patisserie

They were all that was left of the initial 12 contestants, after they baked their way through weeks devoted to cake, biscuits, bread, caramel, pastry, autumn, dessert, back to the '70s, and patisserie.

Smith said the show will focus on “very traditional” challenges and themes, including cakes, biscuits, bread, patisserie, chocolate, and party cakes.

Mr Alid told the court he was born in Morocco but lived and worked in Algeria, where he ran a "successful" coffee and pastries shop, having trained as a patisserie chef.

Instead, the contestants will focus on "cakes, biscuits, bread, patisserie, chocolate," plus Smith adds, "party cakes is a new theme."

"We're doing all the regular weeks: Cakes, biscuits, bread, patisserie, chocolate, plus party cakes is a new theme."