12:49deck someone before long.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Yeah.
0:12:51 > 0:12:54You know when she gets more pursed. When she's like...
0:12:54 > 0:12:57She's under great pressure, it's more...
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Because she's got such a lovely dolly little lip as well,
0:13:00 > 0:13:01it's all pronounced.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03And she also likes to take herself out of her comfort zone.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06She always wants to do something else extra. "Got to do this...
0:13:06 > 0:13:08"Got to do another tier on my cake."
0:13:08 > 0:13:10And it's nice to see that, that she wants to push herself.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14Now, the botanical Signature was citrus meringue pie,
0:13:14 > 0:13:17and the judges were looking for melt-in-the-mouth meringue,
0:13:17 > 0:13:20perfect pastry and a zesty filling.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24And there was something else Mary in particular was hoping to see.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27The thing that I'm not too happy about is they're nearly all
0:13:27 > 0:13:29using blowtorch.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31For me,
0:13:31 > 0:13:35the perfect way is to have it in the oven. I like them in the oven.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37Tom, what's wrong with just using a blowtorch?
0:13:37 > 0:13:39It's the cowboy way.
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Cos, like, you know, if you haven't got time, just blowtorch it.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45I mean, it's a bit lazy, to be honest.
0:13:45 > 0:13:49Mary is right. Make a lovely meringue and bake it in the oven.
0:13:49 > 0:13:51That's how it should be done. No other way.
0:13:51 > 0:13:55Well, citrus flavours chosen by the bakers included lime,
0:13:55 > 0:13:58lime and coconut and lime and coconut with lemongrass,
0:13:58 > 0:14:01but Benjamina went for grapefruit.
0:14:01 > 0:14:02As this unseen moment shows,
0:14:02 > 0:14:06Mel had a special facial expression for grapefruit.
0:14:06 > 0:14:10It can be very...grapefruit, can't it? Makes you go...
0:14:10 > 0:14:13I find. Do you get that, Bez, with a grapefruit?
0:14:22 > 0:14:25And having had that little bit of fun with Mel,
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Mary got back to the serious business of banging on about crisping meringues in the oven.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33They're nearly all using blowtorch,
0:14:33 > 0:14:36and, to me, meringue topping is best
0:14:36 > 0:14:39put in the oven to get a crunchiness.
0:14:39 > 0:14:43You've done it in the oven and that's how I like my meringue done.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46But I would like the meringue in the oven.
0:14:48 > 0:14:51Andrew was keen to get on with HIS signature.
0:14:51 > 0:14:54Just got to crack on with my meringue.
0:14:56 > 0:14:59He wasn't going to let Sue delay him, was he?
0:14:59 > 0:15:04A nifty little manoeuvre there. Let's have another look.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07SOUND OF CAR ACCELERATING
0:15:08 > 0:15:12Andrew decided to go with his mum's recipe, which had stem ginger
0:15:12 > 0:15:17in both the pastry base and the curd and ginger syrup in the meringue.
0:15:17 > 0:15:20His mother's clearly very fond of ginger.
0:15:20 > 0:15:25She must have been delighted with Andrew's appearance when he arrived.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29The judges said the curd was stunning but the pastry base and
0:15:29 > 0:15:30meringue let it down.
0:15:30 > 0:15:33Tom, what did you think of Andrew's Key lime pie.
0:15:33 > 0:15:35The one thing, again, if you looked at his meringue,
0:15:35 > 0:15:38it was flat and...not very good.
0:15:38 > 0:15:41I like the flavour combination, the ginger and lime works well,
0:15:41 > 0:15:42but I'm afraid the meringue...was poor.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45- His curd looked good, though, didn't it?- Yeah, very good.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47Even I knew that and I don't like it.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49But I did think that that looked like
0:15:49 > 0:15:51a triumph and they lingered on it quite nicely.
0:15:51 > 0:15:55Yeah, Danny, I think we know what you think, so...
0:15:55 > 0:15:57Tipped too much.
0:15:57 > 0:16:00Now, Jane was bitterly disappointed with her Showstopper
0:16:00 > 0:16:03and, as we can see, was sure she wouldn't be surprised by
0:16:03 > 0:16:05what the judges had to say.
0:16:05 > 0:16:09I think there's nothing you can say that I haven't said myself.
0:16:11 > 0:16:14- It's overbaked.- Oh, is it? Oh.
