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Michael and I have been overwhelmed with the nice comments, feedback, jokes and observations (and mango related puns). It has been a pleasure and we hope to see you all very soon. Thank you everyone for following along with our riotous rambles over the past 10 weeks. It’s been a joy sharing those sweet sweet mango highs and those white chocolate lows with you all. Where else could I publicly flirt with Northern Irish contestants and complain about limited challenge instructions? Well, Twitter I suppose. But it just wouldn’t have been the same. Well, I’m blubbing away like a baby. What a lovely little montage, and a thoughtful tribute to Luis, a finalist from the 2014 season who passed away a few weeks ago. This has been a tough year, but all through this crisis I’ve felt that TV can be a thing to keep us going, offering a lift and a distraction from all of this endless monotony. Bake Off has been one of those shows. Despite all of the baking ups and downs these past 10 weeks and the obligatory criticisms, how amazing is it that there was even a Bake Off to begin with?! A thank you must go to the production crew, the hotel staff, the catering and security, the people at Channel 4 as well as the bakers … all of whom left their homes and loved ones, just so Bake Off could air as normal this year. It must have taken an extraordinary amount of effort, especially when it would have been so easy to cancel the show this year. JEEPERS CREEPERS! He actually did it! In the tensest Bake Off final the show has ever had, Peter just managed to beat Dave with his impressive Bake Off Bubble Showstopper. And what a deserved win it was too. His bakes were impressive, but the thing that shone through most was Peter himself. From tweaking recipes so that his gluten-intolerant brother could enjoy his bakes, to injecting as many Scottish ingredients into his creations as was humanly possible, what became obvious was that Peter always baked with other people in mind. If you wanted an example of how great Peter is, just look at him in the final – applauding each baker and smiling whenever they got a compliment from the judges. He also gently brought Paul down a peg or two by reminding us that Bake Off has been on for half of his life. Congratulations Peter! OKEY KOKEY! RIGHTY HO! RINKY DINK! Silly Billy Peter has won the Bake Off! The youngest winner we’ve ever seen, and the first from bonnie Scotland (don’t know if you noticed what his heritage was, he didn’t mention it a hundred times). What a sterling effort he’s put in over the weeks – maintaining a cool demeanour while showing a fabulous flair for flavours. Plus, they didn’t really focus on it but each week at least one if not both of his bakes were gluten-free, which is particularly impressive. I know it’s between Peter and Dave, but I am really proud of Laura for sticking at it, especially when the going got tough. Laughing at Peter not being able to say anything when he’s asked how that went. Between the boys, it’s anyone’s guess who’s clinched it… God, this is tense. I think Peter might have just pipped it, but honestly, no idea... Dave’s cake is “delicious” and “beautifully light” according to Paul, but his babkas are “too tough.” His choux buns are too flat, too. They also have too much of a wet filling (side-eye to camera). Two of his bakes receive glowing reviews – the other two do not. A bold move from Dave to re-do all of the bakes that he’s struggled with over the course of the series. Looks like it’s paid off, mostly. According to the judges Peter’s bake was a “little dry,” but the blackberry is “delicious” and the choux is “nicely baked.” However, his friands (I had to Google these – no idea) are disappointing and “stodgy.” A “good effort,” so Dave could clinch it if his bake tastes better. But his one is a risky one. If you’re wondering whether anyone has dropped their bake while transporting it from their table to the judges, it happened once on the Belgian version. As always, Laura’s actual *bake* is really great in terms of textures and flavours. I hope she can see that she’s done herself proud. Laura’s looks like all the bakes stacked together, but visually it looks a bit random ... not gonna lie. Couldn’t agree more. Leave Mr Spoon in 2020.