Paul Hollywood's cat, made of cake, and no handshake for Lara Cakes
The nine-day-old showpiece has passed 27,000 views, while a supermarket doughnut taste test is the newest upload.
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I Made Paul Hollywood’s Cat Out of Cake… and Didn’t Get a Handshake! 😳🍰
A slower week, sweetened by cats. Lara Cakes builds large-scale edible showpieces, and the one doing the work right now is a cake version of Paul Hollywood's cat. The title admits the outcome up front: no handshake. The handshake is the Great British Bake Off judge's famous seal of approval, saved for bakes that truly impress him, so the joke lands for anyone who has watched the tent.
That video is nine days old and past 27,000 views. A second cat followed on October 1, a black one in a pun-titled short ("Feline pretty proud of this one"), and its few comments include one practical question: does the cake end up dry, or does it stay moist?
The other new upload swaps sculpture for shopping. "Which Supermarket Has the Best Sugared Ring Doughnut?" is a straight taste test, and two days in it is gathering views as quickly as the Hollywood cat. The Labrador made of cake from late summer, posted with a guessing game about how many hours it took, is still finding a few people too.
Overall the channel ran at about half its usual daily pace, and subscribers held at 431,000. Among the food channels near its size, Cooking With Volk had the standout week, running well above its normal pace, while Feelin' Fab With Kayla and Peebs were quieter, much like Lara.
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The videos drawing views on Lara Cakes right now
- Channel
- Lara Cakes
- Subscribers
- 431,000
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 207,205
- Videos published this week
- 2
- Video published
- October 1, 2026
- Video views so far
- 3,148
- Views on its first day
- 1,605
The numbers
Here is how Lara Cakes' week looks in figures.
💡 Test your knowledge
Paul Hollywood is a judge on The Great British Bake Off. Which judge sat beside him for the show's first seven series?
Mary Berry judged alongside Paul Hollywood from 2010 until the show moved to Channel 4 in 2017, when Prue Leith replaced her.
