For cake week in series 7, the bakers were challenged to bake a British classic, Jaffa Cakes. This challenge seems easy however getting a nice smooth finish on the chocolate top of the Jaffa Cakes can be a bit tricky!
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GBBO Technical Challenge S2W1 - Coffee and Walnut Battenberg Cake
This was an interesting technical challenge, making the cake and the buttercream for this recipe was straight forward however, the hard part of this challenge was to cut the cake perfectly so that you get the checkerboard look. So if you try to make this cake, take your time while cutting the cake, it will be worth it.
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GBBO Technical Challenge S2W2 – Tarte Au Citron
This has been one of my favourite technical challenges to make, as Lemon Tarts (Tarte Au Citrons) are one of my favourite things to eat. It is a great challenge as making the perfect short crust pastry can be difficult, you have to make sure the pastry is chilled enough otherwise the pastry will shrink when it is baked in the oven. Another issue is baking the tart filling because if the oven is too hot or the tart is over baked it can cause the filling to crack on the top of the tart.
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