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 Latest recipes can be found here. Subscribe to our…

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 Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100%…

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 Recipe for chocolate babka – not from GBBO site as that one has disappearedRecipe for chocolate brownies Subscribe to…

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 Recipe for Rainbow BagelsRecipe for gluten free rice flour blueberry muffins Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on…

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 Recipe for Coconut Macaroons Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re…

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…

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 Recipe for English Madeleines Recipe for Viennese Whirls Recipe for Cinnamon Buns Recipe for Pancakes Recipe for…

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 Recipe for Stilton Soufflés Subscribe to our RSS feed…

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…

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 Recipe for Moroccan-Style Pie Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here…