{"id":25318,"date":"2022-11-08T01:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1733597"},"modified":"2022-11-08T01:27:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T00:27:35","slug":"great-british-bake-offs-2022-finalists-feature-on-this-weeks-radio-times-cover","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/great-british-bake-offs-2022-finalists-feature-on-this-weeks-radio-times-cover\/","title":{"rendered":"Great British Bake Off\u2019s 2022 finalists feature on this week\u2019s Radio Times cover"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Laura Rutkowski\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 08 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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As autumn turns to winter, it\u2019s always good to know that The Great British Bake Off<\/a> remains a heartwarming presence in our lives, just as it has done every year since 2010.<\/p>\n

But after months of turmoil in the real world, it\u2019s more reassuring than ever that somewhere in a sun-kissed corner of England there is a green field and a tent decked in bunting where it\u2019s forever tea time and we will be served a delicious Showstopper.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s 12 years since Bake Off first made stars of the show\u2019s judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry \u2013 and now, of course, it\u2019s done the same to Prue Leith (and yes, we know they all had careers pre-Bake Off, but not with an audience on this scale).<\/p>\n

But the biggest and best stories of Bake Off success involve the bakers themselves, especially those who in the course of little more than a season turn themselves from handy home cooks into creators of best-selling recipe books.<\/p>\n

Nadiya Hussain<\/a> is the obvious example, the mum and housewife from Luton who entered the tent in 2015 never dreaming she would become an author, a presenter and a national newspaper columnist just a few months later. Then last year the Italian engineer with an easy smile, Giuseppe Dell\u2019Anno<\/a>, emerged as the most charismatic winner since. Needless to say, Giuseppe now has his first cookbook out.<\/p>\n

In this issue, Giuseppe shares his post-Bake Off story with us, reveals why he no longer works as an engineer and, most importantly, shares the secrets of what it takes to win Bake Off \u2013 because for all the contestants in the final this week, the stakes are high.<\/p>\n

After all, the winner\u2019s life could change forever, which is why it\u2019s reassuring to hear last year\u2019s champion pass on this piece of advice: it\u2019s only a game, it\u2019s only cake. Maybe. But we think that\u2019s why we need it more than ever.<\/p>\n

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