Despite falling under the Bake Off brand, new spin-off show Crème De La Crème has proved a different beast to the cosy summer baking competition.
With harsh judges and sky-high expectations, the pressure is on for the professional contestants to prove their skills when it comes to making ludicrously fancy desserts.
However, thing all went a bit wrong for one team in the latest episode – when their blown-sugar swan exploded and fell apart right in front of the judges.
The trio of teams were asked to provide a creative spin on the lemon meringue pie, with one team attempting a swan-based design – but it clearly didn’t go to plan.
As well as serving up swan-shaped sorbets which quickly melted in the hot studio conditions, the neck of their centrepiece sugar bird collapsed during the judging.
“We’re not going to mark you off for that,” said judge Benoit Blin, as the other teams gasped in shock.
Bake Off: Creme de la Creme 2016
Sadly, the judges weren’t that impressed overall anyway, awarding the contestants just 56 out of 150 possible points in the last round.
The chefs weren’t the only ones who couldn’t handle the pressure – several Twitter users were impressed and aghast at the sugar swan and its demise.
It sounds like we could all do with a cup of tea and a big slice of Mary Berry’s Victoria sponge after that.
BBC Two, 8pm
