GP and TV contestant Dr Nurman Noor has narrowly missed out on being crowned Australia’s best amateur baker in a tightly contested grand final.

Dr Noor wowed the Great Australian Bake Off judges over three baking tasks, winning the ‘Technical Bake’ challenge with his decadent chocolate pear and hazelnut torte.

But it was fellow contestant Ella Rossanis who was named overall winner by the judges, chef Matt Moran and celebrity cook Maggie Beer Thursday night.

However, Mr Moran described choosing the winner as the “hardest decision we have ever had to make”.