The World's Largest Bake Sale
Sandra Lee hosted the World's Largest Bake Sale at Grand Central Station in New York City on Wednesday, May 1st. Popular bakeries, celebrities, and chefs came out to donate baked goods to the bake sale, which benefitted the Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry Campaign, and the Food Bank for New York City. There were over 50,000 baked goods for sale at five dollars a piece in classic bake sale style. Some notable guests were Ty Pennington, Mario Batali, Wendy Williams, Buddy Valastro, and Dylan Lauren.
We sampled some delicious baked goods, and in doing so, came up with some amazing tips for you to try at your next bake sale.
It has to look good. Remember, kids eat with their eyes. When their parent gives them a dollar or two to buy something at the bake sale, they are going to go for the item that looks the best. So if you are making cupcakes, Dylan Lauren of Dylan's Candy Bar recommends trying a bright colored frosting, or adding candy to the top to make it pop.
Undercook your baked goods. No one wants a dry cookie or brownie, you want the center to be moist and gooey. Chef Mario Batali recommends undercooking your brownies and cookies so that it stays moist on the inside, especially if you are not making the baked goods the morning of the bake sale.
Don't skimp! If you are going to make chocolate chip cookies, use a lot of chocolate chips! If you are going to make Hello Dolly bars, don't skimp on the coconut. There is nothing worse than biting into a chocolate chip cookie and not getting a chocolate chip.
Add a twist to a classic. Moms are busy by nature, and now you find out you need to make cookies to send to school with Johnny for the bake sale…tomorrow! You want your dish to be popular, but let's face it, there is no time to make and decorate cupcakes. One idea we love is making large chocolate chip cookies (we don't care if you use pre-made dough) and then while the cookies are still warm, dip one half of the cookie into some melted chocolate. This simple idea will make your cookies stand out from the other chocolate chip cookies, and is sure to catch the attention of the kids.
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