The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You'll Ever Need: 201 Mouthwatering, Kid-Pleasing Treats [Paperback]

Laurie Goldrich Wolf (Author), Pam Abrams (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 25, 2008

With more than 200 easy-to-follow recipes plus essential business advice, here is the secret to making your bake sale unforgettable!

The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You'll Ever Need includes everything necessary to turn any fundraising effort into a smashing success—from school bake sales to church potlucks to charity get-togethers.

With 23 varieties of rice krispie treats, delicious breakfast concoctions like pear spice muffins and five-grain cinnamon bread, holiday-themed desserts such as st. patrick's mini soda breads, and candy and confections like toffee marshmallow delights, these recipes stand head and shoulders above bake-sale standards like chocolate chip cookies and brownies from a box.

Laurie Goldrich Wolf and Pam Abrams give clear, easy-to-follow instructions about how to solicit donations and how to increase fundraising potential, in addition to the best set-up and publicity tips.

Take 201 fun, inventive recipes, add a dash of business savvy, and you'll find yourself with your most successful bake sale ever!

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Wolf and Abrams, have participated in all manner of bake sales, from Moveon.org's Bake Sale for Democracy to fund-raisers at their kids' schools, and all that time in oven mitts paid off in the form of 210 recipes that pass the bake sale test (portable, delicious, and look great). From Rice Krispie Treats—all 23 variations—to sections on brownies, muffins and cupcakes, this book demonstrates that bake sales needn't be boring. Every recipe includes serving and storage suggestions, and most offer tips for prep-time activities, such as crushing peppermint candies, as well as advice for safe transportation. For the time-deprived, the Not From Scratch section offers ideas for perking up slice-and-bake cookies and boxed-mix treats. Nutritional information is not provided (and real butter is heartily embraced), but there is a back-of-the-book Special Diets section with a trio of recipes: gluten-free, peanut-free and vegan. The business side of bake sales is covered, too: the introduction includes advice for soliciting donations, identifying and pleasing your bake-sale audience (resulting in higher sales) and creating enticing and appealing table displays. Another key tip from the authors: as in real estate, when it comes to setting up your bake-sale table, location is everything. (Apr.)
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From the Back Cover

THE ONLY BAKE SALE COOKBOOK YOU’LL EVER NEED has everything you need to know about running and participating in a bake sale. With 23 varieties of Rice Krispie Treats, to holiday themed desserts, to making your own candy and confections--these recipes stand head and shoulders above bake sale standards like chocolate chip cookies and brownies from a box.

Laurie Goldrich Wolf and Pam Abrams give clear, easy-to-follow instructions about how to solicit donations and how to increase fundraising potential, in addition to the best set-up and publicity tips.

Take 200 fun, inventive recipes, add a dash of business saavy and you’ll find yourself with your most successful bake sale ever!

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: William Morrow Cookbooks; 1 edition (March 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061233838
• ISBN-13: 978-0061233838
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,337,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly a great bake sale book., September 21, 2008

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kiwanissandy "Go Bucks!" (Heart of Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You'll Ever Need: 201 Mouthwatering, Kid-Pleasing Treats (Paperback)

This cookbook has 23 recipes for rice krispie treats! I had no idea one could be so creative with rice krispies. There are sections for bars, brownies, breads, cupcakes, by the slice, candy and then holiday tables.

There are suggestions for setting up tables for your bake sale, publicizing your bake sale, figuring out how much you need as well as transporting tips. There are no pictures so you'll have to know yourself what the final product should look like. All recipes are tried and true so you can't fail with this bake sale cookbook.

Most are simple to make and don't require tons of fondant or almond paste so any home cook could make these recipes without a big investment. I would have liked to have seen a section on the frugal bake sale treats, you know those that could be made with minimal cash outlay. But you'll just have to figure out what you have on hand already and that's the cheapest way to go.

Good luck and have a happy bake sale.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for the Money, May 11, 2009

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This review is from: The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You'll Ever Need: 201 Mouthwatering, Kid-Pleasing Treats (Paperback)

Has many Recipes that are easy but I sure look fantastic when finished. I have made a few of them and they have all turned out well. I only wish there were pictures. Those are always a help.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple & Sweet, January 9, 2009

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This review is from: The Only Bake Sale Cookbook You'll Ever Need: 201 Mouthwatering, Kid-Pleasing Treats (Paperback)

This book has some great recipes! Everything I've cooked so far has been a crowd pleaser. I got a copy for my Mother too.