"Pop round to a friend's with tea and sympathy in the form of chai crackle cookies; have fun making Paul's rainbow-coloured bagels with your family; snuggle up and take comfort in sticky pear & cinnamon buns or a pandowdy swamp pie; or liven up a charity cake sale with mini lemon & pistachio battenbergs or Prue's ... raspberry & salted caramel eclairs. Impressive occasion cakes and ... bakes for gatherings are not forgotten--from a novelty frog birthday cake for a children's party, through a towering croquembouche to wow your guests at the end of dinner, to a ... wedding cake that's worthy of any once-in-a-lifetime celebration"--Publisher marketing. From individually wrapped treats to say thank you, to an ombre cake to round off a dinner party, this book is sure to appeal to novice and experienced bakers alike. The recipes will hone your skills, and the notes from the cooks will offer insight into the journeys that brought them to the Baking Show tent. -- adapted from back cover

Ingredient quantities given in metric. "Published to accompany the television series entitled The great British baking show in the United States ... Published to accompany the television series entitled the The great British bake off, broadcast on Channel 4 in 2020"--Copyright page. "First published in Great Britain in 220 by Sphere" -- Copyright page. Includes index.

Foreword by Paul & Prue -- Introduction -- Meet the bakers -- A baker's kitchen -- A baker's larder -- Random acts of kindness -- Little bakers -- Celebrate -- Just because -- Community -- Gatherings -- Conversion tables & cook's notes -- Baking tips & techniques -- Inspire me....