Explore What's On at the UK's ultimate baking, cake decorating and sugarcraft event

Enjoy baking workshops and cake decorating classes, live demos from your favourite celebrity bakers and cake artists, shopping from the UK's best baking and cake decorating brands, crowd-stopping cake competitions and installations, plus much more!

NEW! Home Baker Of The Year
Ready to put your baking skills to the test? Take on our brand-new nationwide baking competition and go head-to-head with talented amateur bakers from across the UK. Impress the judges through the qualifying rounds for the chance to compete live at The Cake & Bake Show and claim the title of Home Baker Of The Year.
NEW! Cake Creation Live
More than just a display, Cake Creation Live lets you experience the artistry as it happens. Get up close to the action as every technique and intricate detail unfolds before your eyes. Chat to the decorators, ask questions and pick up expert tips while they work.
NEW! The Home Bake Kitchen
Discover the brand-new Home Bake Kitchen, where Bake Off favourites and popular baking creators bring delicious recipes to life with live demonstrations, clever tips and easy-to-follow techniques. Ask your baking questions, pick up fresh ideas and leave inspired to recreate every bake at home.
NEW! Cake or Fake
Can you spot the cake? Put your detective skills to the test in this brand-new interactive experience as you search for incredibly realistic illusion cakes hidden among everyday objects. Take on the challenge, put your eyes to the test and be in with a chance of winning a fantastic prize.
NEW! Sprinkles Library
Step into Sprinkles Library, where you can decorate your own sweet treats with colourful icing, sprinkles and sweet toppings. Create a delicious personalised treat to take home and enjoy one of the show's most fun and interactive baking experiences suitable for all ages!
Workshops
Get hands-on in our Workshops, where expert tutors guide you through everything from cake decorating and piping to chocolate making and biscuit decorating. Learn new techniques, unleash your creativity and take home delicious creations, fresh skills and plenty of baking inspiration.
Cake Competition
Think your cake could steal the show? Enter this year's Cake Competition, Inspired by Nature, and let the natural world spark your creativity. From blooming flowers to majestic wildlife, create an edible masterpiece and wow thousands of fellow baking fans.
Treat Yourself to VIP
Bake your day extra special – go VIP! Sip a glass of fizz, enjoy unlimited VIP Lounge Access and take home a goody bag of seasonal treats!
Shopping
Shop from your favourite baking and cake decorating brands - including LissieLou, Sweet Stamp, KitchenAid and more!
Market Stalls
Sample and shop delicious sweet treats from leading artisan bakers and cake makers.

Plus, your ticket includes free entry to Ideal Home Show Christmas, where you can enjoy all this and more...

Christmas Shopping

Celebrate the start of the festive season... your ticket to The Cake & Bake Show also gets you FREE entry to Ideal Home Show Christmas!

Eat & Drink Festival

The Eat & Drink Festival is one of the UK’s leading indoor food festivals - championing artisan producers, celebrated street food vendors and the best food and drink suppliers. FREE Entry with your Cake & Bake Show ticket!

Christmas Kitchen Stage

Enjoy free live cooking demos on the Christmas Kitchen stage from celebrity and expert guests as they cook up festive favourites!

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