I don't know about you, but I haven't been able to stop thinking about the Great British Bake Off cake week premiere since I watched it.
It had everything I need from a new season of Bake Off — an absolutely lovely cast of bakers, a teeny bit of drama, and a truly bonkers Showstopper Challenge.
One of the most terrifying show stoppers on Bake Off. Ever. #GBBO #GreatBritishBakeOff
Since I absolutely adore the drawings of the bakers' plans, I decided to recap each episode with side-by-sides of the drawings next to how the actual bakes turned out. Please enjoy!
First up was the Signature Bake: Battenberg cakes! (A dessert I'm going to pretend I've heard of before watching this episode!) On your mark, get set...
1. Loriea's bright blue bubblegum and cream soda Battenberg:
2. Laura's pretty floral Battenberg:
3. Mak's subdued and soothing Battenberg:
4. Lottie's bright and fun Battenberg:
5. Peter's polka-dotted Battenberg:
6. Sura's sunny and citrusy Battenberg:
7. Rowan's sparkling and magical Battenberg:
8. Linda's ambulance Battenberg, which was a tribute to her cousin:
9. Hermine's pretty and polished Battenberg:
10. Dave's coffee-licious Battenberg:
11. Marc's floral and fun Battenberg:
12. And Mark's fruit-filled and nutty Battenberg:
Then, this week's Technical Challenge certainly had a bit of drama when Sura accidentally knocked over Dave's tray of pineapple upside-down cake to make them ~literally~ upside-down. But Sura was SO deeply apologetic and the whole thing made me very sad.
That led to the MAIN EVENT, one of the most bonkers and hilarious Showstoppers ever — the contestants had to make a cake bust of their favorite celebrity and, whew, that was a real tough one. Luckily the bakers are all great sports, and I genuinely enjoy them all so much.
13. Rowan's Marie Antoinette bust:
14. Lottie's Louis Theroux bust:
15. Mak's Bill Bryson bust:
16. Dave's Tom DeLonge bust:
17. Peter's Sir Chris Hoy bust:
18. Mark's Charles Darwin bust:
19. Sura's David Attenborough bust:
20. Loriea's Miss Lou bust:
21. Laura's Freddie Mercury bust:
22. Linda's Bob Marley bust:
23. Hermine's Lupita Nyong'o bust:
24. And Marc's David Bowie bust:
