WITH the contestants of series 7 of the Great British Bake Off being announced, Gocompare.com has whipped up an interactive map showing the popularity of iconic desserts in the UK.  

A regional Cake map reveals Lancastrians have a soft spot for Sticky Toffee Pudding, which is also number three on the list for the whole of the UK! 

Paul Hollywood and his fellow Lancastrians have a soft spot for Sticky Toffee Pudding. 

Winner of season 6, Nadia Nadiya Hussain’s hometown of Luton (Bedfordshire) have a love for lemon cake, whilst Mary Berry’s birthplace, Bath, prefer Chelsea Buns. 

Discover the carrot cake capital, who’s wild for Welsh Cakes,and  where’s big on Battenberg from the cherry on the top all the way down to the soggy bottom of the British isles. Below you can see the top list of bakes for the whole of the UK.

  1. Scones 22.5%
  2. Victoria Sponge 14.3%
  3. Sticky toffee pudding 12.9%
  4. Shortbread 11.8%
  5. Eton Mess 10.6%
  6. Lemon Drizzle 7.7%
  7. Crumble 4.9%
  8. Carrot Cake 4.6 %
  9. Trifle 2%
  10. Bakewell tart 3.1%
  11. Welshcakes 2.5%
  12. Chelsea bun 1.7%
  13. Battenberg 1.4%
  • So what do you think of the news? What is your favourite cake? Send us examples of cakes you have made?  Email robert.kelly@nqnw.co.uk