It Takes Longer to Audition for The Great British Bake Off than It Does to Film the Season — Food TV

If you watch U.K. mainstay The Great British Bake Off, the reality competition where 10 amateur bakers duke it out to be crowned best baker in the land, there comes a moment where a tiny part of your brain tells you "maybe I could do this." This usually happens when one of the 10 contestants makes a rookie mistake and confuses a stroopwafel for a caramel cookie during a technical challenge. But then, when you see the remaining bakers all creating a perfect complex dessert like an entremet or a blancmange, you're sent back to earth.

Spoilers ahead! This post contains information about the winner of Series 8 of The Great British Bake Off.

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