All-Purpose, Handy-Dandy, Calorie-Free, Bake Sale

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Your Virtual Bakesale Headquarters

No calories if you just look? We all love a good bake sale, so grab your glass of milk, sit back, and indulge in some virtual goodies (allergy-free too!). This page supports Longhopes Donkey Shelter and The Wild Animal Sanctuary - pretending to have a bake sale for a good cause!

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Remember when you were young, waiting for the bell to ring, feeling that dollar in your pocket, and knowing that after school the bake sale would be set up in the lobby? Or what about those great church bazaars when you prayed extra hard for services to be over just so you could race to the basement because you just KNEW that tables would be overflowing with the most amazing home baked goods in the whole universe?

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Close Your Eyes and Pretend 

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Bake Sale Wiki 

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A bake sale is a fundraising activity where baked goods such as doughnuts, cupcakes and cookies, sometimes along with ethnic foods, are sold. Bake sales are usually held by small, non-profit organizations, such as clubs, school groups and charitable organizations. Bake sales are often set up around an area of pedestrian traffic, such as outside a grocery store or at a busy intersection near a mall.

A major selling point of bake sales is the supposed and often advertised homemade nature of the goods being offered, but with the proliferation of prepared cookie dough and boxed muffins and cupcakes, this claim has become increasingly dubious.

In the United Kingdom the 'bake sale' is known as a 'cake stall' although pies, biscuits and so forth are also available.

Items available at a bake sale usually include the following:

-cake slices

-pie slices

-brownie squares

-cookies

-muffins

-doughnuts

-water

-juice

-lemonade

-soda

-snowcones (flavored crushed ice)

For health nuts out there it can also include:

-fruit cups

-granola bars

How We All Started Our Love Affair With Cookies 

'C' is for Cookie, and it's still good enough for me!

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People Who We'd LOVE To Run A Bake Sale 

The Ace of Cakes
Can you imagine what Duff would come up with for a bake sale?
Team USA
The American Team in the Coupe du Monde de la Boulangerie. They didn't win this year (darn French team), but oh, can you imagine how impressive their bake sale table would be?
Mrs. Fields
I wonder how many bake sales she did before turning pro?
Cookie Bouquets
I nominate these guys to make the centerpieces. How sweet would that be?
Seth Godin
I think Mr. Godin could promote the heck out of a good old-fashioned bake sale, don't you?
The Gluten-Free Baking Invitational
It's all I can do to stop myself from licking the screen.

Nummy Yummy Recipe of the Week 

The Best Cookbooks For Bake Sale Treats 

Around The World Making Cookies!

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Fifty-Five Best Brownies in the World

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The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You'll Ever Need: 201 Mouthwatering, Kid-Pleasing Treats

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The Net's Best Cookie Recipes 

The Famous Corn Flake Cookie
Ah, the good ol' days. Remember Corn Flake Cookies? Staple of bake sales, church bazaars, white elephant sales, and more.
The World's Best Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe
Cooks.com claims to have the best Peanut Butter Cookie recipe in the whole world! What do you think?
Quadruple Fudge Brownies
Anything named "Quadruple Fudge" has GOT to be good!
Bake Sale Bars
I think I would kill for one of these right about now. Yum! *Pass the milk*
Jolly Jelly Thumbprints
These are so much fun to make with kids!
Lemon Bars
My orchestra teacher was famous for making these every year for our bake sales at school (and for after our concerts!).
Fudge Drops
Brownie Cookies to DIE for.
Cheesecake Truffles
Lucious cheesecake covered in chocolate. Heaven meets Nirvana.

Need Something Special? 

