There'll be a bittersweet feeling in the air tonight as we sit down to watch the grand final of The Great British Bake Off's seventh series. We're excited to find out who wins, but not only will this be our last Bake Off fix of 2016, it will also be the last episode ever of the show's current format. Next year, Bake Off is moving to Channel 4 and losing judge Mary Berry and hosts Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc in the process (although we're still kind of hoping that Mary, Mel and Sue will show up on a brand new BBC programme in 2017 called The Great British Cake Off).
Whatever's next for Bake Off, we want to give season seven the big send-off it deserves, and so we're launching one final bakeware giveaway before we wave goodbye. This week's prize is our biggest ever, designed to help you keep baking long after Bake Off has disappeared into hibernation for another year - one lucky winner will receive all of this:
If you fancy getting your hands on this haul, here's what you need to do...
How to Enter
(You'll need a Twitter account!)
- Follow @BakewareUK on Twitter.
- Retweet the competition tweet at the top of our Twitter page.
- Cross your fingers and keep your eyes peeled - we'll announce the winner at 12 noon on the 1st of November!
Good luck, and happy baking!
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It's that time of week once again: time for a new episode of The Great British Bake Off! It's Dessert Week this week, which means that the six remaining bakers will be making mousses, roulades, and all kinds of other sweet treats for Mary and Paul to critique.
We've been giving away a great bakeware prize to coincide with each week of Bake Off this series, and for Dessert Week, we're giving away the following:
These two items would be perfect for making swiss rolls and roulades of the type you'll be seeing on Bake Off when it's broadcast this evening, but the extra-large baking is ideal for all kinds of other things, too, from pastries to Sunday lunches!
If you fancy winning our baking tray / cooling rack combo for your kitchen, here's what you need to do...
How to Enter
NOTE: You'll need a Twitter account!
- Follow @BakewareUK on Twitter
- Retweet our competition tweet - you should be able to see it at the top of our profile page.
- Keep your eyes peeled for the winner announcement at 12 noon on Tuesday the 11th of October!
More Dessert Week Fun: Did you see the pumpkin roulade recipe we posted yesterday?
The Great British Bake Off folks are trying something new for tonight's episode: it's Botanical Week, meaning three green-fingered challenges that use herbs, fruits, flowers, and other plant-based ingredients.
Yesterday, we teamed up with food blogger Jamie to bring you a sweet spin on the botanical theme: Vanilla Flower Cupcakes with Marzipan Bees. Today, to celebrate the arrival of another mouthwatering new Bake Off episode, we're giving away a 12 cup cupcake tray so that you can try the recipe at home.
If you'd like to win this handy cupcake tray for yourself, here's what to do...
How to Enter:
Note: You will need a Twitter account!
- Follow @BakewareUK on Twitter.
- Retweet the competition tweet at the top of our feed.
- Come back at 12 noon on Tuesday the 4th of October to find out if you've won!
Good luck, and remember to catch Bake Off tonight at 8pm on BBC One!
It's Wednesday again, which can only mean one thing: a new episode of The Great British Bake Off! This week is Pastry Week, which is always a big challenge for the contestants - pastries can be fiddly customers, and if you want to impress Mary Berry then everything needs to be spot on!
Our sources tell us that tonight's technical challenge will see the remaining bakers making classic British tarts for Mary and Paul to inspect. This week's bakeware giveaway is inspired by that task: we've got a pair of non-stick tart tins up for grabs, but only one lucky winner will get their hands on 'em!
If you fancy winning these tins and cooking up some tarts of your own, here's what you need to do (please note: you will need a Twitter account to enter):
- Follow @BakewareUK on Twitter.
- Retweet the competition tweet (pinned to the top of our page).
Once you've completed those two steps, all that's left to do is sit back and wait - we'll draw a winner and notify them via Twitter at noon on Tuesday the 27th of September. Good luck, and don't forget to tune in for tonight's episode of Bake Off!
It's been an emotional few days for fans of The Great British Bake Off. First came the news that the programme would be leaving the BBC - its home for the last six years - and airing on Channel 4 as of next year; then, yesterday, we learned that presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc would not be staying on for the next series. Even as we come to terms with these two bombshells, there's still plenty up in the air: who will replace Mel and Sue as the show's presenting duo? Will judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood follow the show to Channel 4, or will they leave as well? Will Channel 4's Bake Off actually bear any resemblance whatsoever to the one we know and love? Is there any reason the BBC can't just commission a new baking programme - Bake Off in all but name - and invite Mel and Sue back to host that?
These are stressful times indeed for us baking fanatics, but at least we've still got a new episode of Bake Off to enjoy tonight...not to mention another great bakeware giveaway to tell you about!
For the first (and possibly last - sniff!) time, it's Batter Week on Bake Off, and so we're giving away not one but TWO fab Yorkshire pudding trays! If you like cooking roast dinners, then these trays are a godsend; after all, what's a Sunday lunch without a few Yorkshires to nosh on?
If you fancy winning these two tins for yourself, here's what you need to do...
How to enter (you'll need a Twitter account)
- Follow @BakewareUK on Twitter.
- Retweet the competition tweet - you'll find it at the very top of our page.
- Cross your fingers and keep your eyes peeled, because we'll be announcing the winner at 12 noon on Tuesday the 20th of September!
Good luck, and enjoy tonight's episode of Bake Off - remember, this could be the last series of the show as we know it, so make the most of it while it's still on our screens!
