Great British Bake Off fans were left furious over the elimination of a beloved baker on Wednesday - raging 'they were robbed!'

In a school-themed week, the nine remaining bakers were first asked by judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith to rustle up flapjacks before tackling a traditional school cake in the technical round.

But there was a catch that left both contestants and fans stunned, as the bakers were required to make their own sprinkles.

Alongside the sprinkle saga, the week's showstopper challenge called on the bakers to whip up a spectacular school fete centrepiece, filled with nostalgic favourites.

But the pressure and heat proved too much for drag king Jessika, who became the latest contestant to leave the tent.

Jessika had earned praise throughout the competition for her creativity and daring approach, but this week her adventurous streak proved her undoing.

Prue Leith reflected: 'The thing I have loved about Jessika all the way through is that she is very creative and she takes risks every single week. And I think she took the risk too far this week.'

Speaking after her exit, Jessika remained upbeat, saying: 'This was going to be my last year to apply and I feel chuffed that I made it to the tent.

'I have met some incredibly talented inspiring bakers so it's not all bad.'

But viewers at home were not impressed, and took to social media to air their frustration.

One wrote: 'Not Jessika! She was such a fun watch,' while another added: 'Not Jessika. Our star.'

'Sad to see Jessika go,' one commenter lamented, and another chimed in: 'Jessika was lowkey robbed, I don't think anyone else deserved to go either though!'

Others felt Jessika was a sure face for the final, with one writing: 'Jessika was so finalist coded! Omng, she can't be going home.'

Jessika also revealed that her time in the famous white tent included striking up a cheeky bond with host Alison Hammond.

'I know she loves hard-boiled sweets, so I got her a giant hard-boiled diamond ring and asked her in Spanish if she'd marry me,' Jessika laughed.

'She was playing hard to get and, maybe out of kindness, said "yes". I think Alison and I might technically be engaged now.'      

Earlier in the episode, the sprinkle-making task sparked disbelief across the tent, with Aaron exclaiming: 'This should just be the challenge, to make sprinkles!'

Fans watching at home were equally astounded. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, one wrote: 'Mad that you can actually MAKE sprinkles. I thought they just appeared on the shelves at Tesco!'

Another agreed: 'Homemade sprinkles is psycho s**t it didn't even occur to me that you could even make them at home…,' while a third fumed: 'Making them make their own sprinkles is a step too far.'

One viewer declared: 'Sprinkles from scratch, that's ridiculous!' and another added: 'I'm not saying that Bake Off has gone too far but making them make sprinkles is the most ridiculous thing they've ever made contestants do.'

Even the judges and bakers could not help but laugh about it, admitting at the end of the episode: 'No one's going to make their own sprinkles ever again!'

Great British Bake Off airs on Tuesdays on Channel 4 and is available to stream on Channel4.com