Best cakes and bakes to make for a bake sale

Love them or loathe them, the bake sale is a staple of any preschool or primary school for fundraising. Make sure your contribution is snapped up by following one of our tried and tested recipes. Choose from biscuits, cookies, brownies, cupcakes, muffins, flapjacks and scones and then get ready, steady and bake!

For an easy, no-bake cake, fridge bars like tiffin and rocky road are brilliant.

Mix up a batch the night before, chill in the fridge, then cut into squares on the morning of the sale.

Swap nuts for other ingredients if you're making these for nursery or school sales, so they're safe for kids with nut allergies.

Try our white chocolate rocky road recipe.

Or, give this alternative version a go.

You don't need to be a MasterChef to mix up a batch of muffins.

They're one of the easiest bakes to make (get the kids to help stir the mixture) - it's simply a case of adding the wet ingredients to the dry ones.

We have a great apple and raspberry muffins recipe, here.

Or, try this super easy savoury version.

Traybakes such as brownies are a great idea for a bake sale.

One batch goes a real long way once cut into squares.

Chocolate marshmallow brownies recipe

You can make classic brownies, or try our gluten free and dairy free recipe, here.

Cake pops are fun to make and allow you to indulge your creative side with the decorations.

Try dipping them in sprinkles, or use candy melts from a cake decorating shop to make more impressive designs.

Find our easy cake pop recipe, here.

If you've got butter, oats and syrup, then you're ready to make flapjacks.

Find our fruity flapjacks recipe, here.

Or try this banana flapjack recipe - it's a great way of using up any over ripe bananas you have in your fruit bowl.

Once you've mastered the art of making big squidgy yummy cookies, you'll be extremely popular!

The secret is to keep an eye on the timings, so they stay crisp on the outside but still a little gooey in the middle.

Find our chewy chocolate chip cookies recipe, here.

Ideal for a bake sale, this old-school lemon drizzle cake is sure to be a hit with adults and children alike.

If you're a cake decorating novice, then drizzle cakes are an easy place to start: pour over the drizzle, sprinkle over some lemon zest and you're done!

You simply can't beat a classic Victoria sponge, which is one of the simplest large cakes to make and always looks beautiful as part of a cake sale spread.

Find our Victoria sponge recipe, here.

This cherry cake recipe can be used to make one big cake or divided up in a muffin tray to make cherry muffins – both are equally delicious!

Find our delicious cherry cake recipe, here.

Are you a fan of vanilla, chocolate, or even banoffee?

Get the kids to help you with the decorations - they don't need to be perfect.

Find our banoffee cupcake recipe, here.

Chocolate-lovers should try these delicious cupcakes - the recipe is also ideal for those with egg and dairy allergies.

Who doesn't love a big slice of carrot cake?

Always a crowdpleaser, carrot cake is made with a thick coating of cream cheese icing.

You may want to leave out the walnuts if you're making this for kids, though.

Find out carrot cake recipe, here.

Make sure gluten-free kids and grown-ups don't miss out on the fun by baking them this gorgeous chocolate cake.

It's rich and gooey, and everyone will be after a slice.

Our gluten-free chocolate cake can be found, here.

A simple cake recipe for making these delicious treats that can be decorated however you like.

Get the kids to help with the finishing touches and add icing and sweets to make them look incredibly appetising.

One of the most simple cake recipes ever, and an all-time children's party snack.

Perfect for busy mums to put together in a couple of minutes.

They can be jazzed up with a variety of different decorations, too - try adding mini marshmallows or sprinkles in the mixture or as a topping.

Alternatively, you can swap crispies for cornflakes with this recipe.

Traditional shortbread biscuits are unbelievably easy and tasty!

Butter, sugar, flour and milk is all you need to make this delicious shortbread, so this it's the perfect recipe to make last-minute.

This quick and simple recipe is another great way of using up brown bananas - it's also super easy to prepare.

Both kids and adults will love this cake.

Who could resist a delicious white chocolate brownie (or blondie) with a blackberry caramel swirl.

This traybake is great idea for a bake sale, as it can be easily cut into individual portions.

A tasty, allergy-free fruit slice which can be adapted to be both gluten and dairy-free.

It's ideal for those with dietary restrictions.

These oaty biscuits only require a few ingredients to make.

They only take around 30 minutes to make so are great for those looking for something quick to whip up.

If you're looking for something to wow the crowd, these heart-shaped jammy biscuits should do the trick.

Who doesn't like Nutella?

These Nutella cookies will be the talk of the playground.

The cream cheese topping on this blueberry cake is delicious!

There no better afternoon snack than a classic scone topped with jam and clotted cream.

They only take 10 minutes to bake, too.

Find the recipe here.

For those with allergies, why not try these delicious free from scones recipe.