The (Not So) Great British Bake Off!

So... for a bit of ‘fun’ I decided to attempt this week’s technical challenge from the GBBO - Angel Cake Slices!
What I had going for me: no time constraints, no TV cameras, no Paul Hollywood watching over my shoulder.
What I had against me: wrong size of baking tin, never having made Genoese sponge before, never having made Italian Meringue Buttercream before, no tiny icing nozzle.

So ... after using 12 bowls - yes 12! - finding out that either my sugar thermometer is broken or I don’t have enough patience to make the sugar syrup properly and thus having a ‘filling’ disaster, these four ( yes not even six) slices were produced.
When one judge (me) tasted them, they remarked only one of the three layers could be described as “light and airy”. The other (unfussy) judge managed to eat a whole slice!
My hat goes off to those bakers this week. I won’t be repeating this challenge in a hurry. In fact, I might be getting sent home!