Welcome back to The Bake Down! It’s biscuit week in the tent and this year gave us illusion Macaron signatures, Garibaldis for a technical challenge and spectacular biscuit masks in the showstopper. We had a new star baker and another sad exit as well as a double handshake. Join Sarah alongside former contestants Dan, Jane and Howard as they see which way the cookie crumbles as they discuss biscuit week. Remember to send us your questions each week to bakedown@bakewithalegend.com and we'll get t...
Sep 21, 2022•50 min•Season 5Ep. 3
***As mentioned at the start of the podcast we'd love you to join our free webinar this Saturday (9am PT / 11am CT / 12pm ET / 5pm UK) in memory of Her Majesty, the late Queen, Elizabeth II. The brilliant Howard Middleton (GBBO series 4) will be teaching live from Sheffield, UK all the skills you need to master his delicious Chocolate Tiffin, a treat believed to be a favourite of Her Majesty. Click here to sign up , it's completely free.*** Thirteen may be unlucky for some, but not for us - Bake...
Sep 14, 2022•59 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Hurrah! It's back again! Bake Off returns in the UK on 13th September and we hope we'll be your perfect accompaniment to the new series. Founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to assess our new dozen as we try to work out who the potential winners could be from the limited biographies and photographs that are shared ahead of the show! Send us your questions each week to bakedown@bakewithalegend.com and we'll get through as many ...
Sep 06, 2022•41 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Happy New Year to all of our listeners, we wish you all the best for 2022! As always the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy was joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on a wonderful New Year Special, where four stars from former series returned, with Kim Joy, Rowan, Hermine and Jon all back looking for bake off glory in the famous tent, as they made Decadent Buns, a Vaselopita and an enchanting biscuit winters scene. Remember here at Bak...
Jan 02, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 12
Merry Christmas to all of our listeners! We hope you had a wonderful day celebrating! As always the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy was joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on a wonderful Christmas Special, where four stars from the hit British TV Series 'It's a Sin' battled it out for bake off glory in the famous tent. We reflected on a leftover Christmas Dinner Pie, a chocolate Yule Log and a glorious Christmas Tree Showstopper. R...
Dec 26, 2021•44 min•Season 4Ep. 11
As always the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy was joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on carrot cakes, Belgian buns and a mad hatters tea party for a final that was too close to call until the end. We've loved doing the podcast for this year and we'll aim to be back for the festive specials. We’re so sad that Bake Off is over for another year, but to celebrate we’re holding a free webinar with Howard Middleton this Sunday 28th Nove...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 10
WHAT. AN. EPISODE. If you're after brilliant baking, handshakes everywhere you look and drama until the final moments - then you simply couldn't have asked for more than what was served up in the tent for a memorable semi-final. As always the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy was joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on how our remaining bakers fared and ultimately in an episode worthy of a final, it was almost unfair that anyone had t...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 9
The arrival of 'free from' week brought with it more cries of 'all about survival' as our final five bakers entered the tent, with identical dairy free ice cream sandwiches, vegan sausage rolls and a gluten free celebration cake all on the agenda for those that wished to advance to a semi-final. As always the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy was joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on how our remaining bakers fared in this quarter-fi...
Nov 10, 2021•55 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Welcome back fans of the Bake Down, it's a pleasure to have you with us once again, as we react to Caramel Week, which included a sharing sized caramel tart and most excitingly of all - a chance to see how to make your very own Twix bar - except they couldn't mention it was a Twix bar, we just had to listen to Matt refer to how it may usually belong in a golden wrapper! As always the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beas...
Nov 03, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Roll up, roll up, get your innuendo bingo cards ready after perhaps the most innuendo laden episode in Great British Bake Off History as our seven bakers were tasked with making some perfect pastry to keep themselves in contention of the ultimate prize. Founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on some lovely chouxnuts, baklava and terrine pies, as seven became six in the hallowed tent. Remember here at...
Oct 27, 2021•52 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Once again the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on the first ever German week, where it should have been home advantage for Jurgen! So excited were we about German week, that we've decided to run a FREE webinar this Sunday, 24th October, at 3.30pm UK where Dan is going to be teaching Eisenbahner - railway biscuits! These traditional German biscuits are made to resemble railway sleepers, which i...
