The Great British Bake Off tent is open for business, and the iconic series is well underway for 2025.
The 12 amateur bakers have become 6, with Hassan being the first contestant to leave the show, followed by Leighton, Pui Man, Jessika, Nadia, and Nataliia last week.
During the Technical challenge, the contestants made soufflés - and that was surely asking for trouble.
For the Showstopper, the frazzled hopefuls made a vacherin glacé, something that tastes like ice cream but is actually a hard structure that can be made into decorative pieces.
Who left The Great British Bake Off last night?
Lesley became the seventh person to leave the Bake Off tent. She sadly struggled through each of the challenges, with her soufflé being a particular disaster - she told the judges "might as well throw it in the bin" as she made her offerings.
Things went from bad to worse during the Showstopper, and Lesley ran out of time to rescue her efforts. Things were looking bleak.
"I knew it was coming," Lesley said after being told of her departure, adding, "it's sort of like ripping the plaster off." Prue stepped in to say how sorry she was to see Lesley depart, describing the 59-year-old hairdresser as her "ideal baker."
Lesley continued to say that she'd achieved a lifetime dream, and getting halfway in the competition had been "a blast."
Who won Star Baker?
Having made a hattrick in the Star Baker stakes for the last three weeks, Jasmine decided it was time to hand over the crown to Toby!
However, Jasmine appeared to be on the verge of stealing the accolade for a fourth time, when Prue branded her Signature "perfect" and an elusive Paul Hollywood handshake ensued.
Hot on her heels, Toby snuck into the picture and also got a handshake for his apple meringue pies, which were being heaped with praise all over the place.
A triumphant Toby looked delighted as he was clapped by his peers.
What is next week's Bake Off theme?
Next week will see the bakers take on Dessert Week. It's also the quarter finals.
They'll be tasked with creating an "old school" Technical and "gravity defying" Showstopper - there's a hint of some "scorched Signatures" to be expected too...
The theme changes every week, and some appear consistently every year, while occasionally a surprise theme will be thrown in to mix things up a little.
Previous unusual themes have included Botanicals Week, Vegan Week, and Tudor Week. Halloween Week and Dessert Week are usually seen consistently, along with old favourites such as Cake, Biscuit, and Bread Week.
We can't wait to find out what meringue-based deliciousness we'll see from our remaining hopefuls next time.
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