The Great Christmas Bake Off 2023 winner REVEALED

The Great Christmas Bake Off topped its 2023 winner on Sunday, with Sophie Faldo triumphing for a second time. 

Sophie – who’s the collection eight champion – got here again for an additional shot on the title and beat Dan Beasley-Harling, Amelia Le Bruin, Linda Rayfield, George Aristidou and Carole Edwards to the win. 

She received over the judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith along with her festive bakes after they have been tasked with three challenges. 

For the primary around the bakers needed to make 12 mince pies with their very own particular spin. Then the technical noticed them tasked with baking a cinnamon loaf. 

The remaining Showstopper noticed them assemble an enormous cake.

The Great Christmas Bake Off topped its 2023 winner on Sunday, with Sophie Faldo triumphing for a second time

While everybody appeared happy for Sophie on her win, little doubt nobody was feeling higher about it than Prue, who had an opportunity for redemption after spoiling Sophie’s first win 

Even the official Great British Bake Off X account could not resist poking enjoyable at Prue’s gaffe 

Speaking about her win, Sophie shared: ‘Yay – I’m so happy. What a beautiful approach to begin Christmas. I’m going to take this [the decorative plate] house and luxuriate in some mince pies on it.’

Prue added: ‘Sophie was courageous to come back again as she had loads to lose. That was 5 years in the past however after all she’s grown since then. 

‘She is organised and thorough – when she does one thing, my God, she does it correctly.’

While everybody appeared happy for Sophie on her win, little doubt nobody was feeling higher about it than Prue, who had an opportunity for redemption after spoiling Sophie’s first win. 

While the Bake Off winner is all the time a carefully guarded secret, with one catastrophic tweet Prue accidently revealed Sophie had received the 2017 collection hours earlier than remaining aired – prompting inevitable devastation from the present’s loyal followers.

Sophie was the primary one to win Bake Off on its new house on Channel 4, however her huge second was overshadowed by the unlucky gaffe.

Prue, who was in Bhutan on the time, blamed the time distinction on her social media slip up, which noticed her tweet: ‘No one informed me judging a Bake Off remaining could be so emotional. I wished all of them to win. Bravo Sophie.’

The tweet was swiftly deleted and Prue apologised, writing: ‘I’m in Bhutan. The time distinction is very large. I believed that they obtained it six hours in the past. I’m in an excessive amount of of a state to speak about it. I f***** up.’ 

Sophie – who’s the collection eight champion – beat (L-R) Linda Rayfield, Dan Beasley-Harling, Amelia Le Bruin, George Aristidou and Carole Edwards to the win

For the primary around the bakers needed to make 12 mince pies with their very own particular spin. Then the technical noticed them tasked with baking a cinnamon loaf

Prue’s gaffe despatched Bake Off followers right into a frenzy, with many responding by sharing comical memes impressed by the decide’s astronomically ill-advised tweet.

Many gags featured Mary Berry, who was Paul Hollywood’s fellow decide on the much-loved present when it was on the BBC.

When she stepped down following the announcement that the present was transferring to a brand new house on Channel 4, Prue was chosen as her alternative – and followers have been fast to joke that Mary may derive some satisfaction from the slip up. 

The Great British Bake Off will return for a New Year’s particular on January 1, with returning stars Maxy Maligisa, Jürgen Krauss, Maggie Richardson and Mark Lutton coming again to the tent. 

Sophie received over the judges Paul Hollywood and Prue and hosts Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond along with her festive bakes after they have been tasked with three challenges