Your kit contains:● Paul’s bite-size tips on holding a showstopping

bake sale.● RecipesfromtheGreatComicReliefBakeOff

Recipe Book.● Paul’s masterclass on boosting your

fundraising total.● Win the chance to have your cake illustrated

bytheofficialBakeOffillustrator,TomHovey.

● An event poster that no cake lover could resist.● Pretty bunting for decorating your bake sale.● Price and ingredients tags and labels for your

delicious bakes.● Information on how to

pay in your fantastic fundraising money.

ThankyouforchoosingtoholdabakesaleforRedNoseDay.Youtrulyareastarbakerinourbook,andwelcometoyourGreatComicReliefBakeOffKit.Insideyou’llfindabeautifulblendoftips,toolsandtastyideasonhowtorunyourownsaleandbakeafortuneforRedNoseDay.

To your mixing bowls and good luck!

1 Askfriends,colleaguesandfamilytojoinyou.Theycould bake a few treats or help out on the day.

2 Pick a venue that you can use for free – your home,work,localsportscentre,placeofworshipor community hall.

3 Onceyou’vegotavenue,makesureyousetthedate to avoid double bookings.

4 Timeyourbakesaleforwhenpeoplewillwantanibble–duringbreaktimes,lunchorafternoontea.

5 Telleveryoneaboutyourbakesaleinadvance!HavealookatthePromote your Fundraising Guide.

Paul’s bite-size tips

6 Make sure you’ve got sandwich bags or containers so everyone can take their cakes away.

7 Raisealittleextrabysellingteaandcoffeewithyour cakes and soft drinks for the little ones.

8 Havealistofingredientsforpeoplewithallergies and use the cake tags and labels in this kit to label your nut-free or gluten-free bakes.

9 Bring enough spare change and make your cake prices round numbers to make things easier.

HowtomakeyourbakesaleashowstopperFollow these tricks of the trade to make organising your bake sale as easy as pie. Don’tworry,there’snothingtechnicallychallengingaboutanyofthem.

The real icing on the cake Not only will you get to treat your friends, family or colleagues to some delicious bakes, the money you raise will go to helping people living incredibly tough lives across the UK and Africa. Thank you.

£180 is enough to pay for three orphaned children in Zambia to go to school for a whole year.

£180

IngredientsFor the pate sucree:100g/3½ozplainflour 75g/2½oz softened butter 75g/2½oz caster sugar 3 medium egg yolks

For the filling:400ml of double cream 1 tsp of vanilla bean paste 1 tbsp of sifted icing sugar

To finish: 3tbsapricotjam 3 punnets of raspberries

Method1 Tomakethepastrymeasuretheflourintoabowl.Rubinthe

butterwithyourfingertipsuntilthemixtureresemblesfinebreadcrumbs.

2 Stirinthesugar,thenaddtheeggyolksandmixuntiltheingredients come together to form a dough.

3 Kneadthemixturegentlyuntilsmooth.

4 Wrapthedoughinclingfilmandleavetorestinthefridgeforabout 30 minutes.

5 Pre-heat the oven to 190C/Fan 170C/Gas 5.

6 Tomaketheglaze,warmthejaminapan,thensieve.Addasplashof water if needed to make the glaze runny. Leave to one side.

7 Rolloutthepastryontoalightlyflouredworksurfaceandcutout about 12 rounds using a 7.5cm (3 inch) straight pastry cutter. Re-roll the trimmings once only.

8 Ease the pastry rounds into patty tins and prick lightly with a fork. Place a small piece of baking parchment into each pastry caseandfillwithlentilsorrice.

9 Bake the pastry cases in the pre-heated oven for about 15 minutes or until golden brown.

10 Turnoutontoawirerack,removethepaperandlentils/rice, and leave to cool.

11 Tomakethefilling,whipthecream,sugarandvanillauntilit forms soft peaks and spoon a little into each tartlet case. Arrangethefruitsontopandbrushthejamliberallyoverthefruits to glaze.

Mary’s FruIt Tarts recIpe TECHNICAL CHALLENGEGood luck!

