Glamming up tray bakes 28 February 2012 at 10:15AM in Old style MoneySaving 6 replies 1.4K views

bertha

I'm doing some tray bakes for a party and would like some ideas for prettifying tray bakes and making them more suitable for parties rather than packed lunches. Glam recipes and decorating ideas would be welcome.

I've thought of cheesecake brownies and lemon drizzle, any other suggestions please? This looks good too http://www.confessionsofacookbookqueen.com/2011/05/guest-post-key-lime-swirl-cheesecake-bars/

Cakes that could be frozen and need no last minute decorating would be particularly appreciated.

lostinrates

Drizzling two colours of chocoate is simple but effective.

I love the marbled one you link too, and like more linear featheirng too....i love doing that because it is simple but effective. I actually find it somewhat theraputic to do! http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=feathered+icing&hl=en&client=safari&tbo=u&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=QJxMT7SrN8Kq0QXt8LCeBQ&ved=0CDYQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672.

krlyr

In the past I've cut them into small individual servings (everyone at work seems to be on a never-ending diet so appreciate the smaller slices) and then placed each slice into a pretty patterned cupcake case. Being square, they don't fit perfectly but it still looked better than just serving the whole thing (and more convenient for everyone to just grab a slice). If you wanted to be fancy you could use a small round cutter but you'd get a bit of wastage inbetween each circle you cut.
Like these:
http://www.tescorealfood.com/recipes/apple-and-blackberry-tray-bake-.html

Adding a decoration/piece of fruit for each slice seems to make them look a bit less "casual" too, like these:
http://www.deliciousmagazine.co.uk/recipes/iced-bakewell-tray-bake
http://www.juliangraves.com/iframes/recipes/viewrecipe.php?id=20&cat=2

Mixing whole fruit pieces into the batter can give the surface a bit more of an interesting look:
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1868/raspberry-and-almond-tray-bake
http://wendyinkk.blogspot.com/2011/03/red-berries-tray-bake-with-cheesecake.html
http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/pictures/32248/30-easy-tray-bake-recipes/16

Chocolate swirls:
http://www.greenfields-ltd.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=41&Itemid=59

A bit more effort, but individually "wrapped" slices look quite nice:
http://www.tescorealfood.com/recipes/apple-and-blackberry-tray-bake-.html

gibson123

Coconut Ice and also Rocky Road no bake tray bakes, I cut these into squares and put in an old fashioned glass cookie jar and tie with a tartan or gingham ribbon. Rocky road is basically just broken biscuits, marshmallows and any glace or dried fruit mixed together and then mixed with melted chocolate and allowed to harden in case.
Cocomut Ice recipe is so easy.. here you go.

http://www.carnation.co.uk/pudcasts/coconut-ice?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=coconut%20ice%20recipe&utm_campaign=Recipes%20-%20Phil%20Vickery%20-%20Exact

have you tried making cookie lollipops, although not a tray bake as such, they certainly go down well and are very pretty. http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/sugar-cookie-pops-10000001923515/

Aarons_mummy

I make chocolate rice Krispies and top them with chocolate and coat in glitter, sprinkles stars or whatever else I fancy. I think it looks pretty, we do themes like Christmas, easter etc etc.

mrsmadmand

domino cakes. Cut tray bake into small rectangle "domino" sized pieces and cover with icing and dot domino shapes on.

daska

I made a malteser traybake for DS1's 10th birthday which went down well, there are numerous recipes on the web. The only difference being that I kept back one malteser for each slice and pushed them in afterwards.