The Vanilla Pod Bakery: September 2014

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Great British Bake Off Play Along Challenge

Week 6 - #GBBO Challenge - European Cakes

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Week 6! I can't believe it is week 6 already! I am seriously behind on my own personal VPB #GBBO challenge! I still have to bake: week 4's bakes (8x self sourcing puddings, Tiramisu Cake and Baked Alaska) and week 5's bakes (Custard Tart, Spiral Pear Pie and Three Tier Pie Structure) plus biscuit scene! I will bake all of these delicious sounding bakes but just might not be able to complete them in the Great British Bake Off time frame!

I am actually on holiday in Menorca at the moment but I have just rushed back to my hotel room so I can watch this week's programme! - I think I am official a #GBBO nut! I even tweeted about it!

I am an offical #GBBO14 nut! I am currently on holiday and I have just rushed back to hotel watch week 6!!

— Vanilla Pod Bakery (@VanillaPodChelt) September 10, 2014

European Cakes
Technical Challenge: Princess Cake (which looks amazing) or in other words a Prinsesstårta cake. This looks so complicated! I am not very good with cakes like this, really have to be in the mood! Unless I am making up my own recipes, I tend look at all the ingredients and think oh goodness! But of course I will try this. I have made lots of the elements before just never put them all together! It will be very interesting to see how mine turns out! - Nancy's was perfect, it looked so yummy.

So the cakes for this week are:

Signature challenge: A traditional European cake made with yeast

I have to get my thinking cap on for this, I don't think I have ever made a yeast cake. Looking forward to it though with my new bundt tin (bought at the beginning of #GBBO).

We’ve found someone who likes the look of Nancy’s bake… #GBBO pic.twitter.com/J6zKMhCYq2

— BBC One (@BBCOne) September 10, 2014

This Princess cake is the mother of all tech challenges on #GBBO Looks well worth the effort though pic.twitter.com/yoTMvfAOWR

— Great British Chefs (@gbchefs) September 10, 2014

Show Stopper Challenge: Dobos Torte

I have never heard of this cake, again it looks amazing and very complicated! But the caramel! Every time I have made caramel I have always managed to burn myself! Fingers crossed I won't this time!

All the bakers cakes look fantastic. Though have they put dowels in them to the support the structures?

Nancy's looked and tasted amazing - according to Paul and Mary. Luis looked brilliant but apparently lacked in flavour. Chetna's amazing as well.

Look at the concentration going into @luistroyano decoration on this stately Dobos torte pic.twitter.com/x3le7QLCuA

— Great British Chefs (@gbchefs) September 10, 2014

Another shock of the series! I can't believe nobody left! But well done to Richard and Kate :)

Lovely ending in #GBBO this week after what must have been the show's toughest week! pic.twitter.com/sp8HUfK65O
— Great British Chefs (@gbchefs) September 10, 2014

I think Nancy, Luis and Chetna will make it into the final. Who do you think will more forward?

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