One of the options was to bake Red Nosed Fairy Cakes after school on the eve of Red Nose Day. In conjunction with the Let's Get Cooking! cookery club 14 willing volunteers and 5 members of staff duly weighed, mixed, baked and decorated nearly 200 fancy fairy cakes to sell to students and 7 amazing Victoria sponge cakes to sell  to staff at break time on Friday.

The Red Nosed Fairies sold incredibly fast and many students were disappointed to have missed out on a tasty treat. In the canteen the sale of the cakes raised over £60 and in the staffroom well over £100 was kindly donated by the staff for a slice or two of sponge cake.

Many thanks to all students and staff for their time and hard work making this venture a huge success.

If you would like to make a batch of fairy cakes yourself try this quick and easy recipe:
     
You will need:
100g Butter
100g Caster Sugar
50g Self-Raising Flour
50g Wholemeal/Brown S.R Flour
½ teaspoon Baking powder
2 x Eggs
Paper cake cases
Bun tin

Method:                                  
·        Preheat the oven to 180c
·        Place paper cake cases into bun tin
·        Place softened butter & sugar into a large bowl
·        Using a wooden spoon mix together until smooth and creamy
·        Add both flours, baking powder and the eggs to the bowl
·        Mix all ingredients together to form a smooth mixture
·        Divide mixture equally between the paper cases
·        Place in oven for 10-12 mins
·        Remove and cool on a cooling rack
·        Decorate with red icing     

Mrs Wootton, Food Technology Technician