Raising funds for a good cause is always noble and a great thing to do. If you are looking for a way to spend your summer’s day, creating some baking goodies to sell at a fundraiser in your local community can be a great idea.
Today we are going to take a look at some yummy bakes you can make for a bake sale either at a fair, a school or even outside your home to raise money for a good cause and bring some love into the community. There are loads of exciting fundraising ideas to try, and with these simple treats you’ll be ready to make a difference this year.
Fluffy cupcakes
Ingredients:
- 110g flour
- 110 butter
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 110g caster sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Seedless strawberry jam
- 200g icing sugar
- 100g extra butter
- Preheat the oven to 200C and line a cupcake tray.
- In a bowl, mix together the 110g butter and sugar until combined. Add your eggs and whisk for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract, and slowly fold in the flour and baking powder.
- Spoon into your cupcake moulds and bake for 10-15 minutes , checking with a skewer after 10.
- While cooling, whisk butter and icing sugar to make a buttercream.
- Once cooled completely, cut out a small section in the middle of the cupcake and add a small amount of jam. With the cake pieces, spilt in half and keep aside.
- Pipe the buttercream onto your cupcakes, and then add the two pieces of cake on top to represent butterfly wings.
Triple Chocolate Cookies
A winner for any occasion, you should definitely make these for your fundraiser.
Ingredients:
- 250g butter
- 350g soft dark brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 350g self raising flour
- 100g cocoa powder
- 100g dark chocolate
- 100g white chocolate
- A pinch of salt
- In a bowl, beat together butter and sugar until smooth. Slowly add eggs and beat until combined.
- Add the flour and cocoa powder and fold in, mixing until combines completely.
- Chop your chocolate into small chunks and add this into your batter, mixing to combine.
- Shape into balls and freeze for 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 190C and grease a baking sheet.
- Bake your cookies for 12-15 minutes until they have spread and become crusty. They will still be soft when hot, so take them out and allow them to cool. Enjoy!
Rocky Road
Ingredients:
- 200g dark chocolate
- 1 tbsp butter
- 100g white chocolate
- 150g digestive biscuits
- 100g marshmallows
- 50g chewy sweets, dried fruit, or nuts
- Fill a pan halfway with water and bring to a simmer. Place a bowl on top making sure it is not in direct contact with the water.
- Break up your dark chocolate and add to the bowl along with butter. Stir and melt, and then set aside.
- In a large bowl, add the rest of your ingredients, crushing the biscuits and cutting up the white chocolate into chunks.
- Pour the chocolate over the top and stir to combine.
- Line a dish and spread out your mixture until it is 1 inch thick at least. Make some cuts in the mixture in rectangles and chill.
- Break apart once chilled and serve.
