Baking for Sunday early start BUT out Saturday... please help!

Tiddlywinks

I volunteered to bake some cakes for a local charity event this coming Sunday but have only just realised that I am out at a family 'do' all day on Saturday.

It's an early start on the Sunday so I can't make them that morning and I'll be home late the night before.

I was going to make muffins but they are best eaten sooner rather than later... any ideas of what / how I can still come up with the goodies in so little time?

Is there anything that can be baked on Friday evening and still be fresh enough on the Sunday?

I don't know why but my brain is frozen... I think it's 'cos I want to make the best cakes possible for the sale.

All ideas welcome (I've already decided that a visit to M&S is cheating though...:o).

Thank you.

Chris25

gingerbread, parkin or fruit cake - all improve on keeping .

blossomhill_2

any sort of fruit cake will be better for a couple of days keeping in a tin as would a bran loaf

billieboy_2

Tea loaf is better after a couple of days.

hilstep2000

So is Banana bread!

[Deleted User]

Hi,

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

I don't know why but my brain is frozen... I think it's 'cos I want to make the best cakes possible for the sale.

I think you just want a good wee swalley on the Saturday night, :beer:


Enjoy, but remember, you might suffer a bit.

kittycat204

not that i have tried these but
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1566633/golden-syrup-cake
http://www.grouprecipes.com/2979/fabulous-coconut-cake.html
ginger cakes and fruit loafs as previous mentioned.

blossomhill_2

or make a madeira with fine lemon rind in on Fri, keep in tin then add sugar/lemon juice drizzle on the day, will be as fresh as can be

purpledonkey

If you have an hour to spare Saturday night/Sunday morning, on the Friday you could pre-weigh ingredients for cupcakes and put them in sandwich bags. Also you could make some buttercream and put it in a piping bag and store in the fridge. That way as your making the cakes you can take the buttercream out so it reaches room temperature and speedily pipe them after they have cooled. Or if you have quite a bit of time Friday make iced fingers, they keep for a few days. Hope that helps!

joedenise

Carrot cake would be my choice - it's so moist and keeps ages (if you can resist eating it)!

Denise