0:16:15 > 0:16:17"Shucks.
0:16:17 > 0:16:19"It is!"
0:16:19 > 0:16:23OK, let's find out if there are any winning bakes here in the studio.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26- Dawn, where are you?- Over here.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28What have you created for botanicals week?
0:16:28 > 0:16:32I've done four cactus in a greenhouse.
0:16:32 > 0:16:34Ooh, wow, they look amazing.
0:16:34 > 0:16:38Cos cacti cakes do seem to be quite the thing at the moment.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41- What's the appeal? - Erm, it was just easy to pipe.
0:16:44 > 0:16:46What are they made of?
0:16:46 > 0:16:50Erm, it's a sponge at the bottom, the crumb is Oreos and rich tea
0:16:50 > 0:16:54biscuits, and then it's sugar paste and buttercream.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57Well, thank you, Dawn. Mandy, where are you?
0:16:57 > 0:17:00- Hello. You've made a coffee cake. - Yes.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04And how have you decorated it to make it look really tempting?
0:17:04 > 0:17:07Well, I actually thought that botanicals meant bugs and
0:17:07 > 0:17:10creepy-crawlies and things like that, and they don't!
0:17:10 > 0:17:12Right. So...
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- So then I added some lettuce. - Lettuce and...
0:17:15 > 0:17:16Oh, my God.
0:17:16 > 0:17:18LAUGHTER AND GROANS
0:17:18 > 0:17:22- What are the slugs made of? - Oh, they're just fondant.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26They have got a very realistic glisten to them.
0:17:26 > 0:17:27- Look at that. TOM:- Brilliant.
0:17:27 > 0:17:30Thank you, Mandy, thank you for showing them to us.
0:17:30 > 0:17:32Kath and Louise, where are you?
0:17:32 > 0:17:36- Hi there. Now, you're sisters, aren't you?- Yes.- Yes.- OK.
0:17:36 > 0:17:39Kath, you first, what have you made?
0:17:39 > 0:17:43Well, Louise came up with a theme of a holly, for Paul Hollywood,
0:17:43 > 0:17:45and berry, for Mary Berry.
0:17:45 > 0:17:47Ohh!
0:17:47 > 0:17:52So, erm, I made just a vanilla cake with Paul and Mary to go on the top.
0:17:52 > 0:17:54And then Louise...did hers as well.
0:17:54 > 0:17:58Yeah, Louise, you decided to have a go. Let's look at yours.
0:17:58 > 0:18:00LAUGHTER
0:18:02 > 0:18:06I did send her a picture of mine. And then it obviously didn't...
0:18:06 > 0:18:08And then that happened!
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Oh, well, you've both put effort in, so thank you very much.
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Pam, where are you? Hi, Pam. Your cake looks lovely, what is it?
0:18:17 > 0:18:20It's a cake with lots of vegetables in it, so it has parsnip,
0:18:20 > 0:18:24sweet potato, carrot and kale.
0:18:24 > 0:18:27- Danny.- All right, OK, all right.
0:18:27 > 0:18:30- I can't apologise enough, I'm so sorry.- No, I can't.
0:18:30 > 0:18:33- Sitting there while I'm running down every ingredient in this.- It's OK.
0:18:33 > 0:18:35- So...- All right. I'll be honest.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38I mean, it looks absolutely spectacular, those are real flowers.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41I mean, I'm hoping that the kale will be enough to get your interest
0:18:41 > 0:18:45- but not enough to taste. - It looks amazing.
0:18:45 > 0:18:47The flowers are lovely and peppery, I like them in a salad.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50- That is brilliant. - That is delicious.
0:18:50 > 0:18:53It's nice to know that we can get our five-a-day in a cake like that.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- Absolutely.- Great. Good job. - It's earthy and spicy and sweet.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59It's got a hint of Christmas about it, which is really lovely.
0:18:59 > 0:19:05- That is extraordinary. Bravo. - Well done.- Bravo.- Thank you.
0:19:05 > 0:19:09- Zoe, where are you?- Here.- Hi, Zoe.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11So what have you brought for botanical week?
0:19:11 > 0:19:15Erm, I've brought floral cakes with crystallised herbs and
0:19:15 > 0:19:19- flowers on top.- Oh, they look gorgeous, actually. As a plant!
