Still around, still reading, not posting much here - in fact I just realised that since I set up my new laptop I haven't got around to downloading a decent DW/LJ client, so I'm having to do this via the web site.
I had this mad idea to take part in the Radio Forth 1 "Big Bake" in aid of their charity "Cash for Kids" - the money stays in the area and goes to kids in Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. I thought it would be just me and maybe I'd bake a couple of gingerbreads and maybe a few muffins. My target was £30.
I told my Team Leader I wanted to do this and she offered to contribute, but said she wouldn't be around on Friday. Thursday morning she came in and dropped off 4 x 2lb gingerbread, 12 x individual gingerbread mini-loaves and a dozen big chocolate cupcakes.
OK, that forced me to up my game. I took the afternoon off work yesterday and started baking just after 1pm. Finally finished (although I had breaks) around 10pm. Iced gingercake, chocolate fudge cake, 2 dozen breakfast muffins (1 dozen craisin, 1 dozen dried cherry), six small cherry Madeira cakes, tablet, marshmallows (lemon & vanilla and rose & raspberry) and 24 Coconut Kisses (which were a last minute 'I have left over condensed milk and this dessicated coconut I've been looking for a recipe for').
When I left this evening there were two muffins left, so I gave them to the cleaner. We counted the cash. £93. More than three times my target!
I call that a WIN for the kids!