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QUIZ: How much do you know about cakes?
The Great British Bake Off returned to our screens earlier this week…
THE GREAT BRITISH Bake Off returned to our screens for a new season this week.
The 12 new contestants joined by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith as well as hosts Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas.
During the first episode, contestants were asked to make Battenberg cakes using marzipan, six miniature pineapple upside-down cakes and 3D cake busts of their favourite celebrities.
So, keeping with the baked goods theme, why don’t you test your knowledge about cakes…
What kind of cake is this?
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Red Velvet
Black Forest Gateau
Chocolate cake
Fruit cake
What is the filling in a Baked Alaska?
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Whipped cream
Chocolate
Custard
Ice cream
In what year was the cupcake invented?
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1796
1969
1886
1900
Patrick Bertoletti holds the world record for eating the most cupcakes in six minutes. How many did he eat?
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6
24
56
72
Which one of these is a bundt cake?
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What flavour is a Devil's Food Cake?
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Chocolate
Vanilla and raspberry
Rum and raisin
Lemon and ginger
"Torte" means cake in what language?
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German
Italian
French
Spanish
What alcohol is traditionally used to make a tiramisu?
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Dark rum
Amaretto
Dry sherry
Marsala wine
Which Great British Bake Off contestant threw their Baked Alaska in the bin after it had been left out of the freezer and melted?
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Iain Watters
Rahul Mandal
Steph Blackwell
Val Stones
A Jaffa Cake is a...
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Cake
Biscuit
You scored out of !
Top Dog
Pawsitively perfect
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Clever Cat!
Almost purrfect
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Fintastic
Flippin' good
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What are ewe doing?!
Baaaaaaad.
You scored out of !
Turtley Awful!
Shell of a bad effort.
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