Episodes
We come to the Great British Bake Off final. Vose parents are in luck as the bakes are very much in their flavours, plus we have good discussion on decisions for bakes and the quality of challenges in the final. #WorthTheCalories
Published 11/30/20
Tempers are stretched this week as we watch chocolate cooling, burn ourselves on caramel, and build more cakes than we've ever had in the house before! The Great British Bake Off semi final also brings some intense discussion about the judging of each episode. #WorthTheCalories
Published 11/24/20
Things get steamy in the tent and the Vose household on dessert week. The Great British Bake Off Quarter Finals produce a shocking technical, and a group of bakers who cannot be separated. #WorthTheCalories
Published 11/17/20
80s week brings quiche and doughnuts. Thankfully not at the same time. It also brings one of the hottest days of the year. What a lovely day to make ice cream cake. #WorthTheCalories
Published 11/09/20
In Japanese week we may be a little down on or wanting to replace one of the judges, and the theme. But we also have our own ideas for what we would make in the challenges, and a lot of time for the remaining bakers. #WorthTheCalories
Published 11/02/20
In pastry week some people struggle with the brief for a pasty, a tart, and generally for choux pastry in eclairs. Cathryn makes a beautiful blackberry and lemon tart, Matthew gets to eat it! #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/26/20
Chocolate week is here which traditionally means things heating up. The latest Great British Bake Off is not exception with a myriad of failures for brownies, beautiful babkas, and white chocolate done a million ways! #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/19/20
Bread week is also a difficult one to get excited for, but we're tasting the rainbow in the bagels, and standing straight for stout and chocolate soda bread. #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/12/20
Biscuit week is a difficult one to have grandstand bakes for. But they tried. With place settings for memorable meals. Come for the Florentines, stay for complaints about ingredients and how they test bakes between filming. #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/04/20
The Great British Bake Off is back. We just want to know the logistics of this series, but instead we'll talk about Battenberg, pineapple, and art vs skill in baking challenges. Find our baking photos on Instagram (@eloquentgushing). Make sure you tag us to share your bakes if you're attempting these, and tell us what you're doing with the excess cake these days! #WorthTheCalories
Published 09/26/20
It's time for the Junior Bake Off, which gives us the best of GBBO with none of the complaints. Joyful, entertaining, and all around wonderful. Plus with interesting challenges that should be used on the 'adult' show. #WorthTheCalories
Published 11/11/19
Week 10 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is brings us a final with some difficult moments and a lot of discussion about the need for a showrunner on GBBO. Plus chocolate cake, what makes a valid technical challenge, and getting stabbed on caramel. #WorthTheCalories
Published 11/04/19
Week 9 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is brings us four great bakers who are so similar and yet so different. We're a little distracted by talking about how the final might go, but we also talk vegetable in cake, making GSH more to our taste, and the best glass box not made with glass! #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/28/19
Week 8 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is putting the paste into pastry. Big debates this week on the merits of pie flavours, pie tops, pie thickness, and the technical challenge itself. #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/17/19
Week 7 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is a festival of festivals. Any bun you like, more deep frying, and regular geometrical baking to make Matthew very happy. #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/15/19
Week 6 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off aims for anything you serve as your last course. Meringues that held up well, exceptional technical baking, and a proper mid/late season showstopper await. Plus we made custard tarts! #WorthTheCalories
Published 10/03/19
Week 5 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off steps out on the town with fedoras and feathers. We're scared of the deep fat fryer, disappointed in the visual styles on show, and delighted that custard tarts have arrived. #ATAV
Published 09/25/19
Week 4 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off gets the milking stool out and brings the culture. We've never had Maids of Honour but now we know to cut them to a bigger size. And we find that proving proved difficult with the baps. #WorthTheCalories
Published 09/19/19
Week 3 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off might seem simple but could be deceiving us. Baps and burgers are going to be attempted, and mixed attempts (and feelings) at fig rolls are the topic of the day. Don't forget to enter our giveaway! #WorthTheCalories
Published 09/12/19
Week 2 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off brings us to biscuits. Chocolate coated, filled with figs, or sculpted into animals, we all like biscuits. We're also joined by many friends who attempted angel cake slices last week.
Published 09/05/19
The 2019 Great British Bake Off series gets off to a promising start with birthday cakes, angel cake slices, and fruity fruit cakes with significant dried fruit. We get to reminisce over our beloved childhood cakes, and review our attempt of last year's campfire pitta breads. #WorthTheCalories
Published 08/28/19
We're getting excited for the 2019 series of the Great British Bake Off. The show is back on TV on 27th August, and we'll be back a day or two later with our discussion of the bakes, the challenges, our attempts, and more. Until then, enjoy this introduction to the new series. #WorthTheCalories
Published 08/25/19
Week 10, the final of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – The final was a travesty, getting married in a tent, doughnut memories, yes a travesty, baking for 7 hours, the result wasn’t a travesty, design vs flavour, the challenges were a travesty Torta Setteveli recipe Campfire pitta recipe Subscribe to...
Published 10/31/18
Week 9 (semi-final) of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – When do you finalise your pastry type, British dessert sizes, layer cakes, practice cakes, Parisian window research Aeblskiver recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter We’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100%...
Published 10/24/18
Week 8 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Tropical Eton mess, cutting pineapples, is it better to make something good or something right, judging the bake or the extras. Vegan Pavlova recipe Our vegan pavlova Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter...
Published 10/17/18