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Monday, September 10, 2012

Workplace Wednesday is back!

Workplace Wednesday is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Q. Want to win free cupcakes?

If the answer is yes, read on!

Last year we ran a popular competition to win cupcakes for your workplace, we havent done it for a while so we thought it would be nice to bring it back!


We are not going to just give away 1 box of cupcakes, we are giving away 3 boxes of 12 mini cupcakes, so there are 3 chances to win!



Please note you must be able to collect from my shop (B78 2AE) nr Drayton Manor we can not deliver these, date for collection is Wednesday or Thursday 12th / 13th September 2012.


“This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook”

How to play.....


Due to new rules on FB I have to do this competition off FB (on this blog is fine)
  1. Make sure you "like" our FB page
  2. Write on the FB wall "I want to win workplace wednesday" (wite where you work)
Example; "Lucy Jones, I want to win workplace Wednesday for A cut above headressers" 

Rules / tips:
Get your workmates to do the same it will up your chances of winning.
We will use random.org to pick the winners.
Competition starts now! Please note I can not confirm winners on FB it will be on this blog! Although I will post this blog to FB.
Participants are providing information to Bake180 and not to Facebook.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook

Monday, August 27, 2012

Special Birthday offer 2

Our 2nd special Birthday offer 
10% off all
Celebration / cupcake orders,
Adult workshops booked
Children's cupcake decorating parties booked this week
and any equipment bought in our bakery this Saturday
1st September 2012.

Our Birthday special offers - offer 1

We want to say THANK YOU xxxx £1 off edible printing


As this week it is our 2nd Birthday we want to provide all our lovely customers with special offers, thanking you all for your support!

£1 off all our edible printing sheets, therefore for one week only instead of £4 per sheet you will only pay £3 per sheet and this includes free 2nd class postage (finishes 1.9.12)




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Happy Birthday to us, Happy Birthday to us!

It's our 2nd Birthday today so this week we are offering lots of treats!!!! Here is our 1st!


The Birthday pressie raffle game.

The idea - You buy us a pressie (raffle entry) for our 2nd birthday using the paypal buttons below, we will pick one winner for each pressie range to win lots of great stuff! There is even a choice of prize for each winner!

The 3 winners will be announced 4pm on 1.9.12, don't forget there is a choice of 2 prizes per pressie group.

A Small pressie costs £1
Your chance to win either:
A) 3 x gift vouchers for a 4 cupcake box (equiv to £5 per vou worth £15 valid for 6 months collection only or, 1 x voucher can be used for a 6 cupcake postal box If preferred.
B) a mini kit worth £15.50 - Nozzle £3.50, 2 x pack of 36 Cases £4, 5 x 4 hole boxes £2.75, glitter £2, icing bags £1, pack of regalice £2.25.

Medium Pressie £2.50
Choose from
A) 3 x gift vouchers – 2 Vouchers for boxes of 6 cupcakes, and 1 voucher for a box of 4 cupcakes worth £25, or
B) Get baking kit worth £25 - Nozzle £3.50, Cases £2, 5 x 4 hole boxes £2.75, 5 x 2 hole boxes worth £1.75, glitter £2, recipes for perfect cupcakes / buttercream £8, set of plungers £4

Huge pressie £5
Choose from
A) Full day baking workshop worth £100
or B) A years supply of cupcakes (1 box of 6 per month for 12 months)

Random.org picks winner announced on blog and Facebook, one winner per pressie (i.e. 3 winners in total) prizes are set out above and cannot be substituted or changed. Vouchers are valid for 6 months and will be emailed.

Sizege pressie

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Todays winners......

Well done to all the peeps at Space West Midlands!
You are today's winners of 24 Bake180 mini cupcakes!!!!



Monday, April 30, 2012

Today's winners......


Zoe Greenslase who does a fab job teching the babies to swim :-) !!!!
Contact me Zoe ref delivery / collection 07599403600

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Workplace Cupcake Giveaway 26th April - 2nd May 2012.....

Q. How nice are we?
A. Very!!!

We want to cheer you all up (the weather is rather depressing, as is the news today that we have slipped back into recession) however free cupcakes should put a smile on your face and make you popular in the office / factory / shop floor where you work.

We are not going to just give away a small box of cupcakes, we are giving away 144 cupcakes!!!!
(that is a box of 24 mini cupcakes each day, from tomorrow until next Wednesday, excluding Sunday, we all need a day off)
your workplace must be within 5 miles of B77, if not you can collect from me.

“This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook”

How to play.....


Due to new rules on FB I have to do this competition off FB (on this blog is fine)

  1. Firstly write on the wall where you work
  2. You must however then write below that you entering to win (this is rules of FB)


Rules / tips:
You can do it every day during the competition so you get a new chance each day to win
Get your workmates to do the same it will up your chances of winning.
We will use random.org to pick the winners each day.
Competition starts now! Winner for any particular day will be announced at 11am on the day, entries after 11am will be counted for the following day.
Please note I can not confirm winners on FB it will be on this blog! Although I will post this blog to FB.
Participants are providing information to Bake180 and not to Facebook.
This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook



Tuesday, January 17, 2012

The Ultimate Valentine's Giveaway

This is a online event, you enter on FB and the winner is announced on FB.
Some of the best local companies are teaming together to offer the ultimate Valentine's prize, a prize that can be a day long experience making your Valentine feel totally spoilt.

What could be better than treating your loved one to;

A coupley photo shoot experience "Love is" where the lady gets a make over prior to the shoot and you get to take away a 18 x 12" framed photo, all courtesy of Outside The Box photography.

A massage oil from Kat at Ann Summers for some relaxing time together as well as a 30% off future order voucher.

