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The year before last I was a bit annoyed to see how the homemade cakes had been priced at the school fete: basically it was all on looks which meant that shop bought cakes who probably didn't taste as nice were more expensive, and I suspect some barely covred the costs of ingredients.
Whilst I appreciate that they have to sell and it is a family fundraisers, I found that to be very demotivating for the Mums who cooked!
So anyway, last year I made fudge and wrapped it up in little bags with coloured ribbons which seem to go down well.:cool:
I was wondering if you all had your favourites to bake for such occasions?
Whilst I appreciate that they have to sell and it is a family fundraisers, I found that to be very demotivating for the Mums who cooked!
So anyway, last year I made fudge and wrapped it up in little bags with coloured ribbons which seem to go down well.:cool:
I was wondering if you all had your favourites to bake for such occasions?
I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details”.Milton Jones
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Peppermint Creams, Chocolate Cherry Cake, Snickers or Mars Bars Muffins. All yum and seem to sell well.Friday April 9th 2010 the day I become Mrs Jones!
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No recipes to add as cakes aren't my thing - but I know pricing is always difficult. Our PTA tend to underprice as we've found in the past that people like to think they've got a bargain! But, as you say, unfair if doesn't meet the cost of the ingredients.Resolution:
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I used to knit all sorts of wee best seller toys for the school fayres. Probably cost me more to produce but the year in October I made 50+ pumpkins and got friends roped in at 40p a shot we made a fair wee bit for the funds. I think really price on the realistic low side and things will go. One year I was on the 'anything will go' stall as we sold everything, including the most hideous marked down donated soft toys! Every penny counted. After all, you are really contributing at a loss so school etc will make a profit. I never really thought about it. Just wanted to make money for PTA.
Hope this helps.
GB
PS If this shows up twice it is because site is acting up tonight. I have already posted my reply and am having trouble with other threads. Apologies.
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I understand this frustration. The school that I'm on the PA for has now decided that we can no longer allow HM cakes due to H&S, food hygiene, allergy concerns and healthy school status. So if we want to maintain our cake stall we have to ask parents to supply shop bought cakes. So what do we do, under charge and make the donating parent resentful because they're donation just became worth-less? Over charge and have a resentful purchaser who knows they can get the cake at the Tesco down the road for a pound cheaper, or charge the same, which seems to make no sense!
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daysieblue wrote: »I understand this frustration. The school that I'm on the PA for has now decided that we can no longer allow HM cakes due to H&S, food hygiene, allergy concerns and healthy school status. So if we want to maintain our cake stall we have to ask parents to supply shop bought cakes. So what do we do, under charge and make the donating parent resentful because they're donation just became worth-less? Over charge and have a resentful purchaser who knows they can get the cake at the Tesco down the road for a pound cheaper, or charge the same, which seems to make no sense!
Grrr !! :mad:
Oh Dear you can't win on that one... might as well not have a cake stall!I lost my job as a cricket commentator for saying “I don’t want to bore you with the details”.Milton Jones0 -
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If the PA is concerned about HM cakes why not have a disclaimer that the cakes cannot be guaranteed to be safe to eat, may contain all manner of foreign matter and peanuts and are for decorative purposes only. If the purchaser chooses to eat the cake, that is their responsibility!0 -
Not just at school fetes, we have the pricing issue at Church fund-raisers. Sorry, but my thought is if cakes aren't priced to cover my ingredients plus a tiny bit more, then I'd rather save myself the trouble and just make a donation to funds;) I really don't appreciate just making donations ( no matter how tiny) to the folk who buy my cakes for less than cost price!You never get a second chance to make a first impression.0
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I used to make coconut ice for my kids school fete, I used to get letters from teachers asking me to make a couple of extra bags for rthem in case the didn't make it to the stall before it sold out.
Hester
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Ooh, chocolate cherry cupcakes, little fairy cakes that look like pigs (pink icing, marshmallow nose, marshmallow ears, red licorice (sp?) smile, and black icing for the dots on the nose and the eyes) and gingerbread with lemon icing (a sort of traybake that you cut into slices). HTHSquares knitted for my throw ~ 90 (yes!!! I have finally finished it :rotfl: )Squares made for my patchwork quilt ~ 80 (only the "actual" quilting to do now :rotfl:)0
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I've heard about this happening -tbh I thought it was an urban myth. It makes me very angry and sad :mad:daysieblue wrote: »I understand this frustration. The school that I'm on the PA for has now decided that we can no longer allow HM cakes due to H&S, food hygiene, allergy concerns and healthy school status. So if we want to maintain our cake stall we have to ask parents to supply shop bought cakes. So what do we do, under charge and make the donating parent resentful because they're donation just became worth-less? Over charge and have a resentful purchaser who knows they can get the cake at the Tesco down the road for a pound cheaper, or charge the same, which seems to make no sense!
Grrr !! :mad:
I always make cakes for our school fete. Fortunatley our head and PTA have a sensible attitude (not implying that you aren't sensible Daysieblue) to hm cakes.
I make muffins and flapjacks every week for a school 'healthy tuck shop' which is run by one of the TAs. OK so my stuff isn't as healthy as the fruit and cheese and other snacks she provides, but they are made with real ingredients and I try to include lots of fruit and seeds.
I was asked to do this but I have no formal health and safety qualifications. I am sure if anyone official looked into our tuck shop I would have to stop making them.
I keep a note of my ingredients costs and the flapjacks work out at about 5p each and the muffins at 4p depending what's in them. They are sold for 10-20p each. I think they are mostly bought by the staff
The allergy issue is easy to address - as you probably know my dd has allergies, just include a list of ingredients with the item.
It's a wonder any of my generation, let alone my parent's generation managed to make it out of childhood :rolleyes:0
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