Something I Can Sell for a Pound a Slice?

moanymoany

Twinks hobnobs, 2 for £1 - they'll be coming back for more!

I like mine large and pale, not too crisp but chewy in the middle - excuse me while I wipe the drool from my keyboard! :drool:

mrbadexample

lil_me wrote: »

I would pay that for carrot cake, I just can't make it to save my life and love the stuff, it's always really expensive.

*cough* Well, I'm a dab hand at cake now, so how about someone digs out a recipe and I'll show you how it's done? :whistle:

I'mcomingbackasaman

jet77 wrote: »

Hi,

I would be most grateful for any OS/DFW Style ideas of something delicious that I can make/bake cheaply to sell at work that people would be prepared to pay a pound a slice for to help raise money for my Skydive. I am doing it in about 4 weeks and need to raise over 230 :eek:

All ideas welcome!!

Luv Jxx

I can recommend the large fruit scones they sell at Costco. They're about £4 for 20 so you'd make £16 on each pack you bought. Saves buying all the ingredients and making yourself
The scones go well with some squirty cream on if you want to 'make' them up.

lil_me

mrbadexample wrote: »

*cough* Well, I'm a dab hand at cake now, so how about someone digs out a recipe and I'll show you how it's done? :whistle:

Have sent you the one Crazychik kindly sent me today, will let you have a go first

jet77

Please can you post it on this thread if it's a good one so that I can give it a go please - its one of my favs.

juliapenguin

mrbadexample wrote: »

*cough* Well, I'm a dab hand at cake now, so how about someone digs out a recipe and I'll show you how it's done? :whistle:

If you can spare the time, that is..... (please see my stern message to you on your French thingy)...

I'm asking myself whether you're all talk and no action....

lindadykes

For a foolproof easy to make recipe that has unlimited variations try this cake http://www.downsizer.net/option,com_rapidrecipe/page,viewrecipe/recipe_id,2/Itemid,93/
It's called unfeasibly easy lemon yoghurt cake. I made a coffee and walnut version in a loaf tin this week and iced the top with a coffee buttercream then decorated it with walnut pieces. It cut into 10 generous slices, and I would definately pay £1 a slice for this. incidently to make the coffee and walnut version leave out the lemon zest, but add two teaspoons of instant coffee dissolved in a teaspoon warm water and a handful of chopped walnuts. For loads of other versions follow the link at the bottom of the recipe, under the heading "additional tips".

jet77

Does anyone know if I have to have something like a basic food hygiene certificate if I'm producing food to sell?

odds-n-sods

yes, you do, actually.If someone gets sick and they think its from what you sold, they can sue your butt off and you have no proof that you know food hygiene rules. You'd also need to label each slice etc with the ingredients.

You'd also need to register the kitchen you're cooking from and that is a whole other minefield. Got animals, forget it, don't have 2 sinks so you can wash your hand in 1 only, forget it. Dont have a large fridge so you can keep your catering ingredients separate from your own food....... If you've got a toilet off your kitchen....... have a tiled countertop......... anything that doesn't clean easily....

Not really worth the hassle. and if you are doing it for a registered charity, they could get hassle as well, if someone reported that you were selling food without hygeine + registered kitchen certificates.


Definitely go the buy it cheap and sell it idea! What about going to your local WI and asking them for help?? Or talk to a bakery and explain why you'd like a discount, or go to costco, if you can.

Sorry to burst your bubble -a former chef here and I did look at starting up my own business baking cakes + cookies etc, wasn't going to be worth it. Most home kitchen arent' suitable, and to find a soace and kit it out I'd have to make £3,000 a month before I could pay myself......

Raspberry_Swirl

odds-n-sods wrote: »

yes, you do, actually.If someone gets sick and they think its from what you sold, they can sue your butt off and you have no proof that you know food hygiene rules. You'd also need to label each slice etc with the ingredients.

You'd also need to register the kitchen you're cooking from and that is a whole other minefield. Got animals, forget it, don't have 2 sinks so you can wash your hand in 1 only, forget it. Dont have a large fridge so you can keep your catering ingredients separate from your own food....... If you've got a toilet off your kitchen....... have a tiled countertop......... anything that doesn't clean easily....

Not really worth the hassle. and if you are doing it for a registered charity, they could get hassle as well, if someone reported that you were selling food without hygeine + registered kitchen certificates.


Definitely go the buy it cheap and sell it idea! What about going to your local WI and asking them for help?? Or talk to a bakery and explain why you'd like a discount, or go to costco, if you can.

Sorry to burst your bubble -a former chef here and I did look at starting up my own business baking cakes + cookies etc, wasn't going to be worth it. Most home kitchen arent' suitable, and to find a soace and kit it out I'd have to make £3,000 a month before I could pay myself......

not challenging what you're saying as i know it's true, but every year the MS Society hold a cake break day (which i take part in) and incourage people to hold a coffee morning/cake stall at work and bake cakes to sell at £1 a slice and then the money goes to the MS Society.

i've done this twice now and in all the literature they send about the event and how to do it, not once has it ever mentioned hygiene rules?