MasterChef fans left divided as ‘puddle’ cheesecake dessert sees contestant Fumbi through to Knockout Week

MASTERCHEF fans were left divided this evening after a "delicious puddle" sent one contestant through to Knockout Week.

The dessert in question was supposed to have been a honey cheesecake - but a lack of gelatin had caused it to collapse.

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Aerospace engineer Fumbi and the judges were left upset by the dessert, which ended up as a splodge on the plate.

John Torode remarked: "It all sort of went wrong in the last ten minutes, didn't it Fumbi?"

Fumbi sadly agreed as he shook his head at the dessert, revealing that he had got his gelatin measurement wrong.

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But guest critic Jay Rayner, who had set the contestants the challenge of concocting either a honey or aubergine dish, praised the dish in spite of its huge fault.

He admitted: "I'm happy to close my eyes, not look at what it looks like, and tell you it's delicious."

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Gregg Wallace similarly remarked: "I don't know who's more upset, me or you. We've got the most divine flavoured puddle here that I've ever experienced."

Regardless of the fact that Fumbi's cheesecake had turned into a soupy concoction, he managed to bag a place in the next round.

And some fans were not too pleased.

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One viewer ranted: "F*** off Fumbi. One fucked up pastry and a puddle. Oh do f*** off #MasterChefUK."

Another wondered: "Is "ice cream puddle" the new "deconstructed"? We've seen a few this series #MasterChefUK #MasterChef."

A third tweeted: "#MasterChefUK...seems making mistakes is enough to get you a wildcard...Fumbi's #rawchicken moment was errrrm cheesecake?!?"

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One demanded: "#MasterChefUK Fumbi? No. How many more chances is he going to get? Now that WAS a bad decision."

But Fumbi also appears to have amassed a legion of fans too.

A viewer commented: "Lovin Fumbi! ( or Fumble as we call him 😉). Class act! Despite the cheesecake puddle. #MasterChefUK."

Another agreed: "#MasterChefUK Fumbi, my three boys had fingers and toes crossed for you to go through and they got their wish! X."

One simply tweeted: "YES FUMBI !!!! #MasterChefUK."

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