MasterChef contestant cracks under elimination pressure

Derek, Leah and Jess were given four hours to follow the 67-step recipe and create a pear and lemon verbena vacherin in an epic dessert marathon which saw Jess fall at the final post. 

Recreating legendary chef Clare Smyth's dessert was never going to be a simple task, but after Leah's puree-gate and Jess breaking all but one of her much-needed meringue domes, all three contestants somehow succeeded in getting all elements made and ready for the final tasting by the judges. 

They'd just need to do one more thing - plate up their creations while the judges watched. 

PRESSURE! 

Sweet treats are Derek's strength and he breezes through the plating up, saying of the cook: “I loved every minute of that, I just had the time of my life.” 

His dish sets the bar for the others.

Leah's a little more nervous, but thrilled to have finished, saying she put in "110%" into this dessert.

It pays off, and the judges are happy. 

Finally, Jess begins to tentatively put together the delicate dessert, filling the meringue dome and then... CRACK!