The winner of this year's Great British Bake Off has been crowned.
Syabira Yusoff, a 32-year-old cardiovascular research associate from London saw off competition from Sandro Farmhouse and Abdul Rehman Sharif in the final episode of the Channel 4 baking contest to take home the top prize.
After being handed the title during Tuesday's episode, Syabira said: "Thank you so much. I can’t believe it, honestly it hasn’t sunk in yet, this is the biggest achievement in my life.
"All the hard work, the trial and error, it has all been worth it. I am very very proud."
Throughout the series, Syabira made her mark on the tent with her unconventional flavours and unique baking style, earning star baker for three consecutive weeks.
When asked what it was like being a Bake Off finalist, Syabira described it as a "lottery jackpot".
"I’ve never been the top person in any kind of competition or any classes that I’ve attended so maybe baking is my hidden talent that I didn’t discover until recently," she said.
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The final signature challenge saw the finalists tasked with creating a summer picnic using seasonal ingredients from across the UK in an ode to sustainability.
The three-hour task consisted of making six mini-cakes, six individual vegetarian pies and six finger sandwiches made from a classic white loaf making it "the most challenging signature ever seen in a bake-off final".
Syabira created a "no porky pie" using aubergine and mushroom, and a broad bean with coriander paste and salsa verde heart-shaped sandwich which judge Dame Prue Leith said was "unusual" but "really delicious".
The final showstopper challenge of 2022 tasked the finalists with creating a large edible sculpture in the theme of "our beautiful planet" with the display including a large cake base and showcasing a minimum of three baking disciplines.
The task saw the return of Fielding as co-host, who said: "I couldn’t miss this, I couldn’t miss the final."
Syabira opted for an orangutan holding up a forest with Paul Hollywood praising the colours she had used but saying the face of the animal could have had more work.
Judging the black-pepper flavoured genoise sponge covered in a chocolate and hazelnut buttercream fur, Hollywood said: "It tastes delicious."
After two years of Covid restrictions, the final meant friends and family gathered in Welford Park Estate with the series' previous contestants to congratulate the winner.
