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Queen's birthday: Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain will make cake for monarch's 90th

But will there be 90 candles?

Friday 15 April 2016 16:15 BST

Nadiya Hussain (Anthony Harvey/Getty Images)

Nadiya Hussain will be making the Queen’s 90th birthday cake, she has revealed.

The popular winner of last year’s Great British Bake Off told Loose Women panellists on Friday that she received an email asking whether she wanted the gig.

“I had the option, I could’ve said no," said Hussain. "I kind of went 'yep, yep, I'm going to do it, I can’t say no to the Queen can I?'”

In order to prepare for the mammoth task, the 31-year-old has Googled all the cakes the Queen has received throughout the years, which she says didn't help to alleviate the pressure.

The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Nadiya, 30

Full-time mother of three Nadiya lives in Leeds with her husband. Born in Luton to a Bangladeshi family, she grew up wondering why her father only sold ice cream as a desert in his restaurant, as deserts aren’t a major mealtime in Bangladesh, so she soon got out a whisk to make her own

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Marie, 66

This year's oldest contestant, Marie was entered by her daughter who claims the baker couldn’t "even boil an egg" while she was growing up. The turning point was when she moved to Paris and was inspired by the patisseries. We’re expecting some amazing croissants

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Alvin, 37

Father of two, Alvin is originally from the Philippines but now works as a nurse in Berkshire. According to the BBC, he’s a true perfectionist who once repeatedly baked bread each day for three weeks until he got it just right

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Dorret, 53

Originally from the West Indies, Dorret actually grew up in Preston and now works as an accountant. She enjoys hosting dinner parties with her husband to “impress their friends with their skills”

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Flora, 19

The youngest baker in this year’s competition, Flora is an assistant at a contemporary art gallery and is currently waiting to start her history of art degree. Expect some tastefully arranged cakes

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Ian, 41

Travel photographer Ian lives with his wife and two children in Cambridgeshire. Recently, he’s become more of a house husband, making his family fresh bread every day, but that doesn't stop him being the Dalai Lama's personal photographer when he's in the UK

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Mat, 37

Fire Fighter Mat began baking three years ago in between work shifts and is a self-confessed “competent amateur” who “learns every time he bakes”. His ambition, apparently, is to one day own a dishwasher

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Paul, 49

Prison governor Paul sees being on the show as “an opportunity to show that men like me, stereotyped by our jobs do and can love baking and that it is a skill and talent to be proud of.” The Welshman also enjoys exploring the countryside with his wife and three sons

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Sandy, 49

Mother of one, Sandy is a child welfare officer who lives near Bradford. Describing her baking style bluntly, she said: “it might not be glamorous but it’s tasty”

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Stu, 35

Professional musician Stu has toured the world, and according to these photos, has a hat surgically attached to his head. The lead singer used to watch his parents in their restaurant and was amazed “how something liquid could go in and out would come this fluffed up awesomeness”

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Tamal, 29

Tamal’s parents moved from India to Hertfordshire in the 1960’s, his older sister soon teaching him to bake. He is now a trainee anaesthetist in Manchester, and once baked a five tier wedding cake

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The Great British Bake Off 2015: Meet the 12 contestants

Ugne, 32

Originally from Lithuania, Ugne’s main hobby may be baking but she is primarily a bodybuilder. She lives in Essex with her partner, also a bodybuilder, and two children. She's the one who said cake is a "nutritional sin"

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“I’m so nervous to even look at the oven right now,” she said.

The 31-year-old has decided to opt away from traditional fruit cakes and instead plans on making an orange drizzle cake with orange curd and orange buttercream, something she said would be “very citrussy”.

In 1947, the Queen’s 9ft “10,000-mile wedding cake”, which was named after ingredients being flown to the UK from South Africa and Australia, was a fruit cake. A 68-year-old slice sold at an auction for £500 in September.

The orange drizzle cake will be given to the Queen personally by Hussain next Thursday as she marks her milestone birthday at Windsor Castle.

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