• Woman Aloud’s Kimberley Walsh clinched Big name Baker prize with mountainous Kilimanjaro-themed showstopper

• Ed Balls runner-up after excellent ski soar cake, effective soccer desserts yet soggy-bottomed pies

• Chris Kamara was once have-a-go hero, whilst Victoria Coren was once robust on savoury yet vulnerable on candy

Remaining Might, the jowly Shadow Chancellor misplaced his seat as Labour misplaced the election. He needed to put a courageous face on defeat once more this night, narrowly dropping out to Kimberley within the race for that coveted Big name Baker apron and slightly-less-coveted bouquet of flora. However I’m going to guess Mr Balls received some pals this night. He was once enthusiastic, likeable, football-mad (at all times a vote-winner, politicians appear to suppose) and filled with circle of relatives heat. Maximum of all, he was once an impressively completed baker, probably due to classes from his mom and that thrice-per-year follow of creating his youngsters’s birthday truffles. Even Mary Berry stated she’d be taking pointers from him. Child-faced Balls did not reasonably tournament ultimate week’s winner Samantha Cameron – Blues 1, Reds 0 – nevertheless it was once a valiant effort.

She hogged the least digital camera time of the 4 celebrities yet self-effacing Kimberley Walsh snuck up at the rails to be deservedly topped Big name Baker. She got here joint 2d within the signature spherical, 2d within the technical and primary within the showstopper, which all added as much as a win. That professional Orla Kiely-designed Game Aid Big name Baker’s apron was once well-earned and can swimsuit her.

It wasn’t simply the previous Shadow Chancellor who received pals this night but additionally player-turned-pundit Chris “Kammy” Kamara. Together with his blokey, splash-it-around, have-a-go pluck and phelgmatic humour, he was once paying homage to fellow footballer David James ultimate week. His infectious snicker might be heard within the background even if he wasn’t on-screen. Kammy’s desserts would possibly have tasted like paint (Farrow & Soccer, in all probability?) yet his Victoria sponge was once a jammy triumph. Fantastic, Jeff. He did not even must do his Lionel Ritchie impact or use his Sky Sports activities catchphrase “Fantastic, Jeff”.

There have been a number of realizing cutaway photographs to a squirrel scampering across the grounds outdoor the tent all through this night’s demonstrate – yet now not the notoriously well-endowed one from the 2011 ultimate. Neatly, I guess we already had Balls within the tent.

Jason Manford equipped laughs within the marquee ultimate week. There was once no out-and-out comic to do the similar this time yet sardonic presenter and author Victoria Coren did the process manfully, an eyebrow arched and a one-liner at all times in a position. She appeared a contender for Big name Baker too, after her daring Bloody Mary desserts have been admired and her pies received the technical problem. Unfortunately, it took one have a look at the judges’ disgusted faces to understand that her salty sea canine showstopper had let her down. Most likely it was once like host Jennifer Saunders stated: Los angeles Coren-Mitchell coudn’t bake the rest which did not contain Worcestershire Sauce. Is a Lea & Perrin endorsement deal within the pipeline?

Mary Berry confessed this night that she’s an Everton fan who hasn’t ever been to Goodison Park and not under the influence of alcohol a Bloody Mary. Please, any individual deal with each those oversights. Take the doyenne of dough to a Toffees house fixture and provides her a half-time Bloody Mary as a question of urgency. I’m going to volunteer if she’s suffering for provides.

Visitor presenter Jennifer Saunders did not check out too arduous yet was once a warmly witty presence: encouraging the bakers, gently teasing the judges and usually bumbling concerning the tent like a benign giant sister. Remaining yr’s Big name Baker proved a celeb this yr too.

Athlete Denise Lewis visited beautiful OAP couple Hughie and Linda, who’ve been in combination 51 years. Hughie was once identified with dementia elderly 59, certainly one of 850,000 victims in the United Kingdom, yet is benefitting vastly from Game Aid-funded weekly periods for victims, their carers and native youngsters. It was once candy, unhappy and in the end uplifting stuff – demonstrating how our donations in point of fact can assist alternate lives.

It appears adore it’s Kimberley vs Ed Balls. And the winner is… Kimberley Walsh! Because the credit roll on-screen, stick with us for response and research…

Victoria Coren‘s is just too salty and appears “a little simplistic” (euphemism for messy). Kammy‘s little guy’s legs have long past floppy and he looks as if E.T. face down within the river – yet his sponge is a triumph and he cries “You good looks!” in triumph.