0:19:19 > 0:19:25- But... Danny, would you mind going and...?- Erm... OK, here...
0:19:25 > 0:19:29Man alive! This makes me feel like Monty Don. Look at that.
0:19:29 > 0:19:32- That is extraordinary, again. - What's all that stuff on top?
0:19:32 > 0:19:36- Erm, herbs. There's rosemary... - Oh, that's right, rosemary...
0:19:36 > 0:19:38- ..sage, mint and parsley. - Isn't that brilliant?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40And what are the flowerpots made of?
0:19:40 > 0:19:44- Erm, they're silicone, they're just... - Oh, so don't eat those, then?- No!
0:19:44 > 0:19:46Thank you very much indeed.
0:19:46 > 0:19:49You expect it to be cold, don't you? It looks exactly...
0:19:49 > 0:19:51- How should they eat them? - Do we turn them out, or...?
0:19:51 > 0:19:54- Erm, yeah, you can sort of squidge them out, I think.- Tip them out?
0:19:54 > 0:19:56- Yeah, tip them out. - It's like a sandcastle.- Here we go.
0:19:56 > 0:20:00- Oh, there we go.- Look at that. - Oh, look at that! That is...
0:20:00 > 0:20:04- You don't like to mess it up, do you?- No.- Oh, here we go. Here we go.
0:20:04 > 0:20:06- This is delicious in anyone's language.- Is that delicious?
0:20:06 > 0:20:09- This is a whole new horizon of taste.- It really is brilliant.
0:20:09 > 0:20:12- What is that?- Rose.- What is it? - Rose.- Rose.- Oh, I like that.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16- Reminds me of Turkish delight. - It is absolutely beautiful, that.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19- That is...- God, it's great here, isn't it?- Do you like that, Tom?
0:20:19 > 0:20:22- Thumbs up.- You've got the next series right here.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24Her, her, her, just get...
0:20:24 > 0:20:26They said, don't mention the next series.
0:20:26 > 0:20:29LAUGHTER
0:20:29 > 0:20:31APPLAUSE
0:20:34 > 0:20:37- Zoe, massive thumbs-up from everyone.- Yeah.- Thank you.
0:20:37 > 0:20:40And thanks very much to all our bakers in the studio. Thank you.
0:20:40 > 0:20:42Beautiful. Bravo. Bravo.
0:20:44 > 0:20:48Back now to the tent, and time to meet a baker whose yuzu
0:20:48 > 0:20:51bamboozled the judges, but Paul thought his chocolate loaf
0:20:51 > 0:20:53was the best thing since sliced bread.
0:20:53 > 0:20:56Will you please give a warm welcome to Rav?
0:20:56 > 0:20:58CHEERING
0:21:11 > 0:21:13- Hi, Rav.- Hello!
0:21:13 > 0:21:15- How you doing?- I'm good. - So lovely to meet you,
0:21:15 > 0:21:19and well done for getting all the way to week six in the tent.
0:21:19 > 0:21:23- Do you feel proud of yourself? - I am, I'm really, really proud.
0:21:23 > 0:21:25I definitely had my ups and downs but to make it to week six
0:21:25 > 0:21:27is quite an achievement for me.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Let's just remind ourselves how confident you were feeling in
0:21:30 > 0:21:31botanical week.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35This cake has to look good, and I don't do pretty.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37I'm not much of a floral guy at all.
0:21:37 > 0:21:40And I'm not the neatest of bakers.
0:21:40 > 0:21:42- And here you are.- Here I am, yes!
0:21:43 > 0:21:46But, yeah, no, I don't do pretty with my bakes,
0:21:46 > 0:21:48and I think that was my ultimate downfall, I'm afraid.
0:21:48 > 0:21:52Well, your margarita meringue pie didn't quite go to plan,
0:21:52 > 0:21:55and I found a bit of unseen footage which shows Paul really
0:21:55 > 0:21:57struggling with the whole concept.
0:21:57 > 0:22:01I'm going to be adding some tequila to my mandarin curd.
0:22:02 > 0:22:04And it's going to give you a bit of a kick.
0:22:04 > 0:22:08You've called it a margarita because it's got tequila and...
0:22:08 > 0:22:11- And citrus fruit.- ..and citrus in there.- Yes.- Interesting, OK.
0:22:12 > 0:22:15What did you think when Paul reacted like that?
