Twelve bakers new to the tent are introduced to the competition with cakes. For the signature, they each have to bake twenty-four cupcakes of up to two different varieties, with the icing needing to be in a different flavor than the sponge itself. For the blind judged technical, they will each make a walnut and coffee flavored Battenburg cake, they given a pared down version of Mary's own recipe. And for the final bake, the showstopper, they are each to make a tiered celebration cake of their choice. Interspersed with the bakes, Mel and Sue learn about the history of three cakes asked of the bakers this week - the cupcake, the Battenburg cake, and the celebration cake - the latter with respect to one specific cake made for Prime Minister
Winston Churchill.
—Huggo