"You Choose" — Tuk Cakes

Venue: Tuk Cakes, The Atrium, Resorts World Birmingham, B40 1PU; website
Choice: Malted milk macaron (three for £6) Chooser: Head Pastry Chef, Darryl

Making it all the way to last Sunday's final, Darryl Collins and Bharat Chandegra baked their ever so lovely hearts out in this year's GBBO: The Professionals. And though it didn't always go entirely to plan, something that has is the launch of a new venture by the pair called Tuk Cakes. Think handcrafted patisserie, including proper eclairs, bon bons and petits gâteaux (how much better does that sound than "little cake"??). Though traditional sounding in terms of description, the decadent cosmic-looking choccie-based bon bons caused surprise in terms of colour and flavour. A green and yellow creation turned out to be a tart orange curd and raspberry, while we'll leave you to find out what midnight blue and white equals (though spoiler alert — it's the most delicious flavour). The standout bite here though was the malted milk macaron. Rich, luscious and flavour-filled, it tasted much fresher and lighter than the macarons we've known, and was so much more than the hit of sweet that seems to have become normal in the world of treats. Good-looking, modern interpretations of French classics. Get. Menu