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READY, STEADY, THE CAKE & BAKE SHOW IS BACK

UK’S BIGGEST CONSUMER BAKING EVENT RETURNS TO

LONDON AND MANCHESTER THIS AUTUMN

The Cake & Bake Show will return to ExCeL, London and EventCity, Manchester this autumn complete with all the ingredients to whip up it’s sixth show-stopping year, celebrating the very ‘Best of British’. The nation’s best loved bakers, chefs, TV personalities, experts and enthusiasts will come together at ExCeL, London from 6 – 8 October and EventCity, Manchester from 9 – 12 November with a feast of culinary activities, inspiration and entertainment. Four of the most formidable celebrity names in the baking world will headline this year’s show and visitors will witness them live in action:

• Candice Brown – Current title holder of the 2016 Great British Bake Off

• Rosemary Shrager – TV personality, chef, author and cookery school owner

• Eric Lanlard – Master Patissier, author cake boutique owner and cake maker

to the stars

• John Whaite – TV Chef, author, cookery school owner and winner of the

2012 Great British Bake Off Alongside the celebrities cooking up a storm in the Cake & Bake Super Theatre and Baking Academy brought to you by Tate & Lyle, there will be an impressive array of live demonstrations – including Le Cordon Bleu, skills classes, free-from specialists, book signings, competitions, baking markets, displays and all the latest trends and tools to whet any baker and cake maker’s appetite. In celebration of our great nation, the ‘Best of British’ has been unveiled by organisers as this year’s theme of choice and will be brought to life in delectable delights with a supersized cake instillation and the much-coveted Cake & Bake competition.

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Advanced tickets for ExCeL, London (6-8 October) and EventCity, Manchester (9-12 November) are now on sale and available at www.thecakeandbakeshow.co.uk or call 0844 854 1364*

ENDS * A £1.75 transaction fee is applicable per order. Calls cost 7p per minute plus your company’s access charge

For further information, publicity images or to request an interview with one of the baking

stars, please contact Rare Breed Publicity on:

Nikki Murray, (e) nikki@rarebreedpublicity.com, (t) 07725 131389 Notes to Editor:

• The Cake & Bake Show is the UK’s only live consumer event dedicated to the world of cakes, bakes and the art of baking.

• The award-winning Cake & Bake Show celebrates its sixth year. • The Baking Academy is brought to you by Tate & Lyle. • The Manchester Cake & Bake Show will co-locate with the Ideal Home Show at Christmas.

Visitors to EventCity will automatically receive access to both shows. • 70,000 visitors are expected to attend the London and Manchester shows. • London Advanced Ticket Prices: Adult £13, Over 60s £12, Students (with valid NUS card)

£10.50, Children aged 6-16 £9.50, Children under 6 FREE. • Manchester Advanced Ticket Prices: Adult £13, Over 60s £12, Students (with valid NUS card)

£10.50, Children under 16 FREE. • Book in advance to save £s off the door price: www.thecakeandbakeshow.co.uk or call 0844

854 1364 (transaction fee applies). • Top four baking stars appearing at both shows are: Candice Brown, Rosemary Shrager, Eric

Lanlard and John Whaite

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