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.

2022 Episode 6 – Halloween and S’mores

Spooky scary baking this week with apple cake horrors and deadly digestives. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for S’mores 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 5 – Desserts and Lemon Meringue Pie

The broadest topic possible this week with one of the great technical challenges and one of the possible worst showstoppers. Two recipes from Cathryn this week along with some off the cuff creation of cocktail dessert recipes Enjoy! #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on...

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2022 Episode 4 – Mexican and Tacos

Hola! Semana Mexicana, with tacos, buns, and the moistest of cakes. We had a great time doing this, and that’s not just the tequila talking. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Tacos 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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2022 Episode 3 – Bread and Pain Aux Raisins

Again questions of how close the recipes map to the theme. Efforts made in baking pizzas and pain aux raisins mixed fruit, plus a discussion of pre-baking pizza dough or not. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Pain aux Raisins Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing...

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2022 Episode 2 – Biscuits and Garibaldi

We have some great questions to discuss this week, which is perhaps better than discussing Garibaldi biscuits. But you can also find out what is the ‘2001 A Space Odyssey of biscuits’, what masks your hosts would make from biscuits, and what actually is a macaron foot. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Garibaldi Subscribe to our RSS...

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2022 Episode 1 – Cake and Red Velvet

New bake off brings new bakers, fizzing 17cm red velvet cake, and a lack of recipes. Never fear, we baked anyway and you can hear our thoughts on sandwich cakes, showstoppers, and swapping the middle of cakes. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Red Velvet Cake Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google...

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All Episodes

2020 Episode 4 – Chocolate and Babka

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...

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2020 Episode 3 – Bread and Rainbow Bagels

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...

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2020 Episode 2 – Biscuits and Coconut Macaroons

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...

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2020 Episode 1 – Cakes and Pineapple Upside Down Cake

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...

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Junior Bake Off 2019 – Week 1

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...

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2019 Episode 10 – Final and Stilton Soufflés

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...

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2019 Episode 9 – Patisserie and Gâteau Saint Honoré

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...

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2019 Episode 8 – Pastry and Moroccan-Style Pie

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,...

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2019 Episode 7 – Festivals and Cassatelle

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...

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2019 Episode 6 – Desserts and Verrines

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...

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