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Show us your most beautiful cake

We're celebrating Cake Month by asking our community to share their proudest bake. The most spectacular, most creative, most heartfelt cakes win a place in our printed annual โ€” and some sweet prizes.

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Whether it's a lemon drizzle you've made every Easter since childhood, a towering celebration cake that took three days to decorate, or a wonky first attempt that tastes better than it looks โ€” we want to see it.

Cake is personal. It's the thing people make when they want to say something words can't quite manage. This competition is our way of celebrating that.

"We don't want perfection. We want the cakes that matter to you โ€” and the stories behind them." โ€” Emma Brookes, Competitions Editor

How to enter

Simply upload your photo using the form below. Tell us a little about your cake โ€” what it is, who you made it for, what makes it special. Our editors will review every entry and publish the best to the gallery on this page.

Submit your cake photo
Takes under two minutes ยท Entries close 30 June 2025
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The cakes we can't wait to see

We've had a preview of early entries and they've already made us very hungry. The gallery below is updated live as our editors approve submissions โ€” check back as new cakes arrive throughout June.

A panel of three judges โ€” our editor Emma Brookes, pastry chef Raj Patel, and last year's winner Cath Williams โ€” will select the final prize winners from all approved entries on 5 July.