Oct 20, 2021•53 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Once again the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on dessert week, where we ended up with as many disasters as we did successes. Could our bakers make a promising Pavlova and what about their stupendous sticky toffee puddings... surely none of them would forget to put their flour... oh. Never mind. For the showstopper, they were asked to make brilliant jaconde desserts with varying success. Remem...
Oct 13, 2021•39 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Once again the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on bread week, where Lizzie was on hand with more surreal animal related stories to keep us entertained! Could our bakers make a stunning Focaccia and what about their ciabatta breadsticks - one so deserving the bread master himself Paul Hollywood extended his hand for a rare handshake! For the showstopper, they were asked to make something brilli...
Oct 06, 2021•39 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Once again the founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and Dan Beasley Harling to reflect on biscuit week as Series 12 continued with a superb episode of baking entertainment. We saw some wonderful Brandy Snaps created before the bakers were asked to make some Jammie Dodgers, albeit it seemed they weren't allowed to call them that! Childhood toys were then turned into showstoppers some breathtaking results! Remember here at Bake With A...
Sep 29, 2021•49 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The wait is no more, as Paul, Prue, Matt and Noel were back on our screens to kick us off with what we're certain will be ten joyous weeks of baking. Fair to say we had a real mix of baking going on in the tent, but from 19 year old Freya to 70 year old Maggie, there's a wonderful cross section of British society represented and everyone will no doubt soon have their favourites - we all do. Founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton, Jane Beedle and D...
Sep 22, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Hurrah! It's back again to save us! Bake Off returns in the UK on 21st September and on Netflix on 24th September and we hope we'll be your perfect accompaniment to the new series, as once again Hollywood and his gang entered a COVID bubble so that we could all enjoy the big show and we'll be here to reflect on it each week! Founder of Bake With A Legend Josh Landy is joined by Bake Off legends Howard Middleton and Dan Beasley Harling to assess our new dozen as we try to work out who the potenti...
Sep 14, 2021•30 min
Hurrah! Four more celebrities arrived in the tent ready to impress Paul and Prue as TV presenter Anneka Rice, comedian John Bishop, pop star Nadine Coyle and wheelchair basketball player and TV presenter Ade Adepitan were ready to bake. They attempted decorative choux buns in the Signature before tackling financiers in the Technical and for their third and final challenge, they had to create a showstopping chocolate cake that represents something from their bucket list. This special series is of...
Apr 07, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Hurrah! Four more celebrities arrived in the tent ready to impress Paul and Prue as YouTube Sensation KSI, Popstar Jade Thirlwall, Comedian Katherine Ryan and TV Presenter Stacey Dooley battle it out for the coveted Star Baker apron. There were some rather questionable baking in another fantastic celebrity episode. This special series is of course being aired to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer, and if you'd like to join us in supporting this important cause then you can donate here . We are h...
Mar 31, 2021•53 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Hurrah! Four more celebrities battling it out on our screens as rapper Dizzee Rascal, artist Philippa Perry, actor Reece Shearsmith and radio presenter Nick Grimshaw battle it out for the coveted Star Baker apron and incredibly we even saw a handshake this week! This series is of course being aired to raise money for Stand Up To Cancer, and if you'd like to join us in supporting this important cause then you can donate here . We are holding a FREE Easter Webinar bake-along with Jane Beedle on Ap...
Mar 24, 2021•48 min•Season 4Ep. 3
The Tent swing open for four more celebrities arrived ready to show their baking credentials. James McAvoy, Anne-Marie, David Baddiel and Dame Kelly Holmes make signature decorative tarts, a savoury technical, and brought out their spirit animals in cake form in the showstopper! As ever, Bake Off legends Howard Middleton and Jane Beedle were on hand to give their expert opinion, as our new host Emily returned alongside special guest former finalist Ian Cumming. This series is of course being air...
Mar 17, 2021•47 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Hurrah! The Tent has reopened once more as four celebrities found themselves behind the most famous of baking benches. Sci-Fi star Daisy Ridley joined comedian Rob Beckett, Bake Off Professionals host Tom Allen and X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke to put themselves through their baking paces. As ever, Bake Off legends Howard Middleton and Jane Beedle were on hand to give their expert opinion, as our new host Emily stepped into the hot seat. This series is of course being aired to raise money for ...
