What a day!
I don't know that I've ever talked about my cake decorating hobby on this blog... In 2007 I took cake decorating classes at the phenomenal Bonnie Gordon school. I learned so much in 6 weeks!! Over the last few years I've been applying my skills in various cake endeavors including 2 wedding cakes and a variety of celebration cakes, including the monthly office birthday cake. It's at the point now where my coworkers are upset when I don't make the cake (and when I don't make it we get a Dufflet cake, so their love of the Ashley baked goods MUST be genuine!!)
When I sent out the first email about the bake sale, there was a lot of buzz and excitement around the office. People starting asking me questions about what I was making, confirming the date, asking if they could bring tupperware, so I started to think it could be a pretty successful event. One of my coworkers even offered to donate some of her baked goods which was so thoughtful!
The contenders:
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Banana Split Cupcakes (banana cupcakes with SMBC, chocolate ganache, walnuts, sprinkles & a cherry for good measure - inspired by Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World)
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Coconut Lime Cupcakes (from Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World)
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Chocolate chip cookies, white chocolate macadamia nut cookies, oatmeal cranberry cookies, chocolate chip oatmeal bars and coconut mud bars:
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(I made Joey try everything as I was baking and decorating as the things I had made were not Ashley-friendly. I'm looking forward to trying some gluten free baking in the future, but for the sale I wanted to use tried and true recipes that I knew were going to be a hit! It also made portion control a lot easier in the kitchen!)
Everything laid out and ready to go at 10:50:
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The bake sale started at 11:00. Here was the scene at 11:05:
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My coworkers honestly mobbed the boardroom at 11:00 sharp. My boss took some pictures throughout and later showed me the chaos that ensued. I turned around to take money from people and I didn't see the table for 5 minutes, and when I looked back basically everything was gone. People were handing me money, giving me donations and telling me to keep the change. It was incredible!! I was so touched by their generosity and enthusiasm for the event and was met with praise and lovely comments all throughout the day.
Their donations totaled $434.75 bringing my fundraising total to an amazing $1674.75 and there is still a month to go to the walk!!
My original fundraising goal was $500; never did I think that I could help to raise over $1600 with time to spare. I've been giddy all day and I'm so thankful to work in a such an amazing, friendly supportive environment. I feel so blessed!!
4 comments:
Wow....your baking looks gorgeous!!!! Congrats on a great fundraiser!!
Yay! Congrats on raising so much money! All of the desserts look delicious!!!!
Beautiful!!! I can see why you raised so much money :-) Now I want a cupcake :-)
Hi There!
I just stumbled across your blog and I love it! I'm a huge fan of food blogs and yours is no exception. It's great to see you refer to some books I already have (refresh, vegan cupcakes take over the world).
I'm vegan and have a fairly low gluten diet. I'm also trying to lose weight at the moment so I've found your posts really inspiring. Everything looks delicious!! [Err, well except the meat :p]
Nat
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