Fans enjoy the penultimate slice of the BBC Bake Off but presenter Sue gets jabbed in the hand with a piping bag

There was an uproar when it was introduced that The Nice British Bake Off was shifting to Channel four within the new 12 months.

However followers loved their penultimate slice of Mel, Sue and Mary Berry in a festive Christmas Day particular - during which Sue obtained unintentionally stabbed within the hand with a piping bag by one of many contestants. 

The episode noticed the return of among the present's hottest previous contestants - together with Norman Calder, from collection 5. 

Followers loved their penultimate slice of Mel, Sue and Mary Berry on The Nice British Bake Off in a festive Christmas Day particular

The episode noticed the return of among the present's hottest previous contestants - together with Norman Calder, from collection 5 

Followers took to Twitter to specific their delight on the return of a few of their favorite contestants - with Norman particularly attracting a whole lot of assist 

Nonetheless, it was Mary-Anne Boermans, who appeared on collection two of the present, who took the crown along with her Dutch-inspired festive treats. 

Her Christmas pudding and pecan-praline cookies earned her a much-coveted Paul Hollywood handshake, whereas he described her show-stopper cake as a 'knock-out.'

In the meantime, Cathryn Dresser, from collection three, unintentionally stabbed presenter Sue Perkins within the hand with a piping bag as she helped her fill the person pastry buns throughout the technical problem.

Sue, who gave the impression to be unhurt, commented: 'That is gone proper by means of. That is gone by means of to my hand.' 

Followers took to Twitter to specific their delight on the return of a few of their favorite contestants - with Norman particularly attracting a whole lot of assist.

Elliot Robson commented 'The return of Norman is every part I would like in my life on Christmas', whereas one other added 'Inform me when Norman places pesto on one thing'.

Others commented on the truth that the Christmas episode was filmed in the midst of the summer time, with one viewer tweeting: 'It is clearly not winter outdoors the tent'.

There was an uproar when it was introduced that The Nice British Bake Off was shifting to Channel four within the new 12 months 

Cathryn Dresser, from collection three, unintentionally stabbed presenter Sue Perkins within the hand with a piping bag as she helped her fill the person pastry buns

The particular episode additionally noticed former contestant Ali Imdad, from collection 4, return to the tent. 

He was the primary to impress within the signature problem to create 24 biscuits to brighten a Christmas tree.

Ali obtained the primary Hollywood handshake together with his rose and fennel paisley biscuits and bauble-lookalike date cookies.

Paul described them as a 'huge win', including: 'I've by no means seen something prefer it earlier than.'

In the meantime Norman, who gained the nation's hearts together with his easy bakes and impressed Hollywood together with his farthing biscuits in collection 5, disillusioned the judges together with his uniformly adorned 'ding-dangs'.

The dreaded technical problem then noticed the contestants assemble choux wreaths drizzled in chocolate and adorned with edible snowflakes. 

Mary-Anne Boermans, who appeared on collection two of the present, took the crown along with her Dutch-inspired festive treats

The particular episode additionally noticed former contestant Ali Imdad, from collection 4, return to the tent

Different commented that the Christmas episode did not appear to have been filmed not too long ago

Ali gained the technical problem, adopted by Cathryn, Mary-Anne and Norman in final place.   

In the meantime, it was one other success for Ali, who gained the problem, with Mary-Anne coming in third and Norman mentioning the rear.

Within the show-stopper spherical, bakers needed to construct a triple-tiered Christmas scene out of cake.

Norman confessed he was extra of a 'bread and pies man' - however Paul mentioned his four-tiered tower of boozy orange savarin truffles was 'baked to perfection'.

Nonetheless, the clear winner was Mary-Anne's 'bare' cake of chocolate orange joconde sponges topped with speculaas cookies, impressed by her husband's Dutch heritage, that basically stood out.

Norman gained reward for his four-tiered tower of boozy orange savarin truffles within the show-stopper spherical 

Followers are making ready to bid farewell to Mary, Mel and Sue within the ultimate episode of The Bake Off on the BBC tomorrow evening 

Mary described the flavours as 'excellent', including 'there is not a single one that you just failed on.'

In the meantime, time as soon as once more proved to be Cathryn's problem, leaving her unable to complete her festive fruit cake as she ran concerning the tent in search of her 'misplaced' tier, which was discovered hiding in Ali's freezer.

Ali's bold makes an attempt additionally noticed much less success on the ultimate spherical, as Mary described his 4 sponges of various middle-eastern flavours depicting the levels of Jesus's life, as wanting 'slightly bit drunk'. 

Followers are making ready to bid farewell to Mary, Mel and Sue within the ultimate episode of The Bake Off on the BBC tomorrow evening. 

Solely Paul will probably be staying on the present because it strikes to Channel four within the new 12 months. 

The Nice British Bake Off Christmas particular will return to BBC One for its second and ultimate half at 7pm tomorrow.

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