IT'S THE GREAT ECCLES CAKE BAKE OFF!

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez! Have I got your attention? good then I shall begin.

We have all had a few miserable years of late and so it has been decided that to cheer us all up, the Great Eccles Cake Bake Off will take place on Sunday 18th September this year, a competition open to all ages and standards and held in the centre of Eccles at The Eccles Cross... no, not the Wetherspoons pub! the ancient monument.

The history of Eccles Cakes has been long documented with a mention of them as far back in 1769 by that domestic goddess, Elizabeth Raffald, but more famously, when made by James Birch at his bakery on Church Street in Eccles more than 200 years ago,  making the Eccles Cake one of the town’s most famous exports.

There will be three different rounds of competition, with prizes for each, with the best Eccles Cakes being chosen by our expert panel of judges and general cake lovers, hopefully me. 

There will also be stalls for the competitors, set up for people to come along and try some of the Eccles Cakes on offer.

Click below to enter now!

https://www.ecclescakebakeoff.com/enter

Professionals - First Prize: Officially the best Eccles Cakes in Eccles!

We’re inviting local bakers, restaurants, and cafes to make and submit their own Eccles Cake for judging, in search of the prize of being the official Best Eccles Cake in Eccles. If you’re the best in Eccles, you’re the best on Earth and win a magnificent trophy  kindly donated by Ervis Zenelcanaj, owner of The Ilirian Greek Taste Cafe/Bistro in Eccles.

Amateurs - First Prize: £100 cash!

Whether you’ve baked a thousand Eccles Cakes or not, it’s time to put your apron on, crack some eggs and have go at making your best Eccles Cake! Open to anyone who thinks they’ve got what it takes and think of that lovely cash prize!

Juniors - First Prize: £50 book voucher

One for all those budding Jamies, Nigellas and Nadiyas, a category for all those 16 and under, to get our next generations making the Eccles Cakes of the future! Get your school to enter so you can take part.

So get practising you have a couple of weeks to ensure you have made the most, mouth watering Eccles Cake, see you there!