Synopsis

Judges Nadiya and Allegra presented the bakers – Nikki, Oli, Elodie, and Hamish – with a technical challenge entirely focused on British baking, yet with an unexpected element. Allegra’s surprise recipe called for ‘squashed fly’ scones, served with homemade jam and cream. A wave of relief washed over the contestants upon discovering that the ‘flies’ were merely currants. Their further relief would come with successfully executing the show-stopper ombre cake, the key to securing a place in the qu