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It’s the semifinals of The Great British Baking Show and four lonely bakers remain to face the challenges of pastry desserts…again…because Pastry Week just happened.  Unfortunately, the flaky confections happen to be one baker’s Achilles high heel, and one of the biggest personalities to grace the Bake Off tent is heading off to spread his sunshine and rainbows elsewhere. This means Team Kimberly, Team Katie and Team Jake miraculously each have one remaining team member to fight for the elusive cake platter prize in the series 10 finale. But leading up to this finale a critical article was written, questions have been raised surrounding bread week, jokes have gone mysteriously missing throughout the season and suspicions are heightened about the judges and their knowledge of common flavor pairings. Release the Swedish Kraken! It’s A DATE WITH THE BAKE: The Curious Case of P&P and the Perilous PB&J!

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Thank the baking gods that Pastry week is finally here in The Great British Baking Show so that Katie can stop going on long winded diatribes about it!  It’s here. And it’s rough (puff).  The challenges prove to be mildly traumatic for the bakers, mildly disappointing for the judges and a complicated range of emotions for Kimberly, Katie and Jake. Bakers who have been in the upper crust in past weeks are crumbling and one baker who had been sconed by the judges in the past is really chouxing up the competition. As we roll into the semi-final it’s still a toss up who’s team will be eclaired the winner! On your mark… Get set… A DATE WITH THE BAKE: Filo She Better Don’t!

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It’s the halfway mark and as the Great British Baking Show tent loses its filling, so to speak, the remaining bakers need to perfect a filling of their own. It’s Custard Week! Team Kimberly is down to one MVP who is really picking up steam in the competition. Team Katie is holding at two bakers, but you might not know it as their screen time is severely lacking. Will Team Jake be able to hold on to his THREE bakers after a pretty disastrous ice cream technical that sunk many bakers in a watery waffle cone grave? Well, the proof is in the pudding.  The race for the finish is on and it’s anyone’s guess who will walk away with the beloved cake plate! On Your Mark… Get Set… Ting that Custard… with A DATE WITH THE BAKE!

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Aaaaaaand their off!! New bakers are in the tent and Kimberly, Katie and Jake are ready to cheer on their teams. Kimberly’s team JDSM has highs and lows with a Hollywood handshake and a young baker sent home early. Katie’s team The Tammy Faye Bakers has the exact same journey except Katie still has some extra bitterness (not from Carole’s chicory) but losing out  on her number 1 draft pick. And team Jake, Baker For Life, starts strong with two of his bakers showing some advanced skill and getting high marks in the personality department. So who WILL be setting the baking bar high in Cake Week and Biscuit Week? And who WILL crumble under the pressure? Find out in the premiere double episode of A DATE WITH THE BAKE: Smells Like Team Spirit!