The Great British Bake Off might be a national institution, but as it turns out, the French version is pretty amazing too.
Le Meilleur Pâtissier, which follows the same format as GBBO, had a crime scene week ahead of Halloween, and it was both gruesome and great.
For the showstopper round, the contestants were tasked with creating a scene from a crime - the bloodier the better.
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They were then judged by Cyril Lignac and Jacqueline Mercorelli, the show's own version of Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.
And they didn't disappoint. Some of the more creative bakes included a fondant cat that had been sliced in half with edible glass, a body that can be cut open to get more edible treats and what looked like a severed leg, made with delicious raspberry cream.
One baker made a bloodied cake with a large knife stuck in it.
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The penultimate episode was French Patisserie Week and semi-finalists Briony, Ruby, Kim-Joy and Rahul tasked with creating a window display of pastries for the show-stopper, a torta setteveli and madeleines.
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During the show-stopper, some eagle-eyed fans claimed Rahul continued to decorate his creation after Sandi Toksvig called time on the challenge.
"Bakers, your time is up. Bakers please step away from your bakes," the presenter can be hear saying.
Afterwards, Rahul was seen adding to his bakes just before the show cut to an advert break, leading viewers to call him a "cheat".
Although he has been star baker twice this series, he struggled in this week's episode after his madeleines failed to rise and failed to decorate his tarts and eclairs properly.
Despite this, he managed to secure a place in the GBBO final where he will go up against Kim-Joy and Ruby, who - spoiler alert - was crowned star baker this week despite her madeleines being described as "a bit of a mess" by Paul.
Featured Image Credit: M6/Le Meilleur PâtissierTopics: TV News, TV Entertainment
