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The Great British Baking Show ™
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Episode:
Challenge:
Spectacular New-Year inspired Smash Cake
The judges were looking for an exquisite cake that is topped by, or encased in, a smashable chocolate shell.
The flavors and decorations were entirely up to the bakers, but the theme had to be 'New Year'.
Prue Leith: " A smash cake is about the event. I'm expecting dishes that shout of the New Year, and new beginnings."
Paul Hollywood: "The real challenge here is trying not to get the chocolate too thick. "
Prue Leith: "If the chocolate is too thick, then breaking it will risk breaking the inner cake as well. The outer chocolate casing should be beautifully fragile."
Time Allowed:
4 hours
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