Handshakes, feathering and career advice: Great British Bake off Recap

And why lard is terribly unstable

The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4/PA)

Student Maisam became the second contestant to leave The Great British Bake Off, as biscuit week saw extravagant bakes and cracked showstoppers.

The second episode of the Channel 4 show saw the 11 contestants tasked with baking signature macarons, Garibaldi biscuits and 3D masquerade ball-inspired showstoppers.