Toby Littlewood Eliminated as Jasmine, Aaron and Tom Reach Final

Toby Littlewood, a 29-year-old business development executive from Warwickshire, was eliminated from The Great British Bake Off during Tuesday night’s semifinal, leaving Jasmine, Aaron and Tom to contest next week’s final. Judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith sent Littlewood home after a pâtisserie-themed episode in which contestants faced a cream horn signature, a framboisier technical and a macaron sculpture showstopper.

Pâtisserie week proved decisive when Littlewood’s framboisier, a layered French cake that required pistachio mousseline, sponge and fresh raspberries beneath a sugar glass dome, failed to hold its shape. Judges placed his technical bake last after he served what they described as a puddle of mousseline. Although Littlewood produced a macaron showstopper that drew some praise for its flavour, the mistakes in the technical round left the judges with little margin for error.

“It took a while for Prue and I to discuss everything,” Paul Hollywood said after the deliberation. “It goes to show how tight things are on Bake Off. It came down to that one mistake and that unfortunately was the downfall of Toby.” Dame Prue Leith added that Littlewood had shown clear...