Easy cake stall ideas for election day fundraising
You don't have to be an experienced baker or own any fancy equipment to make the cakes, biscuits and slices below.
Scroll on for one-bowl cakes and cake stall classics, including three with video tutorials.
Easy cakes
Loaf cakes are a classic option for school fetes and this one only takes 20 minutes to mix up. The cream cheese icing is essential and electric beaters or a stand mixer will help speed things up.
This cake is assembled in the tin with layers of ingredients, which magically works.
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This is an effortless cake in which the key ingredients, such as Granny Smith apples and butter, are grated. It's a layered cake that's assembled in the cake tin. It comes from A Bite to Eat with Alice, so you can
Cakes with olive oil have a wonderful texture and stay incredibly moist.
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Olive oil cakes are excellent for last-minute baking as you don't have to soften butter ahead of time. This is a mix and bake cake that can be iced with a simple chocolate ganache.
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There are only four steps in this recipe and one of them includes turning on the oven. This cake requires just 15 minutes of active time before baking. Once cool, dust the cake with icing sugar and it's ready to go.
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Biscuits and slices
Sea salt, honey, burnt butter and dried rosemary make this Anzac biscuit an update on the original.
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Raid your pantry and make this classic biscuit that doesn't require any eggs. This version uses honey in place of golden syrup and includes the option to use dried rosemary. A batch will give you 22-24 biscuits.
This lemon and coconut slice has a delicious tangy sponge and is topped with a creamy lemon frosting.
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This lemon and coconut slice is light, fluffy and bursting with zest. It's a simple recipe that leaves little washing up. All the ingredients are combined in a bowl and whisked before it's time to bake.
Indulge in these gooey, salty-sweet molten chocolate cookies, fresh out of the oven.
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These chocolate cookies contain a gooey dark chocolate centre and are topped with a sprinkle of sea salt. The cookies are frozen before they're baked, meaning you can prep them ahead of time and bake them closer to election day. Watch the process on
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