Mar 10, 2021•59 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Happy New Year! Just when you thought it was over for us until Summer 2021, it wasn't... as Bake Off was back with two special episodes over Christmas and New Year. Josh, Howard and Jane couldn't let the episodes pass without comment, so got together to reflect on the second special episode which aired in the UK on Sunday 3rd January 2021. It saw a return to the tent for Helena, Rahul, Henry and Nancy and despite none of the quad being strangers to the tent, nerves were clearly there as they sou...
Jan 04, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 12
*** After the success of our first free webinar, Dan Beasley Harling will be leading another one on Sunday 6th December at 6pm London time, teaching you how to make the perfect scone with chantilly cream, so you can bake along with us for around an hour to give you a flavour of what a class with us entails! You do have to register if you want to attend that but it's absolutely free - click here to sign up if you’d like to attend. As you know, we absolutely loved Bake Off 2020 and to celebrate th...
Dec 04, 2020•59 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Well, what can you say! Ten fantastic episodes, 30 tremendous bakes, 12 contestants whittled down to three for this weeks final and one crowned the Bake Off Champion. I hope you’ve enjoyed watching this series as much as we’ve enjoyed making this podcast for you to listen to. We'll have one more episode next week which will be a recording from our live webinar this Saturday. Joining Jane, Howard and Josh this week was former finalist Ian Cumming to reflect on a final we all struggled to call rig...
Nov 25, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 10
We had all sorts of mess, plenty of perfection and ultimately one baker who we thought would excel at patisserie heading home at the penultimate hurdle as we saw our final four made Savarin, Cornucopia and a Cube Cake. We digest a week of mixed fortunes as two bakers excelled towards the final which seems hard to call. Whilst we are sad the series is coming to an end, we’re going to be celebrating with a special online event on Saturday 28th November 2020 and we hope you'll join us. Firstly, Dan...
Nov 18, 2020•54 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The Quarter-Final saw a familiar theme as dessert week returned as five became four in the Great British Bake Off Tent. We saw the bakers creating 12 mini cheesecakes for the signature before being largely unsuccessful in making two sussex ponds for the technical challenge, which were, in the main, ironically pond like, by the time they were being judged. The showstopper was the undoubted highlight which saw some incredible bakes, utilising jelly in such beautiful ways, several of which were wor...
Nov 11, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 8
The 7th week of Bake Off 2020 left Howard feeling a little uncertain as to quite how '1980s' it was really was, but after making a quiche, some finger doughnuts and an ice cream cake, we can't deny we were in need of eating something sweet as we watched Hermine become the seventh different star baker in as many weeks. We saw Laura forget to turn on a button which almost saw her bid farewell to the tent, but in the end it was Lottie's cassette tape that wasn't functioning properly as the star bak...
Nov 04, 2020•53 min•Season 3Ep. 7
The newly themed Japanese Week started off with a challenge to make eight soft delicious steamed buns... and considering they were asked to make buns, there weren't enough bun related jokes really. Prue wanted them to melt in the mouth whilst Paul was more concerned that they were exactly to his taste as he mistakenly took the tent for a restaurant. Then it was a case of turning to a Macha crepe cake for the technical challenge, where Paul warned us that the layers had to be very thin to ensure ...
Oct 28, 2020•45 min•Season 2020Ep. 6
Pastry Week started off with a challenge to make Cornish Pasties, which put the pressure on poor Marc, because he lives in Cornwall, so therefore apparently his was expected to be much better than everyone else's! Paul even asked how many crimps they should have, but then wasn't quite sure himself! The technical challenge saw them tasked with making an eclair and for all we know Linda is still working up her 864th batch of choux pastry. Finally the showstopper saw the bakers make a caged tart be...
Oct 21, 2020•50 min•Season 3Ep. 5
***As Josh mentions at the start of the podcast, we'd love you to join our live Webinar straight after Episode 5 airs in the UK at 9.15pm UK on Tuesday 20th October. Everyone is welcome to join us for a fun immediate reaction to the latest episode - registration is free - just click here *** Chocolate Week started off with a challenge to make Chocolate Brownies, which all of the bakers did a fantastic job on, we then moved on to making a babka, which confused the hell out of Lottie, who is proba...
Oct 14, 2020•53 min•Season 3Ep. 4
