Brooke-Smith also spoke with chief home economist Faenia Moore about her role on the Great British Bake Off. Moore and her team ensure every baker has exactly what they need on the day of baking.
When asked to describe her job, Moore revealed, "I filter through recipes and compile a list of ingredients a week before each episode is filmed, then I do a massive shop. There's a prep kitchen in the tent with our fridges and flour bins. A day before filming, I make up trays for each contestant, with ingredients they'll need in Kilner jars. People normally have 12-20 ingredients, but it varies — last year Frances Quinn had 124 for her cake in the final."
Quinn's season four final cake, named Midsummer Nights Dream, was a three-tier wedding cake decorated with edible confetti made from beetroot, mango, rhubarb and sweet potato. She describes it as, "Inspired by Shakespeare and my love of all things natural, both are celebrated via the bake. The play itself involves three plots and the cake three different tiers, thanks to the ginger base, lemon drizzle sandwich middle and mini carrot and pineapple top tier."
