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Sophie Faldo · Series 8 (2017)
Pineapple & Coconut Sandwich Cake
## Sophie Faldo’s Pineapple & Coconut Sandwich Cake…
Read the recipe ↗A free living archive · 2012—2025
For the bakes that make you stop.
A considered record of every documented Hollywood handshake, plus the recipes, craft, and tiny bits of tent lore worth carrying home.
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Documented handshakes✦Good crumb, great story✦Unofficial fan archive✦Documented handshakes
The point of the archive
Not a ranking. A record of the moment.
A handshake is not a formal prize. It is a small, spontaneous piece of television: a judge sees something precise, generous, or just plain delicious, and reaches across the bench.
Handshake-Worthy keeps track of those moments without pretending they belong to us. We name the baker, the bake, the week, and the public source—then make room for the recipes and techniques that let the story travel.
How we attribute the archive →From the first chapter
Cake Week
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Rahul Mandal · Series 9 (2018)
Chocolate, Orange & Ginger Surprise Cake
## Rahul Mandal’s Chocolate, Orange & Ginger Surprise Cake…
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Ruby Bhogal · Series 9 (2018)
Chocolate Orange “Jackson Pollock” Collar Cake
## Ruby Bhogal’s Chocolate Orange “Jackson Pollock” Collar Cake…
Read the recipe ↗64verified handshakes
16UK series covered
22official recipe links
From lardy cakes to left-handed meringue pies, every entry is here for a reason.
See all 64 →A fan homage toHandshake
WorthyRecipes & recognition
WorthyRecipes & recognition
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A handsome hardcover for the shelf: the bakes that earned a pause, a pat, and that unmistakable gesture across the bench, with recipes and stories to bring the feeling home.
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