Cheating Brits are passing off shop bought cakes as their own, study shows
CHEATING Brits are more Fake Off than Bake Off...and passing off shop bought cakes as their own, a study shows.
Almost half of the country's under-35s confess to pretending to be a star baker by tarting up a supermaket cake. But two thirds of those say their cookery con has backfired and they've been caught out.
A survey on the eve of Tuesday's Great British Bake Off final also shows that 40 per cent of Brits feel it's OK to use a packet mix and claim they've made it from scratch.
But the poll of 2,000 adults for Farmhouse Inns shows more than four out of five Brits have tried baking at home after being inspired by the TV show - which is expected to attract an audience of around 7million on Tuesday night to see which of the three finalists will triumph.
It also revealed two-thirds of Brits say they feel hungry during the show and most of those resort to munching a cake or something sweet while they're watching.
To mark this year's final, Farmhouse Inns is offering a free slice of cake to take home to anyone who pops into one of their 70 restaurants and carveries on Tuesday and says the words "Fake Off".
Boss Stuart Watt said: "Our cakes are definitely not fakes. They're are all baked on the premises from fresh ingredients by our cake experts. And whether viewers are bakers or fakers, we're sure they'll enjoy a free slice of one of ours as they watch the Bake Off final."
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