Great British Bake Off

What a way to start Great British Bake Off! Some of those cupcakes looked amazing, definitely worth a watch on catch up (Tuesday BBC 2 8pm). However I was really surprised about how hard some of the contestants found it - especially Janet - with cupcakes that just didn't rise.
Holly Bell's cherry bakewell tarts looked delicious. I've tried many ways of trying to fill cupcakes so they have a runny center but Holly seemed to get it perfect. She used an apple corer to remove the middle of the cupcake, then she pipped the hole with raspberry jam (you don't need to pipe it, using a teaspoon will work it just may be a bit messy). Then she covered the hole with a little bit of the cut out sponge, then she spooned the runny white icing over the top. I think this way of filling cupcakes is the easiest and has the best results.
After watching I couldn't help but bake some cupcakes myself!