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Saku's "Chaminda's Favourite" Vertical Layer Cake
Saku's "Chaminda's Favourite" Vertical Layer Cake
The Great British Baking Show ™

Saku was also planning a family favourite for her vertical layer cake.  She said "I'm making lemon and blueberry vertical layer cake."


The judges asked her "Have you made it before?" and Saku replied "Yes, this is my husband's favourite cake. "


Saku's cake featured a sharp lemon cream cheese icing and blueberry buttercream. 


The judges said "Blueberry often has very pale flavour. Are you adding essence or anything to boost it up a bit?" Saku replied "I made a blueberry reduction so I am adding that to the buttercream. "


Prue Leith said "I love the idea of the flavors. They do sound very good. "

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About The Great British Baking Show ™

The Great British Bake Off ™ (often abbreviated to Bake Off or GBBO and referred to in the United States as The Great British Baking Show ™) is a streamed British baking competition, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, hoping to impress the judges with their baking skills. One contestant in The Great British Baking Show ™ is eliminated in each round, and the winner is selected from the three contestants who reach the final.


The Great British Baking Show ™ operates on a weekly elimination process to find the best all-around baker from the contestants, who are all amateurs. In each episode, the bakers are given three challenges based on that week's theme: a signature bake, a technical challenge, and a show-stopper. The bakes are assessed by the judges who then choose a "Star Baker" for the week, and a contestant is also eliminated. In the final round, three bakers are left and a winner is chosen from the three.