Local Bakers to Rise to Challenge of The First Ever ‘Wrexham Bake Off’

It’s whisks and flour at the ready as preparations are complete for the first ever Wrexham Bake Off.

There will (hopefully!) be no soggy bottoms tomorrow evening when 22 hopeful bakers in Wrexham will rise to the occasion and fight it out for the title of ‘Star Baker’.

Organised by Andrew Atkinson and Alex Jones, the first ever Wrexham Bake Off will take place at the Bank Bar in Wrexham Town Centre.

The 22 bakers, which feature a mix of professional bakers, local business owners and residents will present their drizzle cakes to Wrexham’s very own Mayor of Wrexham ‘Mayor’y Berry.

Bakers will pay £5 to enter and will bake a drizzle cake of their choosing to the bar on the evening.

All of the bakers have been asked to provide a short video or photos to show off their skills in the kitchen, promote their business and give an insight into the baking process!

Spectators on the evening can pay £1 a slice to eat the cake with all funds raised going to Nightingale House Hospice and kindly match funded by Natwest Bank.

The 22 entries include some fantastic well known businesses from in and around Wrexham, keen to showcase their talents, they are-

The Lemon Tree Hotel
The Golden Lion Rossett
Chris De Burger
Emz Cakes
King Street Coffee
Helen Owen
Bevsbeenbaking
Natalie Jones
Cllr Phil Wynn
La Baguette
Barbara Hughes
Gateway Church
This is Wrexham
Dot2Dot Cafe, Henblas Street
WH Smiths
Palmela Windmill
Natwest
Nightingale House
Helen Linden
Kitchen Creation Cakes
The Wrexham Independent Gallery and
Set the Bar

Commenting on the forthcoming event, Mr Atkinson said: “It’s really exciting and is all set to be a great night! Alex had the idea and we just ran with it and the community spirit has been out of control!

“We’ve had lots of entries, loads of generous raffle prizes, Natwest supporting it financially and people excited about attending.

“This is a great opportunity to showcase amazing businesses and individuals from in and around Wrexham and to bring everyone together.

“Alex and I are grateful to everyone and hope that this can be an annual event.”

During the event people can tweet using the hashtag #WrexhamhourGBBO

The event can accommodate 3 more bakers if anyone wants to put in a last minute entry please get in touch.

The event on the evening will be very full and will have to operate on a first come first served basis.

For those who can’t attend the event but love a bit of bake off action, the evening will be livestreamed on the Wrexham.com Facebook page from 7pm!

A sneak peak of the contestants taking part can be viewed below.