A GARDEN centre is on the hunt for the perfect birthday bake to help celebrate its 80th birthday.

Bents Garden and Home is inviting customers to submit their favourite cake recipes for a tasty competition.

The winner will be invited to the Glazebury centre to work with Bents’ team of bakers and patissiers to turn their recipe into a mouth-watering reality.

It will feature as the centre's Fresh Approach Restaurant bake of the month throughout July.

The restaurant's food development chef Tony Lewis said: “We are looking for a classic recipe that is full of flavour and detail, maybe something that is a family favourite and has been handed down from generation to generation.

"We are very excited about receiving the recipes and I have got a feeling it will be a difficult task to choose a winner.”

The closing date for the 80th Birthday Bake is June 9, with the winner announced six days later.

Entrants must be available to make their winning bake at Bents on Warrington Road between June 19 and 30.

Entry forms are available from the centre's customer services desk and online at bents.co.uk.

The 80th Birthday Bake is just one of the celebrations planned for the landmark milestone. There will be seasonal surprises and random acts of kindness as well as a family fun weekend starting on July 7.