The Great British Andor Bake Off, Quarterfinals!
Vel Is Vanquished By Vegan Week!
After several weeks flirting with the bottom spots, the socialite's luck finally ran out when she forgot to use two flavours for the ice cream cake, made 11 (not 12) pasties due to accidentally miscounting them before popping them in the oven and forgot to cut several of the fruits for the pavlova. Whilst Partagaz underwhelmed at both the Signature and the Showstopper with yet another repetition of his insistence at using cheese and pesto flavours, Sartha's blunders were sadly too big to ignore.
The fabulous Ferrixian simply cannot lose! She served a thrilling battle with Syril Karn, where she beat him to the top after the Signature challenge, while the Empire man pipped her to the post after a near-perfect technical. However, Bix's risk to use not just two ice cream flavours, but also a raspberry sorbet that paired perfectly with her dark chocolate decorations left the judges speechless and made her the clear winner. Now on we go to…
Quarterfinals: Jakku Week!
Contestants have to bake:
Signature challenge: 24 gourmet polystarch portion bread rolls in two flavours
Technical challenge: syrup semolina cake with handmade jakku date jam
Showstopper challenge: 48 uniform celebration sweet cookies in four completely unique shapes and flavours
*creative note: bar the polystarch bread, the technical and showstopper challenges are inspired by famous bakes from Arab cultures such as basbousa and ma'amoul (if you want to look them up!)
Who goes out in the quarterfinals?
Lio Partagaz
Syril Karn
Cassian Andor
Bix Caleen
Brasso
Voting ended onAug 27, 2025
Notes: Please vote for who you think goes home. The voting period lasts 3 days until we get to the semifinals. The contestant with the least amount of votes becomes Star Baker.
Paul Hollywood: Listen, it wasn't as bad as the chocolate meltdown for last week, but if you start missing vital components of the bakes, you're simply going to end up at the bottom of the pile. Thrilled for Bix, though! Another week as Star Baker! She'll be a tough contender in the final rounds for sure.
Mon Mothma: *beaming* I'm incredibly proud of Vel. She hadn't baked most of these things before stepping foot into the tent, so she should feel proud of just how far she has truly come. She doesn't have any excuse to not bake more at home now!
Kleya Marki: *looking mildly embarassed* How was my first day on the job? Well… not that bad. Everyone here is very nice, and it's great to see such hardworking bakers in the tent. *glares at Partagaz* Mostly.
Noel Fielding: *looking very happy indeed* I couldn't be happier! She's got the smarts, I've got the jokes, she doesn't make any contestant want to curl up into a ball and die… an absolute improvement over my predecessor.
An Extra Slice show and podcast host's comments:
Perrin Fertha: You know, in this day and age I don't think anyone is more persecuted than a handsome, wealthy man with opinions! I was hired for An Extra Slice but for some reason they get an absolute novice to co-host the actual show!? So what that her show was ridiculously popular after only two episodes? If they wanted a smart young woman they could have just hired my own daughter! They should have just hired my own daughter! Absolutely unfair!
Cakes, Candor & Baking Banter podcast interim hosts' comments:
Luthen Rael: Hello everyone, and welcome to Cakes, Candor & Baking Banter. My name is Luthen, and I am not Kleya. She was asked to become a co-host on the main show. Which was the right choice! She has fabulous diction, a keen insight into the bakers' skills, remembers every detail when it comes to flavours and decorations, and is still fair despite several Imperials on the show, which I think is -
Lonni Jung: *wincing hard* And I'm Lonni, who will be co-hosting with Luthen until Kleya gets back. I'm sure we're all delighted to see our Kleya on the big screen but for now, we'll be picking up the slack with *glares at Luthen* Kleya's signature wit and relevant insights. Shall we mix things up and start by taking a look at some of your comments from last week?
Choice contestant feedback:
Syril Karn: *sighs heavily* I'm doing my best, alright? I know some of the audience are disappointed in me. I don't go on social media, but my mother tells me that's what they're all saying…
Bix Caleen: *shocked* Wow. Honestly, I never would have expected this. I've never tried vegan food before so I just treated it like a scientific experiment with unfamiliar chemicals, I suppose. I'm glad it worked!
Brasso: I'm just grateful to be in the quarterfinals, what more can I say? Very grateful indeed.
Lio Partagaz: You can have pesto ice cream! You can have parmesan ice cream! People like both flavours, how is making either of them an ice cream a risk?! I bet if Cassian Andor had done that, you wouldn't be coming for him in this way!
Cassian Andor: *staring at Partagaz, shakes his head* I absolutely would not have done that.
Vel Sartha: *looking a little teary* I can't believe I've made it as far as I have done, but you know what I'm most proud of? The friendships I made along the way. Mon says I can bake more for the family now? *scoffs* No, absolutely not.
Choice spectator feedback:
Cinta Kaz: *weeping hard* She did so well. Vel's such a fighter. My fighter. My amazing fighter. I'm so proud of her. *whispers* And I'll find out the names of everyone who voted her off.
Dedra Meero: Another week where Syril has been completely shafted. I'd be scandalised if it wasn't for the fact that I'm well aware of how tribalism with competitions such as this one can lead to talent being overlooked in the face of favouritism. I was a fool to think he'd get fair treatment.
Leida Mothma: To be honest, I thought Aunt Vel would go out in week one, so I'm really glad she's come this far. The hosting situation? Dad says I could do it? Oh no, please don't drag me into this.
Orson Krennic: Another rebel winner. Disgusting. Depravity knows no bounds when it comes to anything vegan, does it? Absolutely disgusting.
Maarva Andor: *crosses her arms over her chest in triumph and raises an eyebrow* There you go. There. You. Go. You get 'em, Bix.
Dr Gorst: *stares fixedly at Bix* Star Baker again! Again! Such a fascinating mind…
Heert: *stares disturbed at Dr Gorst, before nudging Corv* You ask her.
Corv: *also staring uncomfortably at Dr Gorst* No, you ask her.
Heert: I was the last one to ask her an awkward question, it's your turn!
Corv: *taps Dedra on the shoulder* Can we please get Doctor Gorst removed? He's unnerving everyone… well, everywhere. All the people in all the places. Please can we remove him?
Dedra: *looks up surprised* What do you mean? The Doctor is perfectly - *catches sight of him looking weirdly at Bix* - wait, has his face always looked like that?
Dedra: *grimaces* Stars help me. Get him out of here for the sake of everyone's morale.
Eedy Karn: What do you mean that not all the comments online think Syril's a disappointment? I do, and that's the only opinion that should matter to him. *pauses* Even if, for some reason beyond me, he keeps putting his girlfriend's opinion above mine.
Blevin: Of course I'm dismayed. I mentioned to Director Krennic himself that my great ISB presentation skills made me an ideal candidate for the presenting job, but clearly pandering to the audience was more important to the producers of this show. As to be expected.
Kino Loy: sitting in the back of an ambulance, covered with a blanket It was simply too early for me to try swimming across a river. Turns out a 10 meter front crawl certification isn't enough preparation for that kind of thing…
Previous weeks: Week 1: Bread Week, Week 2: Cake Week, Week 3: Dessert Week, Week 4: Biscuit Week, Week 5: Pastry Week, Week 6: Chocolate Week, Week 7: Vegan Week