0:22:15 > 0:22:18When Paul reacts like that, you kind of don't know what to think,
0:22:18 > 0:22:20cos he's not exactly giving anything away,
0:22:20 > 0:22:23just kind of leaves you thinking, have you made the right decision?
0:22:23 > 0:22:26But I thought it tasted good.
0:22:26 > 0:22:28Well, you see, with Mary you'd say it's
0:22:28 > 0:22:31a margarita meringue pie and she'd go, "That's tequila, isn't it?
0:22:31 > 0:22:32- "Make mine a big piece."- Yeah!
0:22:32 > 0:22:34Erm...
0:22:34 > 0:22:37Although there was one of your techniques, Rav,
0:22:37 > 0:22:40that Mary wasn't happy with. Let's have a look.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43- You're only blowtorching it?- Yeah.
0:22:52 > 0:22:57- Were you aware of Mary's dislike of blowtorching?- See, no.
0:22:57 > 0:23:00I thought I would get away with the blowtorching, because for
0:23:00 > 0:23:04some weird reason I thought that we all had to use a blowtorch.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07So when Mary was saying that you should have used the oven,
0:23:07 > 0:23:10I instantly regretted my decision to use the blowtorch, because I would have used the oven.
0:23:10 > 0:23:13- So you thought it was compulsory to use a blowtorch?- Yeah.
0:23:13 > 0:23:14I thought it was compulsory.
0:23:14 > 0:23:18Well, that's a shame that you got the wrong message, there, isn't it?
0:23:18 > 0:23:22Now, it is fair to say that you struggled with the Technical bakes
0:23:22 > 0:23:24- while you were in the tent. - Just a bit.
0:23:24 > 0:23:27- You'd managed to come last three weeks in a row.- Did I?
0:23:27 > 0:23:29I'm afraid so.
0:23:29 > 0:23:30Sorry to bring that up.
0:23:30 > 0:23:35Until ironically doing quite well in the Technical the week you went out.
0:23:35 > 0:23:41This week you managed a very respectable third place with your herb fougasse.
0:23:41 > 0:23:42Were you pleased with that?
0:23:42 > 0:23:44I was very happy with that third place,
0:23:44 > 0:23:46because every time they were mentioning, like,
0:23:46 > 0:23:48who came seventh, who came sixth,
0:23:48 > 0:23:51I thought my name was going to come up, so when they said,
0:23:51 > 0:23:54"Third place, Rav," I was very, very happy with that.
0:24:02 > 0:24:05You set yourself quite an ambitious challenge with your
0:24:05 > 0:24:08blossom-cake Showstopper by piping your own buttercream flowers
0:24:08 > 0:24:12onto it, but you went with the same orange blossom,
0:24:12 > 0:24:17almond and vanilla flavour for all three sponges. I mean, why was that?
0:24:17 > 0:24:21I thought it would be easier to have the same flavours, but in hindsight
0:24:21 > 0:24:24I should have taken more of a risk and had different flavours in there.
0:24:24 > 0:24:26Because I agree with Mary, it was very boring.
0:24:26 > 0:24:29But the buttercream flowers weren't that great either.
0:24:29 > 0:24:33See, I thought the buttercream flowers would give me brownie points,
0:24:33 > 0:24:36because I piped them myself, but obviously it didn't.
0:24:36 > 0:24:38Well, let's talk about pastry week.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42Your signature pastries, and especially your partially
0:24:42 > 0:24:45collapsed Bakewell tart wasn't great,
0:24:45 > 0:24:48but you were saved by your amuse bouche,
0:24:48 > 0:24:51because the judges loved your beautifully proportioned
0:24:51 > 0:24:55prawn tartlets and white-chocolate samosas and said they tasted
0:24:55 > 0:24:58great, too, so you must have been really pleased, were you?
0:24:58 > 0:25:00I think that was probably my highlight of being in the tent,
0:25:00 > 0:25:04because after the first two challenges I was convinced I was going home, and I kind of relaxed,
0:25:04 > 0:25:08thinking this is my last time in the tent so I'm going to enjoy my last few moments here,
0:25:08 > 0:25:11and I think by relaxing it kind of put me in my zone
0:25:11 > 0:25:14and I managed to pull it off with my Showstopper.
