‘No Mary Berry?! A possible lack of cake-based innuendo?! Adverts?! It’ll never work!’ That’s what many of you thought when it was announced that the Great British Bake Off was upping sticks to Channel 4 last year. Despite the initial backlash, however, the first episode has received generally positive reviews, and it looks like the format hasn’t changed one bit (apart from the odd leftfield comment from new presenter Noel Fielding). With it airing tonight at 8pm, we’ll be able to make up our own minds; what we can expect, however, is lots and lots of cake.
With that in mind, we’ve put together a list of some of our most impressive, showstopping cake recipes. Towering layers, flavourful ingredients, stunning decorations and pretty piping come as standard with every one of these beauties, and while they might take a few hours to create, the results are well worth it. Happy baking!