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Worth The Calories - A Great British Bake Off Podcast

Matthew Vose and Cathryn Voseredcircle.com
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.
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Episodes

2024 Episodes 10 - Finale

A strong line up throughout this series left us with incredibly good bakers, come join us to discuss the eventual winners and our thoughts on each of the bakes. Strawberry Tarts Egg & Cress Rolls Lemon Sandwich Cakes Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to sugge...

Nov 30, 202429 minSeason 7Ep. 7

2024 Episodes 8 & 9 - The '70s and Patisserie

Disco bakes and delicate cakes are the order for the next two 2024 episodes, as we discuss wobbles, Queen, and brave decision making in the tent. Banoffee Pie Opera Cake Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a future episode, you can comment ...

Nov 21, 202432 minSeason 7Ep. 6

2024 Episodes 7 - Desserts

Get ready to laugh your spots off with a rude technical, alongside some tasty puddings as we get into week 7 of the Great British Bake Off. Spotted Dick Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a future episode, you can comment on this post at e...

Nov 07, 202430 minSeason 7Ep. 5

2024 Episodes 5 and 6 - Pastry and Autumn

Double duty on episodes this week as we consider the pronunciations for frangipane and pecan; sweets from granny; the regionality of Parkin; and a split of feelings about vegetables in cakes. Spanakopita Vegan Parkin Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest s...

Nov 02, 202440 minSeason 7Ep. 4

2024 Episode 4 - Caramel and Pear Tarte Tatin

Salty over caramel this week with a set solid attempt at home and some bulges in the tent for this week's Great British Bake Off. Pear Tarte Tatin Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a future episode, you c...

Oct 20, 202424 minSeason 7Ep. 3

2024 Episode 3 - Bread and Seven Plaited Loaf

Bread week is here bringing savoury flavours, plaits, and horns. Lots of bread analysis for your hosts this week, and the never-ending debate over the impact of the technical challenge. Seven Strand Plaited Loaf recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts ab...

Oct 14, 202426 minSeason 7Ep. 2

2024 Episode 1 & 2 - Cake, Biscuits, Battenberg, and Mint Cream Biscuits

We're back and we're bringing you chocolatey minty goodness. Covering the first two weeks of the 2024 season of the Great British Bake Off, prepare for reality show copying, illusion cake disdain, and impressive whirls. Battenberg recipe Mint Chocolate Creams recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us o...

Oct 06, 202445 minSeason 7Ep. 1

2023 Episode 10 - Final and Lardy Cake

Finally time for the final, and we have three bakers making eclairs, Lardy cake, and layer cake. What a lark! #WorthTheCalories Lardy Cake recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a future episode, you ca...

Dec 08, 202324 minSeason 6Ep. 10

2023 Episode 9 - Patisserie and Millefoglie

Apologies now for the accent attempts, and the noises made at the idea of greeny-blue mirror glaze. But delight at the interesting patisserie available this week! #WorthTheCalories Tarte Aux Pommes recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episod...

Nov 27, 202326 minSeason 6Ep. 9

2023 Episode 5-8 - Pastry, Botanicals, Desserts, and Party

After several weeks unable to record we are back with a packed podcast covering four Bake Off episodes! Join us to discuss treacle pudding timings and botanical opinions. #WorthTheCalories Dauphinoise potato and caramelised onion pithivier recipe Lemon and thyme bundt recipe Orange and ginger treacle puddings recipe Caterpiller cake recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by liste...

Nov 27, 202329 min

2023 Episode 4 - Chocolate and Caramelised White Chocolate Cheesecake

A technical that takes weeks not hours to really create, plus we're Torte a lot about cake and chocolate box creation. #WorthTheCalories Caramelised White Chocolate Cheesecake recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest s...

Oct 22, 202332 minSeason 6Ep. 4

2023 Episode 3 - Bread and Devonshire Splits

Some minor anguish this week over a decision in the show, plus a new clue from an unlikely source as to when this was filmed. #WorthTheCalories Devonshire Splits recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a...

Oct 14, 202320 minSeason 6Ep. 3

2023 Episode 2 - Biscuits and Custard Creams

Is a teacake a biscuit? At what point does the ratio of filling to biscuit stop something being a biscuit? These and other fundamental questions are discussed, as well as some chat about the latest episode of the Great British Bake Off. #WorthTheCalories Custard Cream recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please v...

Oct 08, 202327 minSeason 6Ep. 2

2023 Episode 1 - Cake and Chocolate Fudge Cake

Bake Off is back and we have the most chocolatey chocolate cake left to eat along with animal cakes with non-animal fillings. #WorthTheCalories Chocolate Fudge Cake recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something fo...

Oct 01, 202322 minSeason 6Ep. 1

2022 Episode 10 - Final

Late but worth the wait, our episode about the 2022 Great British Bake Off Final. #WorthTheCalories Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a future episode, you can comment on this post at eloquentgushing.com ...