0:25:14 > 0:25:17Well, in batter week your Thai tofu Yorkshire puddings
0:25:17 > 0:25:20also went down a storm with the judges.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23You even managed to convert Paul to tofu.
0:25:23 > 0:25:25Quite an achievement, I believe.
0:25:25 > 0:25:30It was, because during the cooking process Paul would walk past and
0:25:30 > 0:25:33make these really, like, off-putting faces, as if he hated tofu!
0:25:33 > 0:25:36So I'm thinking that I'm about to present to Paul something
0:25:36 > 0:25:39that he's absolutely going to hate, and then when he said that
0:25:39 > 0:25:43he actually would like another one it was, again, a highlight for me.
0:25:43 > 0:25:47You went with an even more exotic flavour combo for your matcha
0:25:47 > 0:25:52churros, serving them up with a white chocolate and wasabi sauce.
0:25:52 > 0:25:54- I did.- Paul wasn't convinced by that.- He wasn't.
0:25:54 > 0:25:56They're risky flavours, aren't they?
0:25:56 > 0:25:59They are very risky, but I'm going to stand by it,
0:25:59 > 0:26:01because I think it tasted delicious.
0:26:07 > 0:26:11Now, here on Extra Slice we do give you an opportunity to have
0:26:11 > 0:26:14another go at a bake that didn't go quite to plan in the tent,
0:26:14 > 0:26:17so which one of your bakes have you brought along?
0:26:17 > 0:26:20I've made my three-tiered floral cake.
0:26:20 > 0:26:23So shall I lift this side for you? OK.
0:26:23 > 0:26:26- AUDIENCE:- Ooohh! - APPLAUSE
0:26:26 > 0:26:31It looks amazing. I'm just going to push that across. Oh, my God.
0:26:31 > 0:26:36The bottom sponge is orange blossom and almond with an orange curd.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39- The middle tier is rose and pistachio.- All right.
0:26:39 > 0:26:41And the top tier is lemon and lavender.
0:26:41 > 0:26:43- MURMURING - Very good.
0:26:43 > 0:26:47And was the timescale working on that similar to what you're given there?
0:26:47 > 0:26:49No, I took my time making this!
0:26:52 > 0:26:55- Delicious. The rose one again... - What do you think?
0:26:55 > 0:26:58- Vastly improved, sir. Brilliant. Really...- RAV:- Thank you.
0:26:58 > 0:27:02I have to say, we can taste all the flowers in there, I mean, it's...
0:27:02 > 0:27:05- Liza?- What's the middle one? That's the one that I've loved so far.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- It's the pistachio and rose. - The rose is beautiful.
0:27:08 > 0:27:10So I think three out of three there, brilliant.
0:27:10 > 0:27:12- Rav, well done. TOM:- Absolutely. - RAV:- Thank you.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19So was it how you thought it would be in the tent?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22- Oh, much better than I ever thought it would be.- Was it?- Yeah.
0:27:22 > 0:27:23Oh, well, that's great.
0:27:23 > 0:27:26Seriously, we've made friends for life, all 12 of us.
0:27:26 > 0:27:29- We speak every day.- Can I come to your reunion?- You can, you can.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33Because I should think there's going to be some quite nice cakes there.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36- There we go. Saying nothing. - Thank you, Danny.- Here it is.
0:27:36 > 0:27:40- None of us know what this is.- We've made you one of our special cakes.
0:27:40 > 0:27:42Right, that's you there.
0:27:42 > 0:27:45APPLAUSE
0:27:49 > 0:27:50I love it.
0:27:50 > 0:27:53Will you please give the wonderful Rav a great British send-off?
0:27:53 > 0:27:54Thank you.
0:27:54 > 0:27:56CHEERING
0:27:56 > 0:27:57Thank you, Rav.
0:28:04 > 0:28:05That's it for this week.
0:28:05 > 0:28:07A big thank-you to Rav,
0:28:07 > 0:28:12to all of our studio bakers and to our celebrity panel, Tom Aikens...
0:28:14 > 0:28:15..Liza Tarbuck...
0:28:15 > 0:28:17Thank you.
0:28:17 > 0:28:19- ..and Danny Baker.- Thank you. Mwah!
0:28:19 > 0:28:21Thank you.
0:28:21 > 0:28:24Next week, the bakers get their just "desserts". See you at 9.30.
0:28:24 > 0:28:26Until then, goodbye!