Help! Can I pretend I am a domestic goddess?

Never_Enough_Money

Hi

My husband has informed me today that his work are having a cake sale next Tuesday and they are all expected to take in some wonderful home made item that can be sold to raise money for charity, after I stopped laughing ( I am not the best cook, I did think of buying something from Sainsburys and pretending that I cooked it, but I think that I will probably be rumbled) I realised that I can't think of something simple that is fool proof that even I can't get wrong. Please can anyone give me any idiot proof recipes, ideas that even I can't get wrong. DH says that they all get really competitive about this (must have lots of time on their hands!)

Any help greatly appreciated, thanks

vij

really easy cheeky one.

1 packet tesco value sponge mix 35p
1 egg 12p
handful of berries (I love raspberries for this)
1 bar value white choc (only use 2 x squares chopped really small)
cake papers for fairy cakes
12 hole cake tin

Make up sponge mix as per pack, stir in berries and choc bits cook as per packet, I did these for work the other day and everyone went mad for them.


or if you want to make a big cake blind bake a shortcrust pastry case and then spread some raspberry jam on the base and cook the abpve cake mix in it (as you would a quiche)

consumermonkey

Get some of the small cup-cakes from Lidl or wherever (usually 20 - 30 for a pound) and dip the tops in melted chocolate - tend to find Tesco value chocolate is often cheaper and much better than the cooking stuff. then dip into crispies or whatever fancy stuff you want. Really quick and about as cheap as you are gonna get.

Having just read other post, get a pastry case, get some cheap packet custard, make up thick and instead of the sponge, use the thick custard and you have Manchester tart - a sprinkling of coconut on top for that authentic look and a true goddess you will be.

pounds_and_pensive

What about one of those no-bake tray cakes that you make with melted chocolate, crushed digestives, glace cherries etc and set in the fridge?

Alternatively, put a couple of crumbs on an empty plate and get him to tell everyone that your contribution was so irresistibly delicious that it was set upon and demolished by other commuters on the way there

angie_loves_veg

Does it have to be cake??

Twinks' Hobnobs springs to mind, my 5 yo makes them and they are totally devine

Or there was a thread recently about a two layer rice crispy traybake..... (I think started by Penelope Penguin)

Fay

What about muffins? You can make them look impressive with icing or melted chocolate and very very easy to make and only take 20/25 minutes to cook. There is a recipe in the index for jam donought muffins that never fail to impress. Or was it a 'proper' cake you wanted?

piglet6

How about Chocolate Fridge Cake from Annabel Karmel's Children's First Cookbook:

Ingredients
250g/8oz digestive biscuits
150g/5oz milk chocolate
150g/5oz dark chocolate
100g/3½oz unsalted butter
150g/5oz golden syrup
100g/3½oz dried apricots, chopped
75g/2½oz raisins
60g/2oz pecans, chopped (optional)


Method
1. Use cling film to line a 20cm (8in) shallow, square-shaped tin. Leave extra cling film hanging over the sides.
2. Bash the biscuits into pieces using a rolling pin. (Put them in a plastic bag first so they don't go everywhere!)
3. Melt chocolate, butter and golden syrup in a heatproof bowl set over a pan of simmering water. Stir occasionally.
4. Remove the bowl from the heat and stir in the broken biscuits, apricots, raisins and pecans (optional).
5. Spoon the mixture into the tin. Level the surface by pressing it down with a potato masher.
6. Leave to cool, then put the chocolate mixture in the fridge for 1-2 hours to set.
7. Turn out the cake and peel off the cling film. Cut the cake into 12 squares and enjoy!

In my experience, grown-up office workers love "kiddie"-style cakes and biscuits much better than the sophisticated stuff , and given the title of the book, I am guessing that they are not too hard to make!

Piglet

piglet6

Ooops, sorry, Pounds_and_pensive hopped in there with the same idea while I was typing!

Great minds, eh...?! :rolleyes:

Piglet

angie_loves_veg

pounds_and_pensive wrote: »

Alternatively, put a couple of crumbs on an empty plate and get him to tell everyone that your contribution was so irresistibly delicious that it was set upon and demolished by other commuters on the way there

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

but that *is* cheating really isn't it??!!!

Penelope_Penguin

Try elly's 2 layer chocolate crispy cake (recipe post 5; picture post 13)

It's really easy, no cooking involved, and was devoured by adults and children alike.

Penny. x

Penelope_Penguin

angie_loves_veg wrote: »

Or there was a thread recently about a two layer rice crispy traybake..... (I think started by Penelope Penguin)

:j just spotted this post

Penny. x