“I think my best moment was presenting Bingate 2.0 to Paul”
Northern Irish software engineer, Iain Ross, has become the latest casualty of The Great British Bake Off, exiting during the quarter final after failing to win over the judges.
The 29-year-old Coleraine native was sent packing at the end of Dessert Week, which saw the bakers tackle three dessert-themed challenges: a Basque-style cheesecake, a gluten-free sponge, and a free-standing trifle for the Showstopper challenge.
Tuesday’s episode saw medical student Jasmine Mitchell crowned Star Baker, while presenter Noel Fielding delivered the unfortunate news to Iain that his time in the tent had come to an end.
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Reflecting on his experience, he said: “I didn’t think I would make it this far – I never thought I would make it past the first couple of weeks. So to make it to the quarter-finals is something that I couldn’t ever have thought of.”
He added: “We have had the best group of bakers. We have made really, really good friends, and we always have a laugh. It’s just been fantastic.
“My main takeaway from Bake Off is that I truly love baking. I was starting to stagnate with my bakes and being on Bake Off just reignited my passion and showed me that this is what I love doing in this life.
“Barely anyone in my life is as obsessed with baking as I am, so being around so many people that absolutely love baking is just incredible.”
Looking back on his standout moments from the Channel 4 programme, Iain revealed it was his Bingate 2.0 showstopper which paid homage to the infamous series “controversy” from more than ten years past, when contestant Iain Watters’ baked Alaska wound up in the rubbish after baker Diana Beard took his ice cream from the freezer without informing him. It has since become known as “Bingate”.
Discussing the redemption bake, he explained: “I think my best moment was presenting Bingate 2.0 to Paul – Bingate was my favourite Bake Off moment, and I always said that if another Iain from Belfast got on the show I’d have to pay tribute to it. I almost didn’t do it, but I’m so glad I did.
“My worst moment had to be the Bread Week showstopper. I changed that recipe completely six times in the run-up to that week and I completely psyched myself out because I put so much pressure on myself to make something weird and wacky.”
Iain will appear alongside Jo Brand and Tom Allen on The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice on Friday October 24 on Channel 4 at 8pm.
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