Baking for a gala day
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| 1 | I need to do some baking for a gala day. What do people go for cakes or biscuits. Any good ideas or recipes anyone wants to share. angie117 - 2019-02-23 13:07:00 |
| 2 | Fruit loaves/ ginger loaves/date loaves sell well. Depending on the anticipated buyers I would suggest small size loaves/cakes as they are much appreciated by people their own. Good baking. marob2 - 2019-02-23 13:17:00 |
| 3 | This one, It won't melt in the heat and it tastes great. I personally don't buy baking from gala days because often what looks good doesn't match in flavor or texture. ange164 - 2019-02-23 13:18:00 |
| 4 | ange164 wrote: samanya - 2019-02-23 13:28:00 |
| 5 | no, I didn't. I just use the recipe, all my boarders scoff it when I make it. I sen't it on school camp, the kids looked for it on the trays, and the parent's & teachers found out who's mum had made it so they could get the recipe. Edited by ange164 at 1:33 pm, Sat 23 Feb ange164 - 2019-02-23 13:31:00 |
| 6 | The recipe sounds yum! The comments on the recipe page.... hahaha - obviously baking a slice is not high on their priority!! dinkypinky - 2019-02-23 16:51:00 |
| 7 | samanya wrote: Oh good lord. lol saegan - 2019-02-23 17:17:00 |
| 8 | Fudges are good sellers, chocolate or russian korban - 2019-02-23 19:35:00 |
| 9 | ange164 wrote: dibble35 - 2019-02-23 20:42:00 |
| 10 | Looks like Tan Square some people also add chocolate chips onto the top part timturtle - 2019-02-23 22:10:00 |
| 11 | Yep, this is what I have been making since I was a child and call Tan Square. Just made it this afternoon after seeing this thread last night. fpress - 2019-02-24 17:07:00 |
| 12 | ange164 wrote: I usually don't buy because it constantly amazes me that most people's offerings are poorly made and presented and nowadays, probably made with margarine. None of it looks enticing. Also there is also a good smattering of goods purchased from the supermarket which I wouldn't eat anyway. buzzy110 - 2019-02-24 17:23:00 |
| 13 | buzzy110 wrote: samanya - 2019-02-24 18:52:00 |
| 14 | I am always amazed at how quickly baking gets bought. Its something I would never consider buying as I bake myself. lynja - 2019-02-25 06:42:00 |
| 15 | If it looks as good as my baking, then I might buy a tray of something. Slices, biscuits, loaves, all sell well if made and presented nicely. rainrain1 - 2019-02-25 07:56:00 |
| 16 | Best cost of making to price of sale ratio: duckmoon - 2019-02-26 18:25:00 |
| 17 | Simplest: duckmoon - 2019-02-26 18:26:00 |
| 18 | buzzy110 wrote: at our school, we get a few supermarket cakes... they got cut up and sold by the slice... otherwise they wouldn't sell for the price which people have paid for them [which makes me sad] duckmoon - 2019-02-26 18:29:00 |
| 19 | angie117 wrote:
lolly cake, honeybubble slice, muffins, biscuits. And also whole cakes. Always suprising how well whole cakes go down as a good seller. Just need to make sure they are not too expensive or sold too cheap. We were selling cakes $10-$15 depending on the type and were always sold bubbles22222 - 2019-02-28 11:12:00 |
| 20 | An assortment of slices on each plate, something to please everyone in a family. used to sell well at our fundraising. jan2242 - 2019-02-28 11:45:00 |
| 21 | I only buy baking I can’t make myself so I’d probably only buy fudge sarahb5 - 2019-03-02 21:10:00 |
| 22 | Ran the bake stall for several years. Fudge (particularly Russian) was always a huge seller - no matter how much we had we always sold out. With regards to baked goods, chocolate cakes always sold. Good looking chocolate brownie was very popular too. Things that could be frozen were quite popular too such as loaves and good looking biscuits. There were always mum's looking for biscuits or slices that could go in the freezer and be pulled out for school lunches. Things like muffins were not so good as muffins are best eaten on the day they were made. gennie - 2019-03-02 21:22:00 |
| 23 | Always to many cakes at these things, something savoury instead perhaps? lythande1 - 2019-03-03 08:15:00 |
| 24 | I always found the baking was over-priced - for example, if you sold cookies or slices of lolly cake for $1 kids could and would buy their own. You shouldn’t be basing the price on how much the ingredients cost - if you’ve done the baking then your ingredients are your donation. Edited by sarahb5 at 10:37 am, Sun 3 Mar sarahb5 - 2019-03-03 10:37:00 |
| 25 | lythande1 wrote:
We are all so naughty! rainrain1 - 2019-03-03 11:12:00 |
| 26 | saegan wrote: Lol!!! I really needed that laugh! autumnwinds - 2019-03-03 19:25:00 |
| 27 | duckmoon wrote:
Would you please be willing to share your recipe - how big a square do you cut the fudge into and how many peoples for what price do you sell them for? Many thanks. korban - 2019-03-04 11:23:00 |
| 28 | lythande1 wrote: Savoury muffins for lythande. Sweet ones for other people. :) paora-tm - 2019-03-04 11:59:00 |
| 29 | duckmoon wrote: and Betty Crocker cakes, as well, no doubt. Edited by paora-tm at 12:00 pm, Mon 4 Mar paora-tm - 2019-03-04 12:00:00 |
| 30 | Buttery cupcakes with extraordinary flavoured icing. paora-tm - 2019-03-04 12:44:00 |
| 31 | Lolly cake sold as individual slices. articferrit - 2019-03-04 14:23:00 |
| 32 | The member deleted this message. pricilla - 2019-03-04 18:40:00 |
| 33 | I use the Edmonds Russian Fudge. Secret is heating on very low heat stirring until the sugar is dissolved before it boils - takes a little time but fudge will be smooth and not grainy. Use hand held electric beater for the beating bit at the end. Pour when it thickens and it will set fast. Cut before it sets too hard as it may crack if you cut it when really hard. We sold in 100g bags so didn't really matter what size they were cut as the bags all weighed about the same. Range would generally be 100 to 110g per bag. Customers didn't want savory stuff. gennie - 2019-03-04 22:58:00 |
| 34 | korban wrote: edmonds receive... 1/8th of a batch duckmoon - 2019-03-05 00:00:00 |
| 35 | Thanks duckmoon and gennie - I don't find it that cheap to make anymore - the price of butter and condensed milk costs too much for me. korban - 2019-03-06 12:05:00 |
| 36 | samanya wrote:
Yikes! Be careful when printing off the article - there are some things that may end up on paper that you wouldn't want little eyes to see! kitty179 - 2019-03-06 12:23:00 |
| 37 | korban wrote: sarahb5 - 2019-03-06 17:36:00 |
| 38 | Loafs, Lollie cake, rice bubble cake, marshmellow slice. And bags of candy floss. We had a maker from back in the day, it does take ages to make but its easy and super cheap to make.. southerngurl - 2019-03-06 19:04:00 |
| 39 | LOLLY CAKE Warm the butter and sweetened condensed milk together until melted. Remove from the heat and add the crushed malt biscuits and chopped Fruit Puffs. Mix well, then form into a log and roll in coconut OR press into a 19cm square tin. Refrigerate. Quote bev00 - 2019-03-13 00:01:00 |
