Spiralling gas prices. A war in Ukraine. Sky-high food costs. This winter is set to be a miserable one. But when the masses can’t afford bread, let them eat cake, and the Great British Bake-Off will be serving up a mountain of it in the next few weeks.
This year, our loveable tribe of amateurs will be taking on the mammoth task of cheering up the exhausted country from a tent in the British countryside. We kicked off last night with Cake Week, which means convoluted flavour combinations (anybody for Hazelnut Mocha Latte mini cakes?) and the dreaded spectre of soggy bottoms.