● 15 mins cooking time ● Oven Temp: 170°C / Gas 5 ● Makes 12 tartlets

SUGGESTED SELLING PRICE £2

Maryʼstop tip

Make this traybake in advance and you can freeze it before adding the icing – in fact freezing improves the taste.

Ingredients225g/8ozmargarine,softened175g/6oz light muscovado sugar200g/7oz black treacle300g/10ozself-raisingflour2 tsp baking powder1 tsp ground mixed spice1 tsp ground allspice4 free-range eggs4 tbsp milk3piecesstemgingerfromajar, finelychopped

For the icing75g/2½ozicingsugar,sieved3tbspstemgingersyrupfromthejar3piecesstemgingerfromajar,chopped coarsely Zest of 1 lemon

Method1 Cutarectangleofnonstickbakingparchmenttofitthebase

and sides of a 30x23x4cm/12x9x1½in traybake tin or roasting tin. Greasethetinandthenlinewiththepaper,pushingitneatlyintothe corners of the tin.

2 Preheat the oven to 160C/325F/Gas 3.

3 Measure all the ingredients for the traybake into a large bowl and beat well for about two minutes until well blended. A hand-held electricmixerisbestforthisbut,ofcourseyoucanalsomixitbyhandwithawoodenspoon.(Treaclecanbedifficulttoweighaccurately as it tends to stick to the scale pan. Weighing the treacle on top of the sugar overcomes this problem.)

4 Turnthemixtureintothepreparedtin,scrapingthesidesofthebowl with a plastic spatula to remove all the mixture. Level the top gently with the back of the spatula.

5 Bakeinthepreheatedovenforabout35-40minutes,oruntilthetraybakespringsbackwhenpressedlightlywithafingerinthe centre and is beginning to shrink away from the sides of the tin.Allowthetraybaketocoolalittle,thenremovethecakefromthetinbyeasingthepaperawayfromthesidesofthetin.Turnontoacoolingrack,removetheliningpaperandleavetocoolcompletely.

6 Tomaketheicing,mixtheicingsugarandsyruptogetherinasmallbowl until smooth and a spreading consistency. Pour the icing over thecake,spreadgentlytotheedgeswithasmallpaletteknifeandsprinkle with the chopped stem ginger to decorate.

7 Allow the icing to set before slicing the traybake to serve.

● Less than 30 mins preparation time ● 30 mins to 1 hour cooking time ● Makes 15-20 slices

Mary’s Traybake recIpe

SUGGESTED SELLING PRICE £1 The fabulous Great

Comic Relief Bake Off Book is as jam-packed as a Victoria

Sponge with tasty tips, recipes and ideas to help you serve

up a show-stopping bake sale. Available from Sainsbury’s, rednoseday.com/shop and

all good book stores for just £2.50 with £2.00 from each book going to Comic Relief.

On sale from 12th February.

1 Make up recipe cards and sell them alongside your cakes.2 Fillacookiejarwithcookiesorsweets;everyonepaystoenterand

thepersonwhoguessescorrectlywinsthejar.3 Guess the weight of the cake – pay to enter and win the cake.4 DownloadandhanguptheRedNoseDaySweepstake Poster and

ask people to pay to play.5 Offeracakedecoratingserviceandpersonalisecupcakesforyour

customers for an extra bob or two.6 Getanylittleonesyouknowtomakeanddecoratecakes.Thenhelp

these mini master bakers to sell their creations at your event. 7 Havealuckycupcake–asksomeonetodonateaprize,addasticker

to the bottom of the cupcake and whoever picks it wins the prize. 8 YoucouldmakeyourBakeOffpartofsomethingbiggerlikeaclothes

swap or quiz.9 Let everyone know about your event using our

Promote your Fundraising Guide.

PaUl’s masterclassHowtoraise even more cashHereareafewextrabitsonthesidethatcan really help your fundraising total go higher than a 32 tier chocolate cake.

