Popular lockdown Twitter poll brought back - what's your Kiwi baking favourite?

The humble lamington was knocked out in round two by Afghan biscuits. Photo / Babiche Martens

Tauranga man Nick Baker took to Twitter this week to find out which baked good was New Zealand's favourite.

Baker, a web analyst, created a total of nine Twitter polls over the nationwide lockdown.

Baker's polls proved popular during the first lockdown so he decided to pick them back up two weeks ago.

First Round of #NZBakeOff, get voting. Share comments with the hashtag so it can trend during the week.

So many variations possible, so I fixed on the most common name, if there is no flavour for the item, assume your favourite flavour.#LockdownPolls2 #lockdownnz pic.twitter.com/xh5JRDfA30

— Nick Baker (@nickbakernz) August 25, 2020

"[I]started with a pie flavour poll just as a one off and it mushroomed so much that I carried on doing them..."

"When lockdown started again, I decided to do more polls," Baker told the Herald.

Polls during the first lockdown had New Zealanders voting for their favourite, chips, pie, chocolate, lollies, biscuits and takeaway.

This is the final, final wrap-up of all 9 lockdown polls as a reminder of the earlier polls and to add to the Twitter archive. (thread)

PS I didn't set out to do so many polls, I just thought it might be fun to run a poll on pie flavours. #NZLockdownPolls

— Nick Baker (@nickbakernz) April 27, 2020

This week, New Zealanders are voting for their best-loved baked good in the #NZBakeOff Twitter poll.

In round one, the popular jam donut and caramel slice went head to head, the latter triumphing.

The caramel slice knocked out the ginger slice in round two, and will come up against the carrot cake in the quarter-finals.

5. Caramel Slice v Jam Donut

— Nick Baker (@nickbakernz) August 25, 2020

In the country's "lockdown 2.0", Kiwis have also voted for their favourite TV show: Country Calendar won gold, silver was Outrageous Fortune and the Billy T James Show won bronze.

Baker's polls have become extremely popular on Twitter, and voters have struggled to choose.

Quarter-Finals of #NZBakeOff. Photo / Twitter

"I cannot believe you're pitting vanilla custard slice against the chocolate éclair! Impossible choice," one voter commented.

Nick! Some of these choices are impossible. Chelsea bun vs Louise slice? Caramel slice vs jam donut? I'm confused about the difference between ginger slice & ginger crunch & custard slice vs custard square.

I tell you this because I know how much you love feedback! #NZBakeOff

— Kiwi Kali Mask ON (@kiwi_kali) August 25, 2020

32 cakes, slices and other baked goods have gone head to head and only one will come out on top.

• The bake-off poll has moved into the quarter-finals and you can head over to Baker's Twitter to vote for your favourite!