Just ten days left to apply for series 2 of The Great Irish Bake Off!

Budding bakers have just TEN days left to apply for the next series of The Great Irish Bake Off on TV3. The station is calling out for interested applicants to dust down their aprons and take part in the second series which is due to get underway in the coming months. 

Applications for the second series of The Great Irish Bake Off are now open and will close on Friday 17th January, 2014.Presented by former Big Brother star and presenter Anna Nolan, The Great Irish Bake Off is the ultimate baking battle where passionate amateur bakers compete to be crowned Ireland’s Best Amateur Baker.

The BBC worldwide format, produced by Sideline for TV3, has been a resounding success, averaging 208,000 viewers each week. The Great Irish Bake Off even found a fan in UK radio host Chris Evans who said it was his “new favourite show in the world” after the show’s presenter Anna Nolan appeared on his BBC Radio 2 breakfast show.

Each week The Great Irish Bake Off pulled in an average share of 13.37% individual viewers and an average reach of 450,000, as the 12 amateur bakers tested their skills and made their way through a feast of challenges.

The second series of the mouth-watering baking contest will once again be judged by renowned Cookery Writer and Forager, Biddy White Lennon and award-winning Executive Pastry Chef from The Merrion Hotel, Paul Kelly.

If you think you have what it takes to become the next big thing in baking, this is your chance. All you have to do is complete the short application process which only takes a few minutes. Interested applicants also have the option to record a LIVE 60 second video audition.

For your chance to enter TV3's The Great Irish Bake Off Series Two, log onto www.tv3.ie/bakeoff and click the Apply Now button.