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Danni Noke

Danni Noke: biography, baking background and career. Explore the Danni profile from The Great British Bake Off series 17.

Biography

Danni Noke is a Dorset baker and service-centre administrator who competed on The Great British Bake Off in 2026.

Danni experiments with foraged ingredients, ube and red bean paste, while anime and games inspire their cake decoration.

Known for

The Great British Bake Off series 17

Danni Noke is a Dorset baker and service-centre administrator who competed on The Great British Bake Off in 2026.[1][2]

Career highlights

  1. Career 1

    Working with heavy vehicles

    Danni handles invoices and tracks costs at an HGV service centre, working alongside their father. The job is separate from their experimental home baking.[2]

  2. Career 2

    Foraging and flavour

    Magnolia, chestnuts and dandelions are among the foraged ingredients Danni has used. Ube and red bean paste also feature in their flavour experiments.[2]

  3. Career 3

    Games, design and electronics

    Their creative interests include anime drawing, website design and visual-novel games. Repair projects have included a Commodore 64 motherboard and a VCR. Games and animation also influence their cake decoration.[2]

  4. Career 4

    Biscuit Week

    Danni was the first contestant eliminated from series 17, in week two. Afterwards, they picked the iced-gem technical as a favourite challenge, describing the process of working out a recipe from texture and taste.[5]

  5. Career 5

    Plans after the tent

    In the exit interview, Danni said they wanted to keep experimenting with foods inspired by favourite media, coffee and foraged ingredients. Their emphasis was on trying ideas with affordable ingredients.[5]