The Great British Baking Show
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We throw our hands up to the gray British sky in praise of this decision.
Hammond got her start in the early 2000s as a contestant onBig Brother, so shes a reality-TV veteran.
The signature challenge is a little odd: make a vertically layered cake.
Because of the cylindrical shape, it looks like a regular cake with a surprise inside.
No, dont worry.
Its not a gender reveal.
We go around the tent, meeting the bakers and learning about what theyre making.
Shes making a Genoise sponge because she saw it onBake Off, which seems like a bad idea.
Dont we want to make things that the judges have never seen before?
As the vertical cakes stack up, a few are gorgeous-looking.
At least she got a hug from Paul Hollywood (a hug from Paul Hollywood?!)
as a consolation prize.
The technical challenge is wonderfully meta.
While the title might differ based on your country, the cake is decidedly the same.
They keep going on about the missing raspberry, though.
I had no idea it was there?
How have I watched 14 seasons of this show and never noticed the missing raspberry?
At the top are Abbi (archetype: forager), Amos, and Dan, the winner.
So far, Im loving back to basics.
Nicki must have a cat because shes making a beaver.
Solid work, sister.
Welcome to the team.
Abbi should change her name to Mary, because she made a little lamb that looked absolutely adorable.
If theres a dark horse, its Tasha.
It was so good that Prue almost flew away.
Dan also made a wonderfully realistic version of his dead dog, Bruno.
He should have put some candy-bar chunks on it and called it a Bruno Mars cake.
Im here all season.)
Not everyone fared so well.
But ultimately, Amos and his pokey orca end up in last place.
Hes sent home, and just now, as orcas are having a moment.
I hope the orca mafia ramming boats in the Mediterranean dont find out about this and come for Amos.
