Blood sweat and cake tiers — Tracy crowned Irish ‘Bake Off’ champ

Kerry mother-of-three, Tracy Coyne was last night crowned champion of the Great Irish Bake Off, 2014.

After eight weeks of blood, sweat and cake-tiers, the Killarney native beat the competition from fellow finalists, Ali Mitter and Shane Murray.

Her technical bake, ‘A Tower of Rainbow Macaroons’ and her final show-stopper challenge, ‘Afternoon Tea’ impressed both judges, executive pastry chef at the Merrion Hotel, Paul Kelly and food writer and forager, Biddy White Lennon.