Ed Balls‘ cake works properly and Mary even says she would possibly borrow his double cream trick. Blimey. Highest till ultimate? Kimberley Walsh‘s looks as if “a correct showstopper” with a meticulously detailed, scrumptious mountain. Has she stolen it along with her spraypaint and giraffes?

The 2 aquatic truffles, by way of Kammy and Victoria, are each completed early. Ed Balls remains to be fiddling round with tiny spectators. In the meantime, Kimberley Walsh is getting busy with a spraycan and it is having a look impressive. Jennifer Saunders makes her a fondant Gary Barlow yet his head falls off and she or he does a Cheryl Fernandez-Versini née Cole née Tweedy impact. Means-aye, puppy.

All the time great to peer, as Kimberley Walsh is helping out Kammy – who chuckles that “she is aware of I am not a danger”. A variety of fondant sculpting occurring. Fondant Kammy’s legs stay falling off. Kimberley’s personal Tanzanan flora and fauna is having a look excellent. Sneaking up at the rails?

Ed Balls is poring over his ski soar scene: Package Kat skis, jellybean spectators cordoned off by way of Curly Wurlies and Olympic rings from Fruit Polos. He’s were given some aptitude with ornament and design, as he provides a Game Aid brand too. Ballsy unearths that he is in the past made an iPad cake, pirate send, Speak teacher and cheeseburger for his youngsters’ birthdays.

Victoria Coren‘s crusing cake looks as if a salty infant made it.

Time for the large one, the crunch spherical, and it is a toughie. Our superstar bakers will have to create tiered truffles representing an excessive recreation. 3 layers or extra, sponge-based. Ed Balls is doing a Ski Leap cake, crowned with fondant snow and Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards (every other well-known loser). He is the use of double cream slightly than butter and a lot of vanilla essence.

Victoria Coren has long past for yachting, with chocolate sea salt sponge, salted caramel and a chocolate sponge yacht. Chris Kamara is tackling a strawberry body-boarding cake, constructed from vintage Victoria sponge, blue fondant waves and a fondant body-boarder. Kimberley Walsh? A lemon and blueberry yogurt cake, recreating her climb up Mount Kilimanjaro for Comedian Aid in 2009.

Victoria Coren appears within the field seat, barely forward of the constant Kimberley Walsh and creative-but-erratic Ed Balls. Kammy, bless him, is long ago in fourth position.

Fourth position for soggy-bottomed Ed Balls, who would possibly simply have blown it with the ones soggy-bottomed pies, after his superb desserts. 3rd position for Kammy, who is simply satisfied to not be backside. 2d position for Kimberley Walsh, whilst Victoria Coren – whole with sun shades and forgotten egg-wash – miraculously wins.

She forgot the egg-wash, leading to faded pies. However she remembered within the nick of time and added it on the ultimate gasp. Just right save. In the meantime, Ed Balls and Chris Kamara are being boys and enjoying soccer within the marquee. Oh, you cheeky lads and your incorrigible banter. NB: they are 48 and 58 respectively.

Ooh-la-la, trés sublime. Victoria Coren is cutting her onions whilst dressed in fashion designer sun shades. Jennifer Saunders’ Ab Fab characters would no doubt approve. Ed Balls is the use of his fingers once more, like Mama Balls taught him, yet he is going off-piste by way of being the one one to blind-bake his pastry circumstances. Cocky. May just it backfire? In the meantime, Kammy does not know what dangle movie or a rolling pin is. However he is guffawing so much and we adore him anyway.

The fiendish techinical spherical comes to making soccer pies – that conventional, meaty, mincey half-time snack. Mary Berry confesses that she’s an Everton fan yet hasn’t ever been to Goodison Park. What is going on, Mazza? Any person take her to a tournament and provides her a Bloody Mary asap. I’m going to volunteer if she’s in need of provides.

Chris Kamara‘s desserts style like paint, which slightly takes the gloss off the instance. Hello, it is been emulsional. Ed Balls, against this, has served up a “beautiful excellent muffin” in line with Paul Hollywood, who praises his “fruit distribution”. Bravo, Baron Von Balls.

Kimberley Walsh‘s have sunk, glance “rustic” (euphemism for messy) yet “the flavor is unbelievable”. Victoria Coren‘s glance asymmetric yet do style like a Bloody Mary. Mary Berry unearths that she’s by no means under the influence of alcohol one and Paul appears in truth aghast. I believe Ed Balls took that spherical, in MORI go out polls. And Mary go out polls too.

