The girls tackle another one-off with a celebrity charity bake off - benefitting Stand Up to Cancer. The cast of the Derry Girls square off with a signature trifle. Lisa and Allison introduce the cast and their acting credits, Allison remarks that Dylan was the weakest baker of the episode. Both girls agree that this may be the funniest episode either had ever seen. Lisa remembers receiving a trifle dish for a wedding gift and Alliison mentions never having seen a trifle before becoming an adult. Both girls take issue with Siobhan's addition of jelly, but both agree that Siobhan is hilarious. The belini technical has Allison scoffing at the lack of difficulty in making tiny canape pancakes.

Both Lisa and Allison appreciated the sculpted cake final, and gave props to Dylan despite his use of fondant. The gray fondant 60's decade cake didn't dissuade the judges from awarding star baker to Soirse, and the girls end by foreshadowing their upcoming interview with a former GBBO finalist.

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The girls review a celebrity bake-off from 2019 this episode. Lisa explains the difficulty in finding recognizable British celebrities, and both girls embark on a John Lithgow discussion. Sidestepping Russell Brand's current problems, the girls reject his use of fondant for the first challenge, and Lisa queries Allison on her go-to home-baked brownie. A swiss roll technical prompts Lisa to challenge herself to try a patterned version of her own this summer, then, she recommends a frozen Little Debbie snack cake version.

Tangentially, the girls discuss their favorite childhood sweet treat, and appropriate a kid's Christmas song from 1960.

The biscuit showstopper highlights the episode's winner and the Celebrity Bake-off prize -- an apron. Lisa mentions her love of aprons, and, a particular favorite she received from a particularly close friend...

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The all-female final sparks an immediate discussion of the season 2 trophy, and, the ensuing street fair celebration. Lisa and Allison both assert their disdain for the mille feulle, and Allison thanks Lisa for catching the chick pea bug. An Austrian torte puts the contestants on even ground, though the girls agree the torte process was torture to watch. The petit four showstopper sparks compliments for the bakers' meringues, especially those with the addition of color. Allison is disdainful of Maryannes's use of "syllabub" and, the award for the best baker is again rejected for appearing "second hand"...

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With only four bakers and fiddly faffy challenges, Lisa and Allison quickly get off track with some details about Alliison's new chicks. Lisa waxes wise about the use of aquafaba as an egg replacement in mousse, and Allison wonders aloud about reaching out to the Indiana native who discovered it.

After referencing the episode's history lesson on the art of patisserie, both girls jump on the technical hot dog bun challenge. A hilarious 70's cereal riff leads to mentions of Richard Simmons and Lisa Kudro. Back on track at last, the girls say goodbye to wide eyed Janet after all the women were considered star bakers.

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A cheesecake signature challenge has Lisa sharing her own experience baking a Paul Hollywood recipe consisting of a faffy sponge base. Allison notes the absence of raisins in American cheesecake, and both girls question anyone's desire for apricot flan. This episode is all female, and the girls comment on the double elimination that took place the week prior. The 'croque en bouche' show stopper leads to a lively remembrance of the dunce cap, and it's place in the history - or at least for Lisa and Allison!

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Allison and Lisa discuss the difference between the American offering of pie, and what the bakers come up with this week. Both girls agree that savory pie isn't really appealing, and Lisa shares her daughter's love for pot pies back in the day. Lisa embraces the history lessons offered within the episode, and, asserts her latent desire to become a food historian. The final "your best meringue pie" challenge has the girls waxing about their own pie accomplishments, and both girls question the earlier show format of a double elimination.

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"...Bake a dozen unique biscuits..." is this week's signature challenge. Lisa and Allison discuss how the bakers really ran with it, producing completely unique bakes with very little constraints. The girls discuss Jo's usage of lavender, and whether the judges' harsh critique was accurate. Lisa asks Allison to name her favorite cookie, and instead Allison guesses Lisa's correctly. The girls discuss the technical and Lisa shares her Mary Berry brandy snap recipe, sans brandy. Lisa then wonders about the result of filling the snaps with cream ahead of time.

The girls discuss the bake show's "macaron" evolution, and touch on bringing back the funeral biscuit.

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Lisa and Allison talk about how much more helpful Paul Hollywood used to be, and how bakers weren't nearly as supportive of one another. Both girls throw themselves into the foccacia technical, and, Lisa shares some specifics about her own foccacia bakes. Lisa brings up the lengthy history intervals from this bread episode, and the girls discuss the potato famine and Irish soda bread.

With a two part showstopper with one part inedible, Lisa recalls the 70's salt dough craft trend, and a long-ago gift to her Grandma. In closing, The girls discuss the meaning and value of this episode's double elimination.

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