Annual production — of bakery I’d chat about? (8,4)
I believe the answer is:
birthday cake
'annual production' is the definition.
(something produced annually)
'bakery i'd chat about?' is the wordplay.
'about?' is an anagram indicator (I've seen 'about' mean this).
'bakery'+'id'+'chat'='bakeryidchat'
'bakeryidchat' anagrammed gives 'BIRTHDAY CAKE'.
'of' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for birthday cake that I've seen before include "Yearly confection" , "Celebratory confection" , "Anniversary fare" .)