1 Have a look at the Food Standards Agency’s tips on staying safe and hygienic in the kitchen.

2 Ifyouarethinkingofholdingaraffle,checktheruleswithyourlocalauthorityorGamblingCommissionfirst.

3 If you are holding your sale on private property, make sure youaskpermissionfromtheownerfirst.

The legal bit: “Oh Crumbs! Make sure you run a safe and legal bake sale.”4 You will need a licence from your local authority if you are

collecting money in a public place. For more details on this visit rednoseday.com/fundraisesafely

5 If you are planning to use some of the money raised to cover costs, you need to have a fundraising agreement with us – email fundraising@rednoseday.com for more information.

Get your pinnies onDoesn’ttheHenryHolland-designedGreatComicReliefBakeOffapronlooknice?It’savailable from HomeSense,sistercompanyTKMaxx,tkmaxx.com and rednoseday.com/shop,forjust£12.99,withatleast£6.50fromeachpurchasegoingto Comic Relief.

GetyourRedNoseDaybakesaleofftoagreatstartwithourCupcakeDecorationKit!It'savailablefromSainsbury'sandrednoseday.com/shop for just£2.50withatleast£1.25toComicRelief.

TheGreatBritishBakeOff®isaregisteredTradeMarkownedbyLoveProductionsLtd.ComicReliefandSportReliefareregisteredTradeMarksownedbyComicReliefLtd.YourrighttousetheseTradeMarksislimitedtoyourBakeSaleandtheactivitiesoutlinedinthisComicReliefBakeOffKit.PleasedonotattempttouseorassociateyourselfwiththeTradeMarksinanyotherway.

Cake Competition

Enter our competition and the winner will have their very own bake turned intoabeautifulartworkbyofficialBakeOffillustrator,TomHovey.

Toenterthecompetitionbakeacakeandmakeitlooklikeyou,afriend,afamilymember,orcolleague.

Ifyouareover18,emailaphotooftherealface,posingwithyour'selfie'caketobakeoff@rednoseday.com.Ifyouareunder18,grabagrown-upandgetthemtosendaphotooftherealface,posingwithyour'selfie'caketobakeoffunder18@rednoseday.com and the funniest ones will be the winners of their respective categories. You have until Friday 20th March at 12pm to enter.

ReadtheTermsandConditionsatrednoseday.com/bakeoffcomp.

In the UK, £100 could pay for 20 isolated older people to go to a dinner club and make new friends.

£100

Doyou love the Great British BakeOffillustrations as much as wedo?

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Here’ssomeready-made(ssh!Don’ttellPaulorMary)buntingto make your bake sale venue as pretty as your cakes. Instructions:1 Print out the sheet as many times as you need.2 Cut out each section of bunting along the dotted line.3 Fold the tab over and attach to some string or ribbon

with tape or glue.4 Hanguptodecoratearound

your bake sale.

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

Comic Relief, registered charity 326568 (England/Wales); SC039730 (Scotland).

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1 Print out the sheet as many times as you need.

2 Cut out each label/tag along the dotted line.

3 Forthetags,punchaholewhereindicatedandthreadstringor ribbon through the hole and attach to your plates of cakes.

4 Forthelabels,justfoldinhalfandyou’redone.

DIy cake tags and labels

Welldoneforraisingallthatdough! Allthat’slefttodoispayinyourfundraisingmoney.Theeasiestwayistodoitonline,butyoucanalsopayitinatthebank,postofficeorviaBarclaysPingit.Thankyou.Go to rednoseday.com/payin for details.

IfyouwanttopayinyourfundraisingmoneyusingBarclaysPingit, simply scan the QR code. Please do not select Gift Aid in the Barclays Pingit app as Gift Aid can only be claimed on personal donations. Anyone can use the app – you don’t need to be a Barclays customer. Termsandconditionsapply.

Chequesshouldbemadepayableto‘RedNoseDay2015(BakeOff)’andpostedto:Red Nose Day 2015, Ernst & Young, PO Box 51543, London, SE1 2UG. Please send your cheques with the following form:

PayIng In Form

ComicRelief,registeredcharity326568(England/Wales);SC039730(Scotland).

Forofficeuseonly.Eventcode:220

Title Firstname Lastname

Organisation (if applicable)

Job title (if applicable)

Your / your organisation’s address

Postcode Phone

Numberofcheques Totalamount

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