Syabira Yusoff has been named the winner of the Great British Bake Off.
The 32-year-old cardiovascular research associate from London went head to head with Sandro Farmhouse and Abdul Rehman Sharif in the final episode of the Channel 4 baking contest to take home the top prize.
After being handed the title during Tuesday’s episode (November 15), Syabira said: “Thank you so much. I can’t believe it, honestly it hasn’t sunk in yet, this is the biggest achievement in my life. All the hard work, the trial and error, it has all been worth it. I am very very proud.”
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Throughout the series, Syabira made a name for herself with surprising the judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith with her made her her unconventional flavours and unique baking style, earning star baker for three consecutive weeks.
When asked what it was like being a Bake Off finalist, Syabira described it as a “lottery jackpot”.
“I’ve never been the top person in any kind of competition or any classes that I’ve attended so maybe baking is my hidden talent that I didn’t discover until recently,” she said.
However some viewers have slammed the show for the making the tasks too difficult.
One wrote: #GBBO began with amateur bakers. The standards and difficulty grew over the years. How many times have you said "what the hell is a..."?) I've felt that this year's bakers have been closer to the early series, but the tasks still ridiculous."
Another said: "Felt that series of #GBBO was very underwhelming. A horror Mexican Week, ridiculous challenges and a horrific host really dragged it down."
And a third said: "A year of wonderful bakers & truly lovely people being badly let down by ridiculous challenges, unrealistic timings, overly snarky judging & some truly godawful “comedy”. The refusal to let a rightfully beloved franchise be itself is baffling."
The final signature challenge asked the finalists to create a summer picnic using seasonal ingredients from across the UK in an ode to sustainability. Given three hours, they had to make six mini-cakes, six individual vegetarian pies and six finger sandwiches made from a classic white loaf making it “the most challenging signature ever seen in a bake-off final”.
Syabira created a “no porky pie” using aubergine and mushroom, and a broad bean with coriander paste and salsa verde heart-shaped sandwich which judge Dame Prue Leith said was “unusual” but “really delicious”.
When setting the final two-hour technical challenge, judge Paul Hollywood said: “You only get one shot at this, try not to mess it up.”
The final showstopper challenge of 2022 saw the the finalists bake a large edible sculpture in the theme of “our beautiful planet” with the display including a large cake base and showcasing a minimum of three baking disciplines.
You can catch up on Great British Bake Off on All 4.
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