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Bakers used hidden dowels and clever armatures to make it look as though sweets, fruit, or liquid were suspended in mid-air. The Risks:

The finale of Cake Week was the , where bakers had to create an Anti-Gravity Illusion Cake . This required as much engineering as it did baking.

Jurgen, a German IT professional, blew the judges away with his " Night in the Library [S12E1] Cake Week

served with homemade butter. This was a "retro" bake that left the younger contestants baffled.

Precision was key—too thick and the roll became clunky; too thin and the sponge peeked through. Bakers used hidden dowels and clever armatures to

Heavy decorations threatened to topple the cakes. Several bakers watched in horror as their creations began to lean under the heat of the tent.

" cake. His technical precision and flavors earned him the first title of the season. Jurgen, a German IT professional, blew the judges

The journey began with the . The judges, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith, tasked the bakers with creating 12 decorative mini rolls . While the concept seemed simple, the execution was a minefield of technical hurdles.