
There’s a lot of failures that go in the bin and lot of stuff leftover Quite often the bakers make two or three attempts at something if they haven’t done it right. “But there is still an enormous amount of cake and stuff. “When we finish judging they are all round there eating. Speaking at the Kite Festival in Oxfordshire, she said: “There’s about 100 people altogether, office staff, security people and makeup artists. The Bake Off judge had her own system for dealing with excess food generated in the famous tent, and found her friend’s pets appreciated the spare cake. Leith, 83, said that it was not always this way, and taking food home rather than wasting it was commonplace prior to the introduction of Covid rules on set.


So it’s dumped, I’m afraid, what’s not eaten is dumped.” “They don’t allow us to take anything off site. “I think health and safety, once they get a grip of you they really hang on. Leith said: “We are not allowed to take anything off site since Covid, because there were all sorts of Covid restrictions and it seems to have stuck. Leith said “enormous” quantities of cake are wasted, as health and safety restrictions dictate that food cannot be taken off-site.ĭespite the best efforts of the “gannets” in the crew for the series, much of the bakers’ creations are left uneaten after being judged, and simply have to be thrown away. The writer, restaurateur and judge on the Channel 4 series has clarified what happens to the masses of food produced on the programme.

Shake dry, then shred as finely as you can. Drain and cool quickly under cold running water. Meanwhile, boil the sprouts for 3-5 mins until just tender.

