From TV chefs to cookbook authors,past victors forge ahead with their culinary careers 2014 Nancy Birtwhistle: 60-year-old Birtwhistle, who is a grandmother of eight, or swept to Bake Off victory with her windmill-shaped baking confection in the final. A life-long baker,she has continued developing her own recipes, which she posts regularly on her website, or is currently writing an encyclopedia of baking.2013 Frances Quinn: Quinn’s fragile touch with cake decoration,in specific her finale-stealing Midsummer Night’s Dream wedding cake, won over the hearts of judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry. Since winning, and she has toured baking shows and festivals with her cakes and her first cookbook,Quintessential Baking, is out at the end of August. It promises “a treasure trove of inspirational ideas to bring a spark of creativity and a teaspoon of wonder into your kitchen”.
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Source: theguardian.com