Worth The Calories

Hosted ByMatthew, Cathryn, Mandi Kaye

Talking about the latest episodes and bakes of Love Production's The Great British Bake Off. We talk about the star baker, who left, favourite moments, best tie-in advertising, and our attempts at the recipes.

2026 Episode 6 – Karpatka and Freeform Pie

Pastry week brings pies and more pies, plus a decadent Polish vanilla custard dessert. We are also joined by a very noisy cohost… Kira the cat wanted a lot of attention during the recording, she has opinions on pastry! Karpatka Recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Get in...

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2026 Episode 5 – Bread and Butter Pudding and Retro Dessert Trolley

Dessert week brings us good challenges as well as a first time try of a British staple for some of our bakers (and one of your hosts). Bread & Butter Pudding Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to...

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2026 Episode 4 – Flatbreads and Enriched Dough Centrepieces

Bread week is memorable this year for all the wrong reasons. We’re still washing our hands from all the garlic and our flatbreads need more of a clue in the name about whether they should be thick or not! Blue Cheese & Roasted Grape Flatbreads Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereWe’re...

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2026 Episode 3 – Mystery Ingredients and Wearable Bakes

Audience Choice week brings us relatives, bake what you know, and wearable bakes. Because wearing something you’ve baked is such a standard thing to create, right? Toasted Marshmallow Raspberry CakeApple Tart RecipeCaribbean Rum Cake Recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the...

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2026 Episode 2 – Iced Gems and Biscuit Mosaic

A whopping bake of 30 whole cookies plus a technical that is gems of childhood and never need to be made at home! Iced Gems RecipeDonna Dundas Daim Bar Cookies Recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to...

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2026 Episode 1 – Coffee and Walnut Cake and Self Portrait Cake

Welcome our new judge, new challenge variations, and new bakers. Come for the baking insights, stay for the controversial thoughts about an actual use for the Imperial system! Coffee & Walnut CakeNigella’s Chocolate Guinness Cake Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the...

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2026 Episode 6 – Karpatka and Freeform Pie

Pastry week brings pies and more pies, plus a decadent Polish vanilla custard dessert. We are also joined by a very noisy cohost… Kira the cat wanted a lot...

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2026 Episode 5 – Bread and Butter Pudding and Retro Dessert Trolley

Dessert week brings us good challenges as well as a first time try of a British staple for some of our bakers (and one of your hosts). Bread &...

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2026 Episode 4 – Flatbreads and Enriched Dough Centrepieces

Bread week is memorable this year for all the wrong reasons. We’re still washing our hands from all the garlic and our flatbreads need more of a clue in...

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2026 Episode 3 – Mystery Ingredients and Wearable Bakes

Audience Choice week brings us relatives, bake what you know, and wearable bakes. Because wearing something you’ve baked is such a standard thing to create, right? Toasted Marshmallow Raspberry...

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2026 Episode 2 – Iced Gems and Biscuit Mosaic

A whopping bake of 30 whole cookies plus a technical that is gems of childhood and never need to be made at home! Iced Gems RecipeDonna Dundas Daim Bar...

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2026 Episode 1 – Coffee and Walnut Cake and Self Portrait Cake

Welcome our new judge, new challenge variations, and new bakers. Come for the baking insights, stay for the controversial thoughts about an actual use for the Imperial system! Coffee...

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2025 Episode 10 – Madeleine Tower and Table Cake

A bake off final, a birthday, and a visit from the Ghost of Bake Offs Past on this week’s Worth The Calories. Madeleine tower recipe Subscribe to our RSS...

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2025 Episode 9 – Framboisier and Macaron Centrepiece

Yes we did the sugar dome. We melted clingfilm. But other than that we also got to use our favourite piping gadget and our favourite cream substitute, so it’s...

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2025 Episode 8 – Upside Down Orange Puddings and Free Standing Trifle

This episode stands on its own and is full of gelatine. Upside Down Orange Pudding recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Get...

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2025 Episode 7 – Raspberry Soufflé and Vacherin Glacé

Raspberry soufflé – minimum ingredients, maximum effort! Find out how we get on making meringue pies and serving a soufflé that simply MUST be eaten as soon as it...

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