Lanarkshire Great British Bake Off contestant still pudding on a show after getting through 'dessert week'

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It was another successful week in the Great British Bake Off tent for Lanarkshire teacher Kevin Flynn. The Hamilton baker has made it through to the sixth week of the hit show on Channel 4 after a great performance on 'dessert week'.

After becoming the last Scot remaining in the competition, he now finds himself among the final seven contestants.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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His 'clootie dumplings' stood out in the first round entries in terms of approach as he opted for a more dense fruit cake which was soaked in whisky.But some harsh critics from judges Paul Hollywood and Dame Prue Leith of his end product being "too dense" and the "wrong recipe" put the 33-year-old in a tough spot.After agreeing with the feedback he admitted he "saw it coming" but looked ahead to the week's technical challenge.The instructions for this left the bakers scratching their heads with a recipe simply stating "make a lemon meringue pie".However, as other struggled, Kevin found himself placed fifth out of the eight contestants, but he knew a top-notch bake was still required in the showstopper challenge to secure another week in the iconic