People in Hartlepool have been no strangers when it comes to whipping up delicious cakes over the years.
To mark the return of the Channel 4 series, we take a look back through the Mail archives to times when baking has brought people together for a variety of reasons.
1. Eskdale Academy Cupcakes
Eskdale Academy held a Fairtrade Coffee Morning in 2016. Pictured was Annalise Grayson, Libby Dack and Jessica Grayson. Photo: Jane Coltman
2. Brilliant brownies
Still at Eskdale Academy, Fairtrade Coffee Morning Lyla Simpson, eight, and Shaun Dennis, aged nine, served up a tower of brownies. Photo: Jane Coltman
3. Malteaser cake
Throston Primary School won Hartlepool's annual Fairtrade Fortnight baking competition in 2019 with this stunning Maleaser chocolate cake. Pupils from left: Oliver Harrison, 8, Annalise Frater, 10, Neve Watson, 9 and Sadie Jukes, 10. Photo: Stu Norton
4. Cake King
Hartlepool baker Josh Newton created a host of stunning decorated cakes for special occasions under the name Cake King. Here is taking a cake from the oven in 2020. Picture by FRANK REID Photo: Frank Reid