Bake Off Crème de la Crème

In the second heat, a team from the British Armed Forces meet the only all-women team in the competition and a team from a world-famous London hotel. To secure a place in the semi-finals, the teams must impress the formidable judging panel of Benoit Blin, Claire Clark MBE and Cherish Finden. In the Miniatures Challenge, the teams are asked to produce 36 opera slices, 36 babka knots and 36 petits gateaux in the shape of a sphere, invented by the teams themselves. They have just three hours to make all 108 pastries. In the Showpiece Challenge, the team are asked to reinvent a popular British dessert as a fine-dining experience and present it as a dazzling showpiece display. The humble dessert getting the five-star makeover this week is trifle. The results are simply jaw-dropping but which team will please the judges?