Nigella Lawson joins Bake Off as contestants face new challenges
Nigella Lawson appears as a new judge in The Great British Bake Off episode airing at 8pm on Channel 4. The contestants begin with chocolate stout cake, recreate a coffee and walnut cake from an image, and present self-portrait cake showstoppers, while the programme also features the final episode of 70 Up.
Nigella Lawson joins The Great British Bake Off as a new judge in the episode scheduled for 8pm on Channel 4.
The contestants’ challenges include making chocolate stout cake, recreating a coffee and walnut cake from a picture, and producing self-portrait cake showstoppers. One contestant puts a variation on Lawson’s recipe into the first challenge.
The evening’s television listings also include the final episode of 70 Up.
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