Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I am organizing a large bake sale next weekend. Anyone have any tips to share. I've never done one before and I can't remember when last I have been to one either. Any fool proof recipes? I am going to be doing alot of the baking. I am thinking variety....cakes, cupcakes, muffins, brownies, breads (like banana, carrot). I have NO CLUE how to price stuff? Should I do some whole cakes maybe, like pound cakes or bundts or do you think individuals pieces is a better idea?
Originally Posted By Kimrue I would do whole cakes as well as slices. If you could only do one or the other, do whole cakes. If people want a small bit, they can buy a muffin or cupcake etc. If you have time, I would also add cookies if I were you. About pricing. Keep it simple. If one cake is $8.00 all cakes should be $8. Cupcakes .50-.75..also keep in mind what you personally would pay for fresh homemade baked goods. Keep your recipes simple yet interesting. Don't do too many that would only appeal to a few people. Everyone Loves a good, old fashioned chocolate cake. The more elaborate your recipe the more stress you put on yourself and the less people you appeal to. Everyone loves muffins, chocolate chip cookies, and the traditional bundt cake sprinkled with powdered sugar. Sounds like fun!! Good luck.
Originally Posted By gaydsnywitch Have a list of ingredients available so people can check for food allergies.
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Good tip gaydsnywitch. Thanks Kimrue. I am thinking right now chocolate chip cookies, blueberry muffins, pound cake, chocolate cake, and a marbled bundt cake. Sprinkled with powdered sugar is a good idea! I'll do some chocolate cupcakes and yellow cupcakes. And then if I have time some little mini loaf banana bread. I would like to do brownies, but mine, while very yummy, never cut very nicely. I guess I could do them in little disposable foil 8 inch pans and sell them by the pan though.
Originally Posted By Kimrue SOUNDs YUMMY. Wish, I could come, I'd buy all your baked goods and eat them all myself!!!
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 LOL, yeah I have to try not to eat them myself, AND keep hubby away from them!
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 If kids are going to be doing any of the buying/choosing, I always put a little something extra on my cupcakes. This time of year I'd put those Brachs orange pumpkins. Eye appeal helps I also used to make Rice Krispie treats, pressed holiday colored M&M's into them, cut them huge, kind of like Disney does, and individually wrapped them. Be sure to have sturdy paper plates and maybe some plastic wrap.
Originally Posted By trailsend Wow ~ having had very successful bake sales, these tips are the best!!! I have found through the years, people LOVE bake sales. The ingredients idea from gaydsnywitch is an excellent one. You will probably get a lot of store bought cakes donated because some do not have the time to bake. They sell too. Sometimes for individual slices, which sell very well, I would slice them leaving the homemade as whole cakes. People love to get a homemade anything ~ pie, cake, cookies, fudge, brownies. Have fun counting your profits!!!!
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Pies....hmmmm, that is a good idea too. I have a few simple recipes that I could do. The proceeds from the bake sale, btw, are going to Habitat for Humanity and Hurricane Katrina relief. I am also doing a yard sale in conjuction. So here's hoping we do very well!
Originally Posted By wonderingalice Oh man... When I was in high school, we sold TONS of homemade (that's the trick - don't do the pre-packaged ones available these days) RICE KRISPIES TREATS! Kids went crazy for 'em and we made a lot of money for dance team uniforms.
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Well based on what I've read around here.... SNEEZE GUARDS on the tables. <slapping myself, I'm sorry Tig>
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 Oy! I have never made Rice Krispy treats, ever. They must be easy, right?
Originally Posted By Lisann22 Super easy and you can Mickey heads and dip them in chocolate - probably be a HUGE seller. Just like from the resorts.
Originally Posted By trailsend TiggerPooh1973 Rice Krispy treats are easy, easy, easy! The recipe is on the box of Kellogg's Rice Krispies. And a little tip: when you put the mixture in the pan, spray your hands with Pam or whatever you might use and the melted marshamallow won't stick to your hands!!
Originally Posted By TiggerPooh1973 I liked the idea about little pumpkin sprinkles, but we never get that stuff here anywhere. I'll have to settle for regular sprinkles.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 I double the microwave receipe of the rice krispie treats, pretty much a no fail thing. Melt margarine and marshmallows in the microwave and stir in the cereal Generic brands work fine Cut them big and you can even put them on flattened cupcake wrappers alongside the cupcakes, Good idea of cutting up the store bought cakes and saving the home made ones I'd never thought of that. A couple of weeks some kids were having a "hurricane" benefit and I passed on the store bought coffee cakes, now if they had been sliced I went for the cupcakes.
Originally Posted By happyface Make Puppy Treats too. A lot of people will buy them for their puppies even if they don't buy goodies for themselves. We had a puppy bake sale and we made $$$$$$.
Originally Posted By trailsend ^^^super idea, happyface. People love their pets and will buy, buy, buy for them. This could be the real sleeper, TiggerPooh1973.