Time’s up and the bakers all do a shot of Victoria’s vodka to have a good time. Ed Balls splutters, the large light-weight.

Giggly Kammy makes a pleasing dig at our former Shadow Chancellor, announcing he is obviously executed numerous baking “whilst us operating magnificence folks have been busy grafting”. Ed does appear very gifted. He is creating a fondant soccer pitch for his Norwich vs Chelsea-themed desserts to be served upon, the large show-off.

We would like muffin, yet now not Muffin The Mule. It is 24 American-style desserts. We are searching for a cracked dome, in line with silvery man-gorilla Paul Hollywood. Chris Kamara is doing banana and sultana desserts – as, it seems, is Ed Balls. What a cakey twist of fate. Kimberley Walsh is asking everybody “guys” whilst doing strawberry cheesecake jobs. Victoria Coren‘s the only real savoury muffin-maker and hers are Bloody Mary-flavoured. Their namesake Ms Berry appears fascinated by this. She loves a boozy bake.

Victoria Coren‘s being sensible and sardonic. Chris “Kammy” Kamara‘s fascinated by assembly Mary Queen Of Berry and appears faintly like Lionel Ritchie. Kimberley Walsh, the good and smiley one from Ladies Aloud, is being great and smiley. Ed Balls breaks off from Tweeting his personal identify to be faux-modest, despite the fact that he is were given a steely glint in his eye.

Mel and Sue have “handed the Battenberg” (see what she did there?) to visitor host Jennifer Saunders – who received Big name Baker herself this time ultimate yr. She’s carrying a slightly Mel and Sue-style outfit and uncombed mattress hair {that a} percentage of the country are almost certainly short of to provide a excellent brush at the moment.

When it comes to Ed’s festival, now we have were given Most effective Attach host {and professional} poker participant Victoria Coren Mitchell – a fearsomely shiny, head lady sort who I consider is excellent at the whole thing. Similarly multi-talented is Woman Aloud-turned-actress Kimberley Walsh, so do not rule her out. And finishing the line-up is most probably whipping boy Chris “Kammy” Kamara. Who hell he? Neatly, here is a to hand primer…

Who will we fancy for Big name Baker this night? Neatly, headline act Ed Balls is hotly tipped. The previous Shadow Chancellor was once taught to cook dinner by way of his mum and bakes birthday truffles each and every yr for his 3 youngsters. He is ferociously aggressive and, let’s be truthful, now not extraordinarily busy at the present time, so has almost certainly been practicing. He is now at the board of Norwich Town FC, too – as, in fact, is Delia Smith, who is sure to have given Ed a couple of pointers.

… To our Nice Game Aid Bake Off liveblog. I am Michael Hogan, the Telegraph’s Marzipan & Marquees Correspondent, and I’ve the soggy-bottomed honour of accompanying you thru this night’s particular superstar version of our dearly cherished Bake Off.

You’re cordially invited to observe at the side of me for rolling (pin) protection, self-raising response and tempered speaking issues. Sign up for in too – you’ll electronic mail me on michael.hogan@telegraph.co.united kingdom, tweet me on @michaelhogan or depart feedback on the backside of this weblog. I’ll control them and file the highlights.

Within the absence of our same old pun-slinging presenters Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins, comic Jennifer Saunders (a former Big name Baker herself) will likely be dealing with hostly tasks this night, whilst athlete Denise Lewis will likely be visiting a Game Aid-funded mission to peer how the finances raised are put to make use of.

After High Minister’s spouse Samantha Cameron received ultimate week’s version, there’s extra Westminster hobby this night as a result of former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls will likely be appearing off his spatula talents. He’s going to be joined within the fabled tent by way of Most effective Attach presenter Victoria Coren Mitchell, Ladies Aloud alumnus Kimberley Walsh and soccer pundit Chris Kamara.

So can Pink Ed give Blue Sam a run for her cash within the pastry-based go out polls? We’ll quickly to find out.

As at all times, judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry will likely be sampling the bakers’ choices and so they have not long past simple at the well-known foursome, with 3 difficult demanding situations. First up, they will have to make a batch of American-style desserts. Then it’s half-time-at-a-football-match meat pies and in any case, a showstopper of tiered sponge truffles on an excessive recreation theme. Be expecting shortcrust shenanigans and fondant farragos.

It is showtime at 8pm on BBC One yet do stick with us for build-up. To your marks, get set… superstar bake!