Great British Bake Off Final 2016 – as it happened
Varsity brings you all the action from the final of Bake Off as Cantab Andrew battles to survive

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(Refreshes automatically)- Winner is Candice!
- Showstopper is over!
- Showstopper: Picnic fit for the Queen
- Andrew rises to the top in the technical while Jane's sponge falls flat!
- Technical Challenge: Victoria Sandwich
- Hollywood handshakes for Candice and Jane!
- Signature Challenge: Meringue Crowns
- Battle has commenced!
And we're done! Thanks for following our live blog! Congrats Candice, a perfect winner for the final series of Bake Off.
8:59pm Olivia: Can I come on Selasi's motorbike trip?
9:58pm Holly: Benjamina is a trendy cake.
I did it. I'm good enough.
Students, when they get accepted into Cambridge (oh, also Candice)
8:56pm Holly: Bad luck for Andrew but I think we can all agree Candice deserved this.
8:55pm Olivia: Surprising no one, Candice is the winner!!
8:54pm Olivia: Is the winner is judged by messiness of apron Candice has to win
8:53pm Olivia: The real winner is Candice's pug.
8:52pm Olivia: Paul's face didn't seem to be reacting to a 'lovely' cake.
That's a good custard
You're a good custard, Mary
This little piggie might have had none, but this little Candice has plenty to be happy about. 🐷 #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/zEcSthvyGf
— BBC One (@BBCOne) October 26, 2016
8:49pm Holly: None of them are getting rave reviews for the showstoppers so far. Can Candice turn it around?
8:49pm Olivia: Andrew's about to fall apart.
8:47pm Olivia: Holly is reluctant to admit she's a fan of Jane's glitter.
Oh, is it?
Jane, at least once an episode
8:45pm Holly: I'm certainly not going to miss Jane
8:44pm Olivia: Is Jane crying? I guess we're all gonna miss Bake Off...
8:43pm Holly: Jane's over-chilled it. Could this spell the end? Hopefully.
8:40pm Holly: Selasi is a confirmed Andrew fan. Join the ranks, friend.
8:40pm Olivia: Val is my entire life.
8:39pm Holly: Selasi sighting!
8:39pm Olivia: Candice's 'piggies' look a little sad
Treat Lady Cassandra with care, Andrew. #GBBO #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/Wm10PA9PIq
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 26, 2016
8:35pm Holly: The soggy bottom joke has been so overused. I will never laugh again. At anything.
Where's Tom's Hipster Picnic when you need it? #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/n4PfFped2x
— Times Food (@TimesFood) October 26, 2016
8:34pm Olivia: Andrew didn't go to his graduation?!
8:32pm Holly: Playing that sentimental family card again, Candice? For shame
Showstopper is quite a challenge! One chocolate cake, 12 sausage rolls, 12 mini quiches, 12 scones and 12 fruit and custard tarts. A lunch for the Queen, but not enough for Prince Philip
It’s three of these four people's *last ever* technical challenge. Guys, I’m in pieces!
— Benjamin Cook (@benjamin_cook) October 26, 2016
😭😭😭 #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/TZkUtNoNBn
8:28pm Olivia: Andrew is the smoothest buttercream
8:28pm Olivia: Andrew doesn't get a handshake, but he does win the technical!
8:25pm Holly: Jane brings the shade into the tent
Mine are flatter than Candice's!
Jane
8:21pm Olivia: Does Jane realise the shell won't contribute to the weight of the eggs in the cake?
Two handshakes. One heartbreak. #GBBO #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/131RtSOPaw
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 26, 2016
8:18pm Olivia: Let's hope Andrew can pull it back in the technical!
8:18pm Holly: Two Paul Hollywood handshakes in one challenge!
8:17pm Olivia: You know what's really sharp? Mary's jacket.
8:16pm Olivia: A Paul Hollywood handshake for Candice!
8:15pm Holly: Andrew's bake is just too sweet...like him
Obviously, meringue is sweet
- Mary Berry
https://twitter.com/hollium/status/791356771583549440
8:14pm Olivia: Loving Andrew's Styrofoam head
The spirit of Val lives on in the tent… #GBBO #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/1yXzN91Hki
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 26, 2016
8:11pm Olivia: Andrew's worried face is one I recognise from supervisions
8:10pm Olivia: Chemists and the Gods: the real authorities.
The face of a man who fears a collapsed meringue. #GBBO #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/q1z18Dow1g
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 26, 2016
8:09pm Holly: Andrew putting that Cambridge degree to good use again. Maybe there's hope for us after all
8:06pm Holly: How many series of Bake Off and I still don't know what a pavlova is...
8:05pm Olivia: Jane making a rather different 'white flesh' meringue
Absolute gutted I wasn't invited to liveblog the #GBBO final for @VarsityUK... it's practically a sport after all #rejection #spurned
— Keir Baker (@Keirbaker96) October 26, 2016
8:01pm Holly: We all know Selasi should have been star baker first week. ROBBED.
8:01pm Olivia: May be the last time we hear that theme tune :(
8:00pm Holly: I'd let you into Yorkshire, Val
8:00pm It's time!
7:59pm Are you guys ready?!
It’s time to face your television sets. The Final of The Great British Bake Off is about to commence… #GBBOFinal pic.twitter.com/Mqulb62goN
— British Bake Off (@BritishBakeOff) October 26, 2016
7:55pm 5 minutes until kick off! Get amped!
7:55pm Hope the finalists cakes look better than the ones on The One Show
Excuse you! The University of Derby doesn't realise Andrew belongs to Cambridge
It's the #GBBOFinal! Good luck @cakesmyth, you've done #Derby proud. We've got our fingers crossed for you! 🍰 pic.twitter.com/3SXCwRhPz3
— University of Derby (@DerbyUni) October 26, 2016
"Dost thou think, because thou art
— Grace Ioppolo, FSA (@ProfShakespeare) October 26, 2016
virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?" (#Shakespeare's "Twelfth Night"): Happy #GBBOFinal
To get you back in the spirit, check out Varsity's review of last week's episode here!
Hey, we're Olivia and Holly, and welcome to the GBBO final live blog. This is the last episode of Bake Off as we know it, and I'm sure you're all hoping that Cantab Andrew will be victorious.
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