The food expert has confessed to something she describes as embarrassing concerning her work on the beloved TV baking show.

Last month, it was announced that the cook, who lives in the Cotswolds area, would be stepping down from the Channel 4 series after nine years and assessing more than 400 baking tasks.

Beginning in 2017, the 84-year-old has held the position of judge on the famous baking programme alongside Paul Hollywood, following the programme’s move from the BBC to Channel 4. She succeeded Henley resident Dame Mary Berry in this role.

It also emerged on Monday, January 26, that an Oxford University graduate, Ms Lawson, would be taking over the judging duties after her exit.

Recently, Dame Prue contributed an article to The Spectator entitled ‘My shameful confession: I’m not a good baker’.

In the piece, the former Bake Off judge explores her baking skills and considers how her colleague Mr Hollywood might rate her efforts.

Dame Prue commented that contrary to what many assume, she is not a talented baker, and her work on Bake Off was secured through her judging expertise rather than any baking prowess.

She described herself as a capable cook capable of recognising correct and incorrect cake methods, though she doubts her own baking efforts would regularly meet with Paul Hollywood’s approval.

The day before Good Friday, she attempted to make hot cross buns. The result was completely inedible. Upon tasting them, she recalled thinking that they had no taste at all.