The Great British Bake Off: Toby Littlewood breaks down after being eliminated in tense semi final as Tom, Jasmine and Aaron become finalists

The Great British Bake Off finalists were announced in Tuesday night’s episode, as Bakery Week pushes the contestants to their limits.

In the semi-finals, Toby, Aaron, Tom and Jasmine battled for a place in the final round as temperatures soared in the famous tent.

Unfortunately, Toby was bundled out as he failed to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith as much as the others, while Jasmine was named Star Baker.

Following his exit, a teary-eyed Toby said: ‘I made it a tough decision for them and they said it was fine. ‘The best thing about this tent is the other people.’

Prue and Paul said choosing Toby was the hardest decision they’ve had to make in the entire series so far.

During bakery week, the semi-finalists created cream horns, glass domes and fancy macarons, but only three made it.

Tom, Jasmine and Aaron have now made it to the final three and will compete in next week’s exciting finale

They took on the tough, framboisier cake in technical difficulty, with Jasmine coming out on top with the most impressive version.

For Showstopper, they had to make a macaron tower consisting of at least 30 macarons. The structure had to represent something meaningful to them.

Aaron was struggling after a party went wrong and had to quickly redo everything for his sloth-themed creation.

Viewers will have to tune in to next week’s finale to see who will come out on top and win the entire competition.

A teaser released at the end of the semi-final revealed the drama taking place in the tent.

It follows a narrow place in the semi-finals last week due to the elimination of Iain Ross.

The remaining amateur bakers competed fiercely in the tent for Dessert Week.

Unfortunately, Iain, nicknamed ‘The Yeast Boy’, was the one to leave the show.

Following his exit, a teary-eyed Toby said: ‘I made it a tough decision for them and they said it was fine. The best part about this tent is that other people

Bakery week saw semi-finalists create cream horns (visible), glass domes and fancy macarons – but only three managed to pull it off

They took on the tough, framboisier cake in technical difficulty, with Jasmine coming out on top with the most impressive version.

Jasmine came first in the Technical challenge

Presenters Alison Hammond and Noel Fielding were ready to take on the challenge

Tom was harshly criticized by Paul for his beehive Showstopper but still managed to survive

Speaking immediately after the news, Iain said: ‘I didn’t think I’d make it this far; I never thought I’d make it past the first few weeks. So getting to the quarter finals was something I never thought of.

‘We have the best group of Bakers. We’ve made some really good friends and we’re laughing all the time. It was great.

‘When Noel entered the tent I had accepted that I would be the one going home and I was waiting for him to say it.

‘I felt it was time and I’m grateful to have made it this far.

‘The other bakers were absolute gems and we were all so close that I wasn’t even really upset when it happened so we could all laugh about me coming out of Bakery week!

‘We have a small group chat where everyone writes nice messages when someone leaves.

‘So it was great to see everyone’s kind words!’

Her elimination came after medical student Jasmine was announced as that week’s Star Baker.

It comes after they narrowly missed a place in the semi-finals last week due to the elimination of Iain Ross.

During the show, the bakers took a trip to Spain on the Signature with the mission of baking the perfect Basque-style cheesecake.

At the Technical, Prue launched a particularly dangerous pudding challenge with a gluten-free sponge.

Finally, for Showstopper, the bakers were faced with creating a highly detailed, self-contained bauble.

A week ago, viewers watched as Lesley Holloway was sent packing from the famous tent.