Yuzu-coconut-black-sesame slices, Signature

Crystelle Pereira’s Yuzu-Coconut-Black-Sesame Slices

The handshake card

• Baker: Crystelle Pereira
• UK series: Series 12 (2021)
• Week/theme: Week 9, Patisserie semifinal
• Challenge: Signature
• Handshake fact: Crystelle received a Hollywood handshake for her yuzu-coconut-black-sesame slices.
• Evidence: Master index entry #43; research sources [S1], [S2], [S3].

Lore

Crystelle’s slice has a clear flavour architecture even without a public formula: sharp yuzu, creamy coconut, and the roasted depth of black sesame. In a semifinal patisserie setting, those flavours also have to survive a format that exposes every edge and layer. The handshake is verified; the research pass does not preserve the exact sponge, insert, mousse, or finish.

Recipe source pending

No exact or near-exact public recipe for Crystelle’s handshake bake was located in the verified research pass. No yuzu quantity, coconut component, black-sesame layer, assembly order, or method is invented here.