Great British Bake Off 2018 LIVE: Will Manon remain frontrunner in week 2?
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Your support makes all the difference.Britain’s most beloved and pastel-hued baking show returned last week, with a batch of new Great British Bake Off contestants taking a break from skipping merrily in a park to try and get Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith’s taste buds tingling.
The second series to air on Channel 4 kicked off with biscuit week and saw the 12 newcomers tasked with creating a set of traditional biscuits inspired by something personal to them. A gentle enough start – unlike the technical challenge, which featured some devilishly tricky marshmallow-making as the new dozen were asked to make wagon wheels.
Following a difficult showstopper that saw the bakers make selfie biscuits, France’s own Manon was voted star baker, while Imelda was voted out (narrowly losing to Terry).
After the shock to the system that was a non-cake-based opening week, will the show give the people they sponge they demand in week two?
Watch all the action from the Berkshire tent with us in our live blog below (please allow a moment for it to load).
Bake Off airs Tuesday on Channel 4 at 8pm.
I love Noel's narration voice, like he's explaining what Dignitas is to children.
Next up, a Monet-inspired cake! Dyed green with spinach! This is madness.
Everyone's struggling with this one, at least one or two disasters definitely on the way.
A real spectrum of greens in these cakes, ranging from "summer meadow" to "cartoon vomit".
Karen finishes last, followed by Ruby. Last week's star baker Manon can only manage sixth.
Terry's waxed up the moustache thank goodness for that, time for the showstoppers.
We've had Monet cakes already and now Ruby's taking inspiration from Jackson Pollock with her showstopper.
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