Worth The Calories

2023 Episode 10 – Final and Lardy Cake

Finally time for the final, and we have three bakers making eclairs, Lardy cake, and layer cake. What a lark! #WorthTheCalories Lardy Cake recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you’d like access to exclusive…

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2023 Episode 9 – Patisserie and Millefoglie

Apologies now for the accent attempts, and the noises made at the idea of greeny-blue mirror glaze. But delight at the interesting patisserie available this week! #WorthTheCalories Tarte Aux Pommes recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like…

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2023 Episode 5-8 – Pastry, Botanicals, Desserts, and Party

After several weeks unable to record we are back with a packed podcast covering four Bake Off episodes! Join us to discuss treacle pudding timings and botanical opinions. #WorthTheCalories Dauphinoise potato and caramelised onion pithivier recipeLemon and thyme bundt recipeOrange and ginger treacle puddings recipeCaterpiller cake recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple…

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2023 Episode 4 – Chocolate and Caramelised White Chocolate Cheesecake

A technical that takes weeks not hours to really create, plus we’re Torte a lot about cake and chocolate box creation. #WorthTheCalories Caramelised White Chocolate Cheesecake recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you’d like…

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2023 Episode 3 – Bread and Devonshire Splits

Some minor anguish this week over a decision in the show, plus a new clue from an unlikely source as to when this was filmed. #WorthTheCalories Devonshire Splits recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If…

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2023 Episode 2 – Biscuits and Custard Creams

Is a teacake a biscuit? At what point does the ratio of filling to biscuit stop something being a biscuit? These and other fundamental questions are discussed, as well as some chat about the latest episode of the Great British Bake Off. #WorthTheCalories Custard Cream recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts…

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2023 Episode 1 – Cake and Chocolate Fudge Cake

Bake Off is back and we have the most chocolatey chocolate cake left to eat along with animal cakes with non-animal fillings. #WorthTheCalories Chocolate Fudge Cake recipeChocolate cake with vanilla buttercream recipe (the nicer version of this cake recommended by Matthew) Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re…

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2022 Episode 10 – Final

Late but worth the wait, our episode about the 2022 Great British Bake Off Final. #WorthTheCalories Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you’d like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If…

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2022 Episode 8 and 9 – Pastry and Patisserie

A double serving this week of PastryPatisserie, lots of chat about this year’s finalists, jealousy over the quality of the technical challenges, and a quick sojourn into childhood books. #WorthTheCalories Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you….

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2022 Episode 7 – Custard and Ice Creams

Delighted at the amount of custard we’re presented with this week, and saddened not to be making ice creams. Also a brief discussion of the way every dessert menu in restaurants seems to be identical these days. What’s with that? #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Pistachio and Praline Ice Creams Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on…

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