She revealed he would be visited by six bakers from previous series, with co-host Noel Fielding adding that they were “the ghosts of Bake Off past”. Faldo came out on top with Hollywood praising her bake for having “consistency throughout, good height and great flavour”. Beasley-Harling remade a spiced pear and chocolate cake, which previously melted on him, that Hollywood branded as “delicious”. Dame Prue said the design was “effective and simple” and Hollywood felt the cake redeemed her from her previous bakes. Aristidou improved on the mini-rolls which melted in her series by creating a vertical, ginger swizz-roll topped with a spiced apple cake.

Source: The Times December 24, 2023 23:27 UTC