Channel 4 Great British Bake Off viewers livid after spotting 'evil' move by Prue Leith

Fans of The Great British Bake Off have been left furious after they spotted an 'evil' move by Dame Prue Leith in the latest episode. The hit baking show was back on Channel 4 on Tuesday night (October 11) and it was all about desserts.

The fifth episode of the Channel 4 show saw the contestants tasked with baking eight signature steamed puddings, a lemon meringue pie technical challenge and a mousse-based desert showstopper. And it was sadly supermarket cashier Carole who became the latest contestant to be eliminated from the competition after failing to impress the judges during dessert week.

Carole, 59, from Dorset, was given the boot from the amateur baking competition after her ginger and plum steamed puddings and poorly executed technical left judges Prue and Paul Hollywood disappointed.

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The first challenge saw the bakers create eight signature steamed puddings, served with an accompaniment of their choice, of which Paul, 56, warned the contestants: "The beauty of steamed puddings is the moisture, so the last thing you want to see is a dry sponge." In the technical challenge, the contestants were tasked with making a lemon meringue pie.

The challenge was set by Prue, 82, who told the contestants: "This is my favourite pud so please read the recipe very carefully." And last but by no means least, the showstopper saw the amateur bakers asked to create "a visually spectacular mousse-based desert with a surprise inside", which also needed at least another three dessert-based elements, one of which had to be baked.

But it was the technical challenge that caused outrage as, despite Prue warning the bakers to read