The show has been shoehorned in to Sport Relief this year which isn't as awkward as it could have been. All the features are about various baking charities or initiatives that have helped people out. This is much better than the usual parts in charity shows where they make people cry about how their life has changed - which instead of being touching is the moment you decide to get a cup of tea.
The celebrity version works nicely - everyone respects the show, I mean one of the contestants is from Radio 4 so you shouldn't really expect a riot. The contestants mostly just want Mary Berry's approval ... and let's be honest isn't that what we all want?
Along with the usual fun of watching people craft cakes the celebrity version has finally revealed that the contestants have weaknesses.
One round involves a technical bake where you are to follow the instructions to make either a Mary Berry or Paul Hollywood recipe. Most times people follow these instructions rather well aside from maybe decorating it differently or making the cake bigger than it was supposed to be.
But no all four celebrities managed to make a disaster of the banana loaf and then serve it up the creator of it. Thankfully Mary Berry took it all in her stride.
There is one slightly distracting factor though. Ever since normal Bake Off became known for a random cutaway with a squirrel that had huge genitals whenever there is a cutaway to a squirrel you get the instinct to shout squirrel and look at its nethers.
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