Dec 24, 202222 minSeason 5Ep. 10

2022 Episode 8 and 9 - Pastry and Patisserie

A double serving this week of PastryPatisserie, lots of chat about this year's finalists, jealousy over the quality of the technical challenges, and a quick sojourn into childhood books. #WorthTheCalories Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episod...

Nov 15, 202234 minSeason 5Ep. 8

2022 Episode 7 - Custard and Ice Creams

Delighted at the amount of custard we're presented with this week, and saddened not to be making ice creams. Also a brief discussion of the way every dessert menu in restaurants seems to be identical these days. What's with that? #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Pistachio and Praline Ice Creams Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive c...

Oct 29, 202220 minSeason 5Ep. 7

2022 Episode 6 - Halloween and S'mores

Spooky scary baking this week with apple cake horrors and deadly digestives. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for S'mores Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest something for a future episode, you can comment on this post at eloque...

Oct 21, 202223 minSeason 5Ep. 6

2022 Episode 5 - Desserts and Lemon Meringue Pie

The broadest topic possible this week with one of the great technical challenges and one of the possible worst showstoppers. Two recipes from Cathryn this week along with some off the cuff creation of cocktail dessert recipes Enjoy! #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, ple...

Oct 17, 202234 minSeason 5Ep. 5

2022 Episode 4 - Mexican and Tacos

Hola! Semana Mexicana, with tacos, buns, and the moistest of cakes. We had a great time doing this, and that's not just the tequila talking. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Tacos Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest somethin...

Oct 10, 202234 minSeason 5Ep. 4

2022 Episode 3 - Bread and Pain Aux Raisins

Again questions of how close the recipes map to the theme. Efforts made in baking pizzas and pain aux raisins mixed fruit, plus a discussion of pre-baking pizza dough or not. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Pain aux Raisins Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts ...

Oct 03, 202227 minSeason 5Ep. 3

2022 Episode 2 - Biscuits and Garibaldi

We have some great questions to discuss this week, which is perhaps better than discussing Garibaldi biscuits. But you can also find out what is the '2001 A Space Odyssey of biscuits', what masks your hosts would make from biscuits, and what actually is a macaron foot. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Garibaldi Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like acce...

Sep 26, 202249 minSeason 5Ep. 1

2022 Episode 1 - Cake and Red Velvet

New bake off brings new bakers, fizzing 17cm red velvet cake, and a lack of recipes. Never fear, we baked anyway and you can hear our thoughts on sandwich cakes, showstoppers, and swapping the middle of cakes. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Red Velvet Cake Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. G...

Sep 19, 202235 minSeason 5Ep. 1

2021 Episode 10 - Final

Slightly later than intended, we revisit the final episode of the 2021 series and get excited about the 2022 series coming soon! #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Torta Camila Carrot Cake Recipe for Belgian Buns Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the epis...

Sep 11, 202233 minSeason 4Ep. 10

2021 Episode 8 & 9 - Free From and Patisserie

What a couple of weeks it's been on the Great British Bake Off? Some bold statements from your hosts this week about the show, and discussion of food going on the floor, star bakers being eliminated, and patisserie opinions. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Sablé Breton Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us o...

Nov 21, 202141 minSeason 4Ep. 8

2021 Episode 7 - Caramel and Fingers

Why can no one say the chocolate bar's name? We sneakily say it during this episode, I hope you'll forgive us. Perhaps it's because we don't have to watch sugar melt into water this week for once, because Caramel is much more art than science. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Chocolate Caramel Fingers Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to excl...

Nov 05, 202119 minSeason 4Ep. 7

2021 Episode 6 - Pastry and Chouxnuts

Less Star Trek, more of Matthew singing a song from Aladdin this week on Worth The Calories. Plus good biscuits, chouxnuts (choux pastry doughnuts), and the pleasure of all bakers doing well during a challenge. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Chouxnuts Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in...

Oct 31, 202126 minSeason 4Ep. 5

2021 Episode 4&5 - Desserts & German

Apologies for the missing week, but that means you get double up with our sticky toffee pudding and malt loaf bakes, pavlova discussions, and a slight Star Trek distraction. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Sticky Toffee Pudding Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoug...

Oct 24, 202143 minSeason 4Ep. 5

2021 Episode 3 - Bread and Ciabatta

Bread week means our household is filled with Italian breads, as are we. Lots of discussion including poking fingers in dough, the magic of bread making, and only eating milk bread when you're ill. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Ciabatta Jammy Biscuits Recipe for Truffle Focaccia Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, pleas...

Oct 10, 202135 minSeason 4Ep. 3

2021 Episode 2 - Biscuits and Jam Sandwich Biscuits

Biscuit week is always a favourite. We're debating what toy or game we'd make, and which bakers are best suited to the challenges so far. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Jammy Biscuits Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple Podcasts here Subscribe on Google Podcasts here We're on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you'd like access to exclusive content, please visit us on Patreon. Get in touch! If you have thoughts about the episode or want to suggest so...

Oct 03, 202124 minSeason 4Ep. 2
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