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.

2019 Episode 3 – Bread and baps and burgers and bread related puns

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. Recipe for baps and burgers Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here...

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2019 Episode 2 – Biscuits and fig rolls

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. Plus… butter extract: Recipe for Fig Rolls Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple...

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2019 Episode 1 – Cake and feathered sliced angels

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. Recipe for Angel Cake Slices Recipe for Naked Christmas...

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2019 Introduction

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. Subscribe to our...

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2018 Episode 10 – Final and campfire pitta

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...

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2018 Episode 9 – Patisserie and Torta Settevelli

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%...

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