Watch: Hapless cake thief bares bum as shorts fall down in Doncaster garden centre raid

Markham Grange Nursery has released footage of two men bosses say targeted the outdoor centre near Woodlands yesterday morning.

In the clip, a bare-chested man can be seen helping another man in a hi-viz coat as the pair lug a box full of cakes towards a dark blue getaway van.

But as the pair make off with their haul from outside the gates of the nursery in Long Lands Lane, the half naked man goes one step further, exposing his backside as his shorts slip down as he attempts to flee the scene.”

The footage begins with the man in a hi-viz jacket inspecting a large, dark coloured box dropped outside the centre’s gates. As he walks back towards the van, parked across the entrance to the site, the bare-chested man jumps out of the driver’s side and the pair run towards the package, before lugging it back to their vehicle.

Sharing the clip on Facebook, a spokesman for Markham Grange said: “If these two gents that stole our cake delivery this morning (Wednesday 28 June) return them, we would be happy to reward them with a new belt.

"Although if they have eaten all the cakes he may not need the belt ….. the bare cheek of it.”

Anyone with information can contact South Yorkshire Police on 101.