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Would you be a star baker, or a total flop?

How Far Would You Make It On "The Great British Bake Off?"

Quiz: How Far Would You Make It On "The Great British Bake Off?"

How Far Would You Make It On &quot;The Great British Bake Off?&quot;

[Learn how to make Victoria sponge cake.](https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1997/classic-victoria-sandwich)

A classic Victoria sandwich is two layers of sponge cake filled with jam and whipped cream.

It's the first technical challenge: a Victoria sandwich! What should you fill your cake with?

[Learn more about golden syrup](https://sharingthefoodwelove.wordpress.com/2012/05/08/what-is-golden-syrup/) and check out a [recipe for treacle tart.](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/219141/treacle-tart/)

Golden syrup, also called light treacle, is a golden-colored liquid sugar made from cane sugar or sugar beets. It has a subtle caramel flavor and is commonly used to make treacle tart — a simple tart made with a shortbread crust and a gooey center.

Oh no! A treacle tart recipe they gave you calls for golden syrup. What in the world is golden syrup?!

[Get a recipe for angel food cake.](https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/angel-food-cake-recipe-1938726)

Angel food cake's only leavening agent is whipped egg whites. They help make it light and fluffy without having to use ingredients like baking powder or baking soda.

Paul Hollywood wants you to make a perfect angel food cake. What's the primary leavening agent in angel food cake?  


[Learn how to make tuiles.](https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/tuile-recipe)

A tuile is a baked wafer cookie typically served as a garnish.

And Prue wants a tuile to go with it! What's a tuile?

[Learn how to make aquafaba.](https://minimalistbaker.com/a-guide-to-aquafaba/)

Aquafaba is a fancy name for the fluffy mixture you end up with when you whip canned chickpea water. It can be used as a vegan meringue or egg replacement and doesn't have a strong chickpea flavor.

It's vegan week! A recipe calls for aquafaba. What is that?

[Get a recipe for dobos torte.](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/7650/dobos-torte/)

A dobos torte (sometimes called a drum torte) is a Hungarian cake layered with chocolate buttercream that's topped with caramel and sometimes finished with ground nuts.

Time for a showstopper! Paul and Prue want you to make a classic dobos torte. What is that?

[Check out a handy cup-to-grams conversion chart.](http://dish.allrecipes.com/cup-to-gram-conversions/)

One cup of flour is about 120 grams.

Oh no! But the recipe is written in grams! It calls for 120 grams of flour – that's about...

Just make sure you freeze the ice cream long enough or else it will look like that... [Learn how to make baked Alaska at home](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/baked-alaska/).

A baked Alaska is a classic dessert made with sponge cake layered with ice cream that's covered in meringue and baked or torched to brown it. The meringue insulates the ice cream and prevents it from melting.

And for the final showstopper, the judges want you to make a baked Alaska. What is that?

Eh, maybe baking isn't your thing. Study up on your techniques and you'll be ready to compete in no time!

You would be voted out in the first episode

You wouldn't be voted out in the first episode, but you wouldn't make it very far. Sorry!

You would do OK, but you also wouldn't last very long

You would do amazing, but you wouldn't win it all. You're still a star baker!

You would be a finalist

Congrats! You have the baking skills needed to win it all! You're a star baker!

You would win

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