November 8, 2009
We're already gearing up for our Third Annual Bake Sale, which will be held on December 14th. This is the second year that 100% of the proceeds will go to SPCA Texas, and we're beyond excited to get crackin' and bakin'! We have a lot of work ahead of us: shopping, baking, wrapping, labeling, transporting, and promoting, but we all agree that we have more fun doing this than pretty much anything else all year!
The little-baking-team-that-could this year is me, SisMama, my coworkers K and SAA, and K's sister L. Our goal for the one-day sale is $3000 again! Last year, our final total was $3055, so we're hopeful we can exceed the goal again. We're not totally crazy though, so the goal isn't increasing!
To help us reach our goal again for the SPCA, we could really really use your help! We know what recipes worked for us last year – and which ones didn't move – but we'd love to know what your favorites are.
Pretend that you went to a fund-raising bake sale at Christmas to buy cute packaged homemade gifts to give to your babysitter, hairdresser, postman, Bunco friends, kids' teachers, kids' friends, Secret Santas, etc. What would you like to find? Traditional items like gingerbread, pound cake, biscotti and sugar cookies? Or indulgent items you might not make yourself like almond toffee, fudge, pecan pie bars, and fancy brownies? Would you be interested in something savory like a spicy snack mix or nut blend? Or something else altogether?
Maybe you've had some great success yourself with certain items at bake sales. What works best for you? Or maybe you have specialties that you think would be an awesome hit at a Christmas bake sale?
If you have ideas, please pass them on to us! Thanks in advance from us – and all of the animals at the SPCA – for your suggestions!
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November 9, 20098:58 am
When we had our bake sale for the Race for the Cure, everyone loved the pretzel rods dipped in chocolate. My friend, J made some dipped in white chocolate and some in regular chocolate and decorated them with all different kinds of swirls and sprinkles and packaged them really cute in packages of three. They were the hit of our bake sale.
November 9, 20095:39 pm
We’re absolutely making those, LilSis. K & L made some last year, and you’re right, they were very popular. Plus they’re easy to do and not expensive. And you can work on those while cookies or something else is monopolizing the oven!
November 28, 20095:49 pm
I’ve never made them, but people seem to really love cake balls. I think Bakerella has a recipe on her site.
.-= Anna´s last blog post … Rocky Road Brownies =-.
November 29, 20099:50 am
Hey Anna,
Thanks for the idea. I’ve always wondered about those cake balls but haven’t made them either. I’m a little scared to try them for the bake sale without test-driving them first. I’m putting them on the “must try” list!