Ah, GBBO, back with your tents, delicious food, slight innuendo, and preciousness. It's all here in abundance at the debut of what is sure to be a fantastic new season. Someone posted the season premiere online so I could watch it and I literally did a happy dance (silently, as my roommate was asleep) and stayed up until three to finish it. Here I present you with My Top 5 Moments of The Great British Bake Off Season premiere.

This week was Cake Week, as is tradition in the GBBO world. The challenges were:

Signature Challenge- Drizzle Cake

Technical Challenge- Jaffa Cakes

Showstopper Challenge- Mirror Glaze Genoise Sponge Cake

1. Val

So, here's the deal, I feel like Val probably isn't going to win Bake Off, but she's basically won the hearts of the British nation and most international viewers. Why? She 'listens' to her bakes to see if they're done and hums Ed Sheeran and dances while she bakes at home. Keep up your preciousness, Val.

2. The new Tamal-Nadiya friendship

Last year, I was charmed by the friendship between Tamal and Nadiya- he even told her kids he'd be by to bake with them and their momma! The new Nadiya/Tamal friendship is burgeoning between Selasi and Candice. When Selasi had a small disaster (he forgot to put cinnamon in his Cardamom-Cinnamon Drizzle Cake) and thought he'd have to restart, Candice was a genius and told him to put cinnamon in the drizzle syrup. It worked, earning the Mary Berry stamp of approval and a cute nod from Candice. When Candice's Mirror Glaze Genoise failed to impress, Selasi reassured her through her tears, that all would be well. It was. This friendship is the best, guys.

Also, this is just a picture of Candice because WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SELASI.

3. Selasi

WHAT. THE. FRUITCAKE. (haha, cake...because GBBO) This man is just ridin' in (literally, he drives a motorcycle) on a wave of stability (he's a banker), incredible baking acumen (perfect jaffa cakes and pretty much everything else), and calm (he was the only stable one in this entire episode). There are literally fans on the internet drooling over this man. And rightly so. He has it all. He is the Ghanian-born miracle of this year's Bake Off. LOOK AT THAT FACE. Good job being your amazing, heartthrob of a self, Selasi.

4. When everyone had to restart their genoise sponges.

So, if you didn't know (and, be aware, I have only learnt this from hours of marathoning GBBO), a genoise sponge is a cake made with no raising agent (no baking powder). This means that the eggs have to be whipped in order to create a light and fluffy texture and the other ingredients- CAREFULLY- folded in, in order to keep the lightness. Andrew, Val, Candice, Michael, and Benjamina had to restart their sponges. Literally, it was just a hilarious breakdown of home bakers with incredible aptitude ALL restarting on a really difficult sponge. Candice threw hers. Good times, guys.

5. When people got emotional at their success.

Contestants on GBBO tend to get weepy while making their bakes, if something goes wrong, etc. However, nothing beats when Mary Berry and Paul taste their bakes and enjoy them and the bakers burst into tears of joy. It is incredibly sweet and lovely.

ON TO BISCUIT WEEK!!!