At the end of the challenge, Sura, who saw a fly and was trying to brush it away, accidentally hit Dave's tray of six miniature cakes as he was setting them down, knocking four to the floor.

The technical challenge, set by Prue, required the bakers to make twelve hand-shaped coconut macaroons, six piped with a mango curd and the other six drizzled and filled with chocolate, in one hour and forty-five minutes.

For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were given four hours to create a beautiful molded 3D biscuit table setting representing a memorable meal they had in the past.

The signature challenge tasked the bakers with making two freeform soda bread loaves, one savoury and one sweet, and an accompanying butter in one hour, forty-five minutes.

For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were asked to create a large decorative bread plaque in the style of a traditional harvest festival sheaf, portraying the one thing in life they are most grateful for, in three hours, thirty minutes.

For the showstopper, the bakers were given the intricate task of making a sweet tart hidden under a latticed pastry cage, in three hours, forty-five minutes.

The signature challenge tasked the bakers with making eight steamed buns, complete with a savoury or sweet filling and decoration, in two hours, thirty minutes.

For the technical challenge, Paul asked the bakers to make six deep-fried, identical custard & jam finger doughnuts in two hours, forty-five minutes.

For the showstopper challenge, the bakers were required to make an ice cream cake, which was considerably more difficult since it was the hottest day of the year, in four hours, thirty minutes.

For the final technical challenge, Prue asked the bakers to make eight identical walnut whirls—a cone of chocolate with marshmallow inside, a biscuit base, and topped with walnuts—in two hours.

For the final showstopper challenge, the bakers were tasked with making a colossal, spectacular dessert tower with a large cake at the base and at least three sections to represent the different baking disciplines, in 4+1⁄2 hours.

[citation needed] Two compilation episodes of The Great British Bake Off: Best Bits, showing highlights from the previous ten series, were shown in the weeks after the final.

Prue's technical challenge required the bakers to make a quick Christmas pudding (with mincemeat made from scratch), to be cooked in a microwave and served with a Crème anglaise, in one hour and 15 minutes.