Richard's tray bake was a pistachio and pink lady apple sponge infused with lime and topped with apple compote and a pistachio cream cheese icing. The pairing of pink lady apple with pistachio was Richard's own discovery, and the bake carried deep personal meaning as a tribute to his testicular cancer journey, with the words Check Your Nuts spelled out in whole pistachios across the icing surface. The decorative apple compote came out slightly more chip-like in appearance than planned, and Richard acknowledged the lumpy finish was in part intentional as a further nod to the awareness message woven throughout the bake.