Something I Can Sell for a Pound a Slice?

sianb84

Raspberry_Swirl wrote: »

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?

Also schools ask parents to bake cakes and stuff for school fayres etc and sometimes hold bake sales for charity during break times. I doubt every parent has a food hygiene certificate and has a registered kitchen.

odds-n-sods

And I know quite a few schools dont' do cake sales any more because of the H+S.

Crazychik

jet77 wrote: »

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.

If a BG wants to move it - then your welcome, but I have posted this before! (cant remember where though)

I use a food processor asit saves the mixing/chopping etc! Ive known friends do this by hand also!

Here goes:

2 eggs
1/2 (half)tea spoon ground cinnamon
1/2 (half) tea spoon bicarb soda
2 medium carrots, peeled & roughly chopped
185g butter/marg (i use vitalite) - melted
3/4 cup sugar (white or brown can be used)
1 cup of s.r flour (can us wholemeal also, works better with brown sugar)
1 cup of sultana's (optional)
or if you want to add walnuts, then add 1/2 cup & half cup of sultana's.

in the Food processor place the eggs, soda, cinnamon & carrots, whizz until a thick liquid is formed
add the melted butter & sugar
whizz
add flour, (fruit & nuts if your adding them)
whizz untill combined

place into a loaf size tin (i use 2 x 1lb loaf tins)

bake in moderate oven (gas mark 3) sorry, dont know number for electric, for about 50mins, or until cooked in the middle, by checking with a skewer.

You can use a butter creamed icing for the top, but the cake never lasts long for me to do this!

Have fun, and let me know how you get on!

Regards
Emma

jet77

Thx Crazychik - that sounds gorgeous ;-)

phizzimum

could you get around the health and safety implications by asking for a donation? (with the suggested donation being £1) so that you are not technically selling?

Burlesque_Babe

big trays of chocolate rice crispie cake or cornflake cake. Top with glace cherries and serve big slabs for £1. Very very quick to make.

Trow

As far as health and safety is concerned, the 'rule of thumb' is:You don't need to register or be inspected if you cook to sell occasionally, and you don't do more than 5 days in 5 weeks.BUT the regs changed in 2006, and my sources are abit unclear as to how this will follow through, but I reckon that baking for an event like this will go pretty much un-noticed in the general scheme of things, as long as you just selling to friends/colleagues/family.

Hardup_Hester

At our school we get round the 'legalities' by asking for a donation
Hester

jovichick123

Might be a bit late - not read whole thread so sorry if has been suggested already but chocolate brownies would sell well! Cheap to make and everyone loves chocolate!!!

Failing that how about fudge??

Bogof_Babe

Flapjacks are really easy and cheap to make, just oats, butter or marg, sugar and golden syrup all mixed up and tray-baked. Then cut into about 8-10 squares per tray, and sell for maybe 2 for £1.