who won season 2 of great british baking show
Joanne Wheatley
title: The Great British Bake Off (series 2) text: The Great British Bake Off (series 2) The second series of "The Great British Bake Off" started 14 August 2011 with twelve amateur bakers. Unlike series one, the competition was held in a single location – on the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a 17th-century mansion house in Redbridge. In addition to their on-screen presenting roles, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins also took over the narration of the show, which had been done by Stephen Noonan the previous series. Series two also introduced the "star baker" award for the most impressive performer each week. Three and a half thousand people applied title: The Great British Bake Off (series 2) text: for the competition, and 12 were selected. Each episode was filmed over two 14-hour days. The competition was won by Joanne Wheatley. There was no Star Baker this week, as Paul and Mary felt it wouldn't be right to single out one baker when the results were incredibly close. Colour key: For their very first challenge, the bakers were asked to bake 24 cupcakes in 2 hours. They are allowed to make 2 different types of cupcakes. For the technical challenge, the bakers were asked to bake a Coffee and Walnut Battenburg cake using Mary Berry's recipe. The cake needs title: The Great British Bake Off text: The rounds took place in various locations across the UK, with the final round being held at Fulham Palace, London. The three finalists were Ruth Clemens, Miranda Gore Browne, and Edd Kimber. On 21 September 2010, Edd Kimber was crowned the best amateur baker. The number of amateur baker contestants increased to twelve for the second series. Unlike Series 1, this year "The Great British Bake Off" stayed in one location – Valentines Mansion, a 17th-century mansion house in Redbridge, London. The finalists were Holly Bell, Mary-Anne Boermans, and the winning contestant Joanne Wheatley. The third series of "The Great title: The Great British Bake Off (series 2) text: published a book "Recipes from a Normal Mum" on 17 July 2014. Mary-Anne Boermans wrote a book on baking, "Great British Bakes: Forgotten Treasures for Modern Bakers", which was published on 7 November 2013. Official episode viewing figures are from BARB. The Great British Bake Off (series 2) The second series of "The Great British Bake Off" started 14 August 2011 with twelve amateur bakers. Unlike series one, the competition was held in a single location – on the grounds of Valentines Mansion, a 17th-century mansion house in Redbridge. In addition to their on-screen presenting roles, Mel Giedroyc and Sue title: The Great British Bake Off (series 2) text: bakers were individually highlighted as Star Baker. For their final signature bake, the finalists were asked to bake 12 mille-feuille in 2 1/2 hours. For the technical challenge, the bakers were asked to bake a sachertorte in 2 hours and 40 minutes. For their final showstopper, the bakers were asked to bake 3 different types of petits fours: Meringue, Sweet Pastry, and Sponge Based, within 4 hours. Both episodes 9 and 10 were Masterclasses by Paul and Mary where they demonstrated how to make the Technical Challenges that they had set throughout the series. Episode 9 showed the first four