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Paul makes a blackcurrant and liquorice swirly Swiss roll, whilst Mary takes us through the very first technical of the series; her perfect cherry cake with lemon icing. Paul demonstrates how to make two types of savoury biscuits and Mary shows us the correct way to make Florentines, and finishes with her showstopping miniature classic coffee and walnut cakes.
Back in the Baking Show tent, Mary and Paul roll up their sleeves, baking the challenges that they set the bakers in Bread and Desserts weeks of The Great British Baking Show.
Paul takes us through his Ciabatta technical and his showstopping Roquefort and Walnut Loaf one step at a time and Mary shows us how to make her layered Tiramisu Cake from Desserts week. Paul shows his saucy side with Chocolate Volcano fondant puds whilst Mary finishes off with her flamboyant Neapolitan Baked Alaska.
As the challenges got harder for the bakers, so too must Mary and Paul make their more elaborate bakes, showing us how to achieve the perfect results at home.
Mary makes a swirling Chocolate and Orange Tart and the most complicated technical challenge of the series; the Swedish Princesstårta. Paul dusts off his pastry skills making Mini Sausage Plaits and de-mystifies the delicious Kouign Amann which so baffled the bakers in the tent. Finally, Mary constructs her own version of the two-tiered Dobos Torte, complete with caramel of all kinds, with hints and tips on how to achieve perfection at home.
In the final masterclass of the series, Mary and Paul dust off the flour one last time, creating the signature, technical and showstopping challenges from the last part of The Great British Baking Show.
Mary makes a pair of chouxs with her Lemon and Raspberry Éclairs, whilst Paul gets fruity with his Cherry and Chocolate Loaf. Paul explains how to stretch your skills to make the technical Povitica followed by his showstopping Raspberry and Chocolate Doughnuts, whilst Mary finishes with her elaborate Double Chocolate Entremets that will impress at any dinner party. Throughout, giving helpful advice to inspire you to achieve the same at home.
Get ready for Christmas with Mary and Paul as they plan their Christmas in this special one-off festive Masterclass. They will share their favorite recipes for Christmas classics such as Stollen, Mincemeat Streusel and a Gingerbread House that can be made with all the family, and some less well known bakes – Scottish Black Bun, Tunis Cake and Paul’s Hand-raised Boxing Day Pie – the perfect way to use up all the trimmings from the day before. Mary and Paul will show you what will last and what can be made in advance, to keep the festive baking season as strss-free as possible.
