Dorret Conway was left sobbing on The Great British Bake Off after her black forest gateau collapsed.

The 53-year-old contestant could barely continue in the competition after her showstopper challenge cake collapsed when her mouse failed to set, leaving her Bake Off dreams in tatters.

Viewers watched as Dorret had trouble firming her mousse up, putting her cake into the fridge in the hopes that it would all come together.

Dorret had a breakdown over her cake collapse

But sadly it was not to be and after she constructed her gateau in the acetate, she pulled away the cake tin and her creation oozed out of the bottom.

An emotional Dorret then began to sob as her cake fell apart. "I can't believe this is actually happening," she said as the other contestants began to notice the disaster befalling her.

As Sue Perkins attempted to build her back up and get her to focus on salvaging what was left of her cake, Dorret began to sob that 'nothing' could be done and that there was 'every reason' to get upset.

The beginning of the end for Dorret's cake

"It's not just a cake," she said as she began crying. "It's not just a cake."

Fortunately for Dorret, despite her baking disaster, she survived the elimination after Stuart Henshall was sent home.

The 35-year-old self-confessed hipster baker - who before the show was forced to deny drugs claims - was sent packing from the BBC cooking competition after failing to impress judges Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry on all three challenges.

The end of the end is Dorret's cake

His showstopper - an experimental take on a Black Forest Gateau, which he turned purple using beetroot - was the final straw and he was axed after just one episode.

Meanwhile, Marie, a 66-year-old Scot who has lived in Paris was crowned the first star baker of the series after Paul Hollywood declared her Madeira cake 'perfect'.

It was an eventful episode with the 12 new bakers entering the tent and showing viewers exactly what they were made of.

Flora was endlessly competent in baking, but sadly turning the oven on was a skill she just hadn't mastered

Everyone’s really very shocked that they were selected, though quite why when they’re stood in the Great British Bake Off tent, I don’t know.

A madeira cake! That’s all they want for the first challenge. In two whole hours. I can do one of those in an hour, clean my windows, hoover the entire house and have the grouting re-done, what’s wrong with these people?

Is the show being dumbed down? If they ever ask for a Victoria Sponge as a showstopper, I shan’t be responsible for my actions.

Mel Giedroyc gave Flora a nice pep talk, even though the 19-year-old didn't need it

Bless, Flora’s so used to her frightfully middle class Aga that she forgot to set her oven. SILLY FLORA. It’s like Middle Class Problems made human at this point.

And let’s not wonder where the Kitchen Aid appliances have gone. They’ve been a Bake Off stalwart for years and now there’s a Kenwood there instead. It is just not right.

Meanwhile, Flora just wants to make Mary Berry swallow a piece of her cake, so she’s going to be easily pleased. Mary Berry will eat anything out of politeness.

Sandy is, officially, the best GBBO contestant ever to have appeared on the show

Reports that Marie and Flora are actually the same person, just having used a time machine are as yet unconfirmed.

Sandy is so very random. She can be making a cake and then end up with a meat pie by the time she’s finished. How random is that?

Remember that woman from the Vicar of Dibley who made weird cakes? She’s alive and well on the Great British Bake Off. But younger and from Leeds.

Stu, less so

That said, Sandy is a gift from the Universe, she really is. Never before has there been a contestant so entertaining and so sparkling in front of the camera. Marie may have some incredible skills, but Sandy’s got star power.

A lot has been written about Lithuanian body builder Ugne but frankly she’s brilliant and you wouldn’t argue with her, would you?

Dorret, meanwhile, is slightly amazing. She’s not going to win, of course, but she needs to because I’d watch her bake and mutter about consistency all the live long day and never get bored.

Alvin (without the chipmunks) impressed the judges with his technical bake

Paul, who has a look of other Paul, is a Prison Governor, which is vaguely worrying to anyone who’s seen The Walking Dead.

And whatever you do, don’t make a joke about prison security, because it all gets very awkward and he’ll just keep muttering about security being a nightmare.

Tamal’s using a syringe to inject his cake with syrup because he’s one of those people who knock you out - legally, in a hospital - and if you can’t bake moisture into your cake then you may as well just inject it intravenously.

Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood give Governor Paul some much needed advice

Alvin has not brought the chipmunks with him sadly, but he has brought with him some skills.

Stu must be stopped. Lime and chocolate equals a madeira cake in Stu’s head. Stu would be wrong and don’t get me started on all his animation. Someone take his batteries out, please.

My grandmother would have Stu’s arms bound if he pointed like that in her kitchen - he’s not a pointer sister, what’s wrong with him? What worked for Jamie Oliver in 1998 doesn’t work for Stu in 2015’s GBBO. BYE STU.

Dorret's showstopper was a showstopper in the same way as a mud slide would be one

FIDDLING BAKING MONTAGE (except for Marie, who is too busy cleaning her pans)

Nadiya has inspired Mary to bring a new test into the tent - the dropping candied fruit test. This mainly involves Mary dropping said candied fruit onto a plate to hear the noise. You learn something new every day.

Tamal’s made Paul a very happy man with his syringe-injected syrup madeira cake which is nice.

Sue's witty snaps haven't been as popular as in years gone by

Marie’s a delight, I’m sure, but anyone who doesn’t get Mel’s ‘can I take the pith?’ joke needs a lesson in squirrel nuts and double entendres.

The technical challenge saw the bakers having to make a walnut cake, but not a coffee and walnut cake because that would be far too outrageous.

Though it does helpfully allow us a nice montage of everyone wondering how big the perfect nuts are.

Nadiya got a bit confused with her walnut cake

Ugne won, obviously, after she made the perfect walnut cake and then spent her remaining time making a load of sugar craft art to go on top.

The showstopping challenge is all well and good but some of these bakers need to be stopped.

Stuart, for one, with his beetroot cake, Flora wanting everything to be PINK, and people putting elephants in their forests. It's all just very strange.

Speaking of strange, while Flora had so much praise, Ugne had a disappointing sponge, and Marie was should just be crowned now because those two loved her.

Stuart didn't get much praise, other than an 'it's interesting what you've done' from Paul and then Marry visibly struggling to swallow his beetroot cake.

Dorret didn't get much better praise with her flat cake being likened to 'chewing on rubber'. Ouch.

Quotes of the week

Ugne: ‘Hopefully the taste will be good and my crack will show.”

Marie: “It’s still have the crack on but it’ll give it a little bit moist *knowing smile*.”

Dorret: “I thought you’d just like to see the cut of my jib.”

Sandy: “My chunks are well dispersed.”

Sue: “They’ve given the thumbs up to her madeira."

Ugne: “Looking. For. Crack.”

Marie: “It’s got a lovely crack.”

Mel: “One crack bad, two cracks better.”

Sue: “Right bakers, time to reveal your cracks.”

Flora: “We’ll try to avoid tacky pink.”

Sandy: “Oooh it was straight. It was powerful.”

Marie: “It’ll dribble down brilliantly.”

Paul: “You get a nice thick level of cream in there and it’ll treble in size."