MasterChef Australia: Heartbreaking send-off for fan favourite after shock elimination over burned pastry
Darrsh, who won a reputation on the show as the 'dessert king' served up a sweet Choux Tower, which features a Orange Blossom Crème Pâtissière and a Pistachio Praline.
Unfortunately for Darrsh he went wrong with using too many eggs, and he ended up burning the Choux pastry.
'Meeting all of these amazing people, it's been very inspiring to be around, and I think just having that energy to be around you really motivates you and I'm really excited for what's next,' he said before making his sad exit from the kitchen.
First appearing on the cooking competition in 2024, when he placed sixth, the self-taught foodie appeared determined to follow his dream.
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'I'm definitely going to use this experience to change my life going forward,' he continued.
It comes after last Sunday saw Tim Bone sent home when his underdone duck failed to wow the judges in the butter challenge.
A pressure test called for the chefs to create a dish that 'celebrated butter' in 75 minutes.
'My heart definitely sank,' the Ballarat chef told Ten after he departed the cooking competition.
'I think I bit off more than I could chew trying to get a beautiful fall-off-the-bone confit duck in 75 minutes, but that's the world we live in, it's a pressure-cooker of an environment, and you never know when your time is up' he continued.
'Unfortunately, my time was up'.
The host of Good Chef Bad Chef said that despite being kicked off the series he was happy with what he had achieved.
'I still walked out with my head held high. I was proud of what I was able to achieve in the competition,' he said.
Meanwhile, Rue Mupedzi set herself up for a huge career in the culinary world after her shock elimination from the Back to Win season on Tuesday.
Instead of hanging up her apron for good, the 29-year-old dental hygienist is planning on becoming a pastry chef.
Rue, who is known as the 'dessert queen' by fans, announced she plans to head to Europe to pursue her dream as soon as possible.
'My vision board is to go to France and gain work experience in the pastry world for six months to a year, as well as explore Europe,' she said in a new interview with Yahoo Lifestyle on Wednesday.
The WA-based kitchen star said her long-term plans included opening her own pastry shop.
Rue returned to MasterChef after her headline making appearance on the show in 2023.
She suffered the heartache of a second MasterChef Australia elimination last week after a tricky pudding failed to impress the judges.
In tears, Rue told the judges that it had been an honour cooking for them and being on the show for a second time around.
'Just being called back among such amazing chefs made me realise I'm also part of the great people,' she shared.
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