The celebrities for this year’s soap opera themed Great Christmas Bake Off:
Dean Gaffney (EastEnders)
Sheree Murphy (Emmerdale, Hollyoaks)
Shobna Gulati (Coronation Street)
Natalie Cassidy (EastEnders)
Chris Bisson (Coronation Street, Shameless, Emmerdale)
signature challenge: yule log
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Chris – piña colada yule log with rum-soaked ginger sponge, soursop purée, torched Italian meringue
Dean – Irish cream liqueur, fresh raspberries, desiccated coconut
Natalie – cinnamon sponge, brandy cream, mincemeat
Sheree – tiramisù yule log with brandy & espresso soaked sponge, boozy mascarpone cream (Hollywood handshake)
Shobna – black forest yule log with flourless chocolate sponge, Amarena cherries
technical challenge: 4 mini meringue Christmas trees with burnt honey cream and spiced cranberry compôte
rankings: [Spoiler (click to open)]
1 – Sheree
2 – Chris
3 – Dean
4 – Natalie
5 – Shobna
showstopper challenge: favorite soap scene made of biscuits
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Chris – orange zest & cinnamon gingerbread Woolpack, brandsnap bushes, chocolate ganache snowman, gingerbread carolers (Hollywood handshake)
Dean – Wellard stealing the turkey with orange gingerbread, orange buttercream
Natalie – Albert Square with gingerbread tree, lemon shortbread base, orange & walnut sugar biscuit angels
Sheree – Trisha’s death with gingerbread Woolpack, bourbon biscuit rubble, fondant legs
Shobna – fire in the corner shop with lemon cardamom biscuit
winner: [Spoiler (click to open)] Chris
