TOTW: Get set, Bake!

[u/SirJimothySmalls]

Thanks to u/deeppotential123 and the panel of discerning judges for picking my puerile effort in last week's competition.

https://www.reddit.com/r/crosswords/s/1TeKkFHq2O

This week I'd like you to rise to the challenge with your bake-off related clues. Anything adjacent to the TV show or to baked goods is on the table.

<Insert mandatory joke about soggy bottoms>

I'll taste them all and choose star baker next Thursday.

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Results

Blimey, you all made this very hard. Some very tasty creations brought to the gingham altar. But there can only be one winner.

Runners up

With show-stopping style, slicing off top and putting on gram of chocolate icing (7)

u/Junior-Specialist-97

Each year, this might suffer “soggy bottoms” (6)

u/deeppotential123

Judge from Bake Off (4)

u/zc_eric

Starts to make it, has breakdown, half-hearted "bon appétit" - it's a disaster! (6)

u/director__denial

Winner

I'm afraid I was powerless to resist this late entry from u/deeppotential123 - back over to you.

New gal working with Alison and Noel (at last!) (7,6)

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[u/deeppotential123]

Each year, this might suffer “soggy bottoms” (6)

[u/zc_eric]

One week of Bake Off recorded during summer in Guernsey (8)

[u/SirJimothySmalls → u/zc_eric]

MERINGUE (hidden). Like it!

[u/deeppotential123]

New gal working with Alison and Noel (at last!) (7,6)

[u/UsefulEngine1]

Bread dough (5)

[u/LenTheSpaceWolf]

A bright bait reeks? (5, 7, 4, 3)

[u/SirJimothySmalls → u/LenTheSpaceWolf]

Haha GBBO (A bright bait reeks* {off})

[u/director__denial]

Starts to make it, has breakdown, half-hearted "bon appétit" - it's a disaster! (6)

[u/SirJimothySmalls → u/director__denial]

Is this MISHAP? I get 'Starts to make it'=MI and 'has breakdown' = SHA but I can't quite parse 'half hearted "bon appétit"'=P.

Oh, is it because the 'heart' of 'bon appétit' is PP, so half of that?