Entries are CLOSED for 2025!
Britain's Best Cake is back for 2025 with eight exciting categories: Brownies & Blondies, Classic Cake, Free-From Cake, Fruit Cake, Innovation (NEW!), Mini Cakes, Occasion Cake, and Traybake. Entries for the 2025 competition are now closed. Click here to register your interest for Britain's Best Cake 2026.
Looking for a reason to enter next year's competition? Here's why you should enter Britain's Best Cake:
- Generate positive publicity locally and nationally.
- Enjoy free use of winners’ logos plus the newly introduced Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals into the competition.
- Meet and network with fellow cake makers and suppliers.
- Gain coverage on British Baker’s website and social media channels.
- Reward your team’s loyalty, skills, and hard work.
- Showcase your exceptional cake-making talents to a wider audience.
A decadent chocolate layer cake has been named Britain’s Best Cake 2025, the cake, created by Abba Cakes based in the Wirral, got the judges nod ahead of more than 100 other entries in seven categories: Brownie & Blondie, Classic Cake, Fruit Cake, Gluten-Free Cake, Mini Cakes, Traybake and Vegan Cake.
Categories
Brownies or blondies that are baked in a tray and portioned for sharing. This can include plain and flavoured variants, as well as with or without toppings and decorations.
Any brand names or characters used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
A traditional cake, including, but not limited to, Victoria sponge, coffee & walnut, carrot cake, Battenburg, chocolate fudge cake, and more. They can be loaf cakes, round, or other shapes.
Any brand names or characters used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
A cake of any variety but it must be made to suit a specific dietary requirement, such as gluten-free, egg-free, or vegan-friendly.
Any brand names or characters used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
A cake made with candied or dried fruit. This can include a classic fruit cake as well as regional specialities such as Dundee cake and Bara Brith. They can be any size or shape and decorated or plain.
Any brand names or characters used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
Cakes of all shapes and sizes that are bringing something new to the table. The innovation could be a new flavour or flavour combination, a format, decoration style, a hybrid of two cakes, or something else.
The innovation must be detailed in the entry. Any brand or characters names used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
Small cakes and muffins with or without toppings and fillings designed to serve one person. This could include fairy cakes, cupcakes, and muffins.
Entrants will need to supply six cakes. Any brand names or characters used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
Sharing-sized, two-tier cakes for a special occasion which have a minimum of 10 portions. This could include birthday cakes, wedding cakes, novelty cakes and more. The base of the cake must fit on a 10” cake board and have a maximum height of 15”. They must be decorated and should go above and beyond an everyday cake.
Any brand names or characters used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
Cakes that are baked in a tray and portioned for sharing. This could include sponge cakes, tray cakes, and more.
Any brand names or characters used on the cakes must be officially licensed.
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