21 year old medical student James grew up in the Shetland Isles and is the youngest baker in the competition. He treats his kitchen like a laboratory. His experimental parsnip upside down cake also features comice pears and pecans. James describes using parsnips like a carrot cake, saying it doesn't taste too radical and everyone has loved it so far. He had significant timing issues, with his cake not cooking as quickly as expected. He folded parsnips and pecans into his batter carefully to avoid over-mixing after adding flour.