MasterChef, Season Five

[During tasting for the red velvet cake pressure test]

Joe:
Dan, there was an overall feeling that you were struggling through that challenge. What happened?

Dan:
I got off to a decent start, made a couple mistakes, got frazzled, did not level off the cake enough, so it's a little uneven.

Joe:
[cutting through the cake] It's a little hard too compared to the other ones. It's a little tougher to cut through

Dan:
Yeah, I overcooked it as well.

Joe:
You overcooked it? [pulls out a slice and tastes] There you have it, this is a red velvet cake. Yours is like a "boiled wool" cake. It's got like a wooly texture, not velvety and soft [Cutter grins]. Yours has a definite home-made texture to it. But, you know, if yours is home-made, his [Cutter] looks like it might be child-made, so... We've still got one more cake to taste.

Gordon:
Okay, Cutter. Describe your cake please.

Cutter:
I made a red velvet cake with equal layers with a good cream cheese frosting.

Gordon:
What is that on top?

Cutter:
It's an American flag

Gordon:
Okay. Whilst I admire how much you love your country, I've never seen a flag like that

Cutter:
Yeah, I ran out of time.

Gordon:
The outside of the cake looks like a hairy back, what is that?

Cutter:
Yeah, I uh- I shouldn't have added it.

Gordon:
Do you have a hairy back?

Cutter:
I do, actually.

Gordon:
Is it modelled on the side of that?

Cutter:
Yeah, pretty much.

Gordon:
So uhhh, the outside looks ridiculous, I'm hoping inside it tastes delicious. [pulls out a slice and examines] Wow, that's a generous portion of frosting, holy mackerel. However, I'm all about taste. [tastes] Moist, delicious. But it is so sweet. I mean, take a little bite and just get that little gist of what I'm saying [gives a piece of cake to Cutter and he tastes it] It's sticking to the roof of my mouth and I'm on my first mouthful. You cooked the sponge beautifully. However, it's about that ratio and you gotta get that balance right, Cutter. Damn. [walks back]

Cutter:
[under his breath] I thought it tasted good