All the cakes in the cafe are baked by volunteers like yourself, so if you like eating cake then come along and bake for the cafe. Whether you are an experienced cake-baker or a complete novice get involved, learn and have fun. We usually have regular baking sessions, although at the moment (February 2010) they are not happening, due to a lack of kitchen in which to bake. After Easter we will be returning to using the Friend's Meeting House kitchen, just down the road. Please get in touch with us if you have an available Health and Safety Certified kitchen that we could use for regular baking.
Until then, we are reliant on people donating cakes made at home, so please please do!
RECIPES/Ingredients :
We have a variety of recipes (see our recipe page), but if you have a recipe that you'd like to make that requires something not on the list below then buy it, keep the receipt and you'll be reimbursed. Please try to follow the cafe's policy of only using vegetarian ingredients, and buying fairtrade, organic, vegan, freerange, and local produce where possible, using independent shops rather than big corporations, and use our stock of ingredients where possible rather than buying your own.
The Cafe currently has these ingredients:
Sugar & Sweeteners :
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- Golden Caster Sugar
- Dark Muscovado Sugar
- Icing Sugar
- Golden Syrup
- Black Treacle
Flour & Starch
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- Plain Wheat Flour
- Gluten Free Mix,
- Rye
- Rolled Oats
Flavourings :
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- Plain Chocolate
- Cocoa Powder
- Ginger (in syrup)
- Cinnamon
- Nutmegs & grater
- Cardamom Pods
- Allspice
Fruit :
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- Rasins
- Dates
- Bananas (if you have any at home that are a bit brown, bring them)
Fat :
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- Sunflower Oil
Other:
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- Baking Powder
- Bicarbonate of Soda
- Cider Vinegar
- Marzipan
Tins :
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- 10" Springform Round
- 12" Springform Round
- 10" Flan
- Several rectangular tins ~8" x 12"
- Kitchen Foil
- Fairy cake cases (but no tin...)