Lenses With The Good Stuff for Allergy-Free Baking and Vegans

New Decorating Ideas For Cupcakes 

Cupcake Decorating Video on Ebru TV

Watch Anne's appearance on Ebru TV demonstrating easy to follow cupcake decorating techniques. The video includes quick and easy decorating ideas: * Explain basics of piping including selecting your tip, setting up your pastry bag, and piping buttercream on cupcakes * Using shredded coconut decorations for your cupcake topped off with a tropical umbrella * Using fondant to make acorn and leaf decorations * Kneading fondant and how to deal with sticky or dry fondant (Shortening vs sugar) * Decorating cupcakes with Savorski crystals * The importance of a cupcake display including tiered stands and cupcake display plates

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Fun and Games With Your Goodies 

Online Games - Play With Your Food!

Bake Sale Game
Play 'Bake Sale' online for free at Grab.com
Decorate Your Own Virtual Cupcake
Sweet graphics and even sweeter fun!
Cookies and Milk
A munchies-inducing variation of the popular Bedazzle games.
Fast-Bake Cookies. REALLY Fast-Bake
Try to get all of the cookies made before the timer runs out. And don't let them burn!

Bake Sale Pretend Fun For Kids 

Large Kitchen

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JR CHEF RETRO BOX BAKEWARE SET

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Pillsbury 25 Piece Play Cooking Set - one color, one size

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Zebra Mix - Decorate & Dazzle Organic Cupcake Activity Kit

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No-Bake Treats! 

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In the summer, I abhor needing to turn the oven on, don't you? Why not try some yummy no-bake goodies?

Chocolate Squares
A recipe from Kraft that looks mouth-watering!
Chocolate Scotch-A-Roos
Any recipe utilizing a word "A-Roos", has got to be good!
Energy Bars
Rice cereal energy bars. A healthier option, and a delicious one too!
Rum Balls
There's a reason why I like making these.
Apricot-Coconut Balls
My absolute FAVORITE no-bake cookie. In the whole universe.

Rice Crispy Treats 

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Video instruction how to make rice krispie treats in 5 minutes!

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WARNING: DO NOT READ WHILE HUNGRY.

Our Virtual Bake Sale Benefits Longhopes and The Wild Animal Sanctuary 

I'd do it in person, but
the donkey's would eat all of the carrot cake, the coatis are so darn picky,and the bears would just make a mess! Plus, I'm pretty sure last time I invited them over to bake, the tigers stole my wooden spoons. Sneaky.

Don't Forget Some Treats for Your Best Friend! 

Search for More Recipes Online! 

Search for new recipes, baking games, and anything else you need! Goodsearch is a downloadable search toolbar that utilizes Yahoo search functions. Each time you use your Goodsearch toolbar, a small donation is made to the charity of your choice. When you sign-up for Goodsearch, just select Longhopes Donkey Shelter (Bennett, CO) as your charity! It's that easy. Feel good again about searching the web!

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Want to Make Your Bake Sale A Reality? 

How To Run A Bake Sale - In Real Life

BDKZ, Squidoo's resident mentor-to-the-stars has created a wonderful lens with tips and tricks on how to run a perfectly successful bake sale.

Don't Forget the Tip Jar! 

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garywgoldstein wrote...

can't take my eyes off the pictures. your lens is very tempting. :) 5* from a chocolate lover!

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Christopher_Scott wrote...

Your bake sale lens makes me feel hungry!

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Crystie wrote

Everything looks so tempting.

I have to say: a virtual bake sale for charity is pure genius! What a creative idea :)

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airwinter wrote

I want these: YUMMY!

Super Soft, Melt in Your Mouth, Sugar Cookie

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smallfry wrote...

mmmmm cookies! Makes me want to go to a local school fete and buy some baking.

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kittyartig wrote

i keep coming here, getting hungry, and wanting to bake. lol.

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chefkeem wrote...

Welcome to the Squidoo Activists Group!

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airwinter wrote

These goodies are making me so hungry! I think I just want a cup of frosting though, LOL!

Reply Posted July 23, 2008

TheNewGreenWayToHealthyLiving wrote...

Love the choices indeed! Great lens! Keep making more.

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Alexander wrote

Nice page. Good luck with the bake sale.

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