A gift boxed semi precious gemstone with sterling silver bracelet from Handmade by Sara-Jane.

A massage for him or her from TanFab Easy

A shellac manicure from Natalie at Tanfab easy

A bouquet / arrangement of flowers delivered to your loved one (or to the restaurant) from Canwell Flowers

Pretty cupcakes or proposal cupcakes (if your thinking of popping the question) from Bake180 

A fabulous meal for 2 on Valentines evening thanks to The Moat House

A balloon tower delivered to your loved one or the restaurant from Balloon tastic.
currrent price worth £500!
All of this could be yours!

To enter you need to
1. "like" all the above companies (10 of them)
2. share this event on your wall and paste "I want to win the Ultimate Valentine's giveaway"
This should then also post on the event wall, where we will use random org to select a winner and announce on FB on Saturday 11th Feb!
Good luck!

Thursday, January 12, 2012

The Ultimate Valentine's Giveaway

Online Event.

Some of the best local companies are teaming together to offer the ultimate Valentine's prize, a prize that can be a day long experience making your Valentine feel totally spoilt.

What could be better than treating your loved one to;
...
A coupley photo shoot experience "Love is" where the lady gets a make over prior to the shoot and you get to take away a 18 x 12" framed photo, all courtesy of Outside The Box photography.

A massage oil from Kat at Ann Summers for some relaxing time together as well as a 30% off future order voucher.
A shellac manicure for her from Natalie at TanFab Easy 
 
Pretty heart decorations from Rob Designs
 
A gift boxed semi precious gemstone with sterling silver bracelet from Handmade by Sara-Jane.

A bouquet / arrangement of flowers delivered to your loved one (or to the restaurant) from Canwell Flowers 

 Pretty cupcakes or proposal cupcakes (if your thinking of popping the question) from Bake180 

A fabulous meal for 2 on Valentines evening (details to follow)

A balloon tower delivered to your loved one or the restaurant from Balloon tastic.

currrent price worth £500 and more to be announced.

All of this could be yours!
Info on how to enter will follow, in the mean time just join this page to ensure you get updates!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Happy New Year!!!

Happy New Year


Everyone back to work now?
On a diet?
Wondering how to pay off Christmas?

Depressing isnt it? Well here is a little pick me up......



Write on the facebook wall where you work, tag your best mate and say where they work too
i.e.
"Sarah Smith: I work at Boots Ventura, my best mate is Donna Jones and she works at Birmingham Childrens Hospital"

Make sure your friends are tagged or share on their wall, Make sure they do the same back to you to up your chances of winning too.

Why?

I will pick someone at random to win 24 Mini cupcakes for free for their workplace and their best mate! Mini cupcakes are 1/3 less fat and 1/3 less calories than normal cupcakes!
Or if you really dont want to win cakes I will send a Keep Calm mug to you :-)

If you are more than 10 miles from B79 I will send the mug or you can collect. 


Good luck everyone - winner will be pick tomorrow morning 9.30am and posted on facebook.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

New Year - New Skills to learn!

New Year - New skills.
We have lots going on in the New Year to take your cupcake decorating skills to the next level, and don't forget if you have been on 4 workshops the 5th one is FREE

Cupcakes the complete story - Wednesday 4th January, Wednesday 1st February
Bake180 kitchen opens up to 2 (max) people for a baking, decorating, sugarcraft making experience, with lunch and cakes included, 10am - 3pm. If you want to know how to make, you will receive the Bake180 recipes to use for both the cupcakes and icing, not to mention how you get your cupcakes with flat tops and all the same size why not book on this workshop! £100 pp You will make 12 cupcakes, ice and decorate them and pick up tricks and tips to try at home.

Beginners cupcake decorating workshop
This is an oppertunityto work with moulds, cutters and plungers to make sugarcraft items to decorate your 12 (pre baked) cupcakes, you will learn how to ice perfect swirls and add your decorations to take home your 12 lovely cupcakes.
Tuesday 10th January 6-8.30pm £40pp, Tuesday 7th February 6-8.30pm, Tuesday 28th February 6-8.30pm

Jungle Animals
Modelling made easy! Why mot come and spend a few hours learning the art and skills of modelling, we will model animals which you can then take home and add to your own cake.Suitable for beginners and those with some experience.
Tuesday 17th January 6-8pm £45pp

Vintage Workshop
Create pretty Vintagestyle cupcakes using a variety of tools and equipment. Make handmade bows, pearls, cameo's, roses and buttons. With tea and cakes served in our vintage crockery. Max group size 8.
Saturday 21st January 10-12.30pm £45pp

Stencilling and Embossing Workshop
The stencilling and embossing workshop is for those that have already attended a cupcake decorating workshop. Make your cupcakes look even more proffessional looking with a number of skills and techniques. You will receive 12 cucpakes to decorate with a number of stencils and embossing materials. There will also be oppertunity to purchase some of these items to practice at home, 2.5hr, £40 pp
Tuesday 24th January 6pm-8.30pm

Chocolate Workshop

A workshop where we use modelling chocolate, decorate chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream, you will also lear how to make beautiful roses 2.5hr, £45 pp
Sunday 29th January 10am-12.30pm

Start your own Cupcake Business
Do you love baking cupcakes so much you wish you could start your own business?
Maybe you don’t know where to start, or you have started but need to develop it further?
Agenda;
• The Recipe: where to start, what to do before you start selling.
• The shopping list: What products do you want to sell / market sector you want to sell to / costing your business correctly.
• Compliance: the important stuff to make sure you are running legally and professionally.
• Self Raising: growing your business, how to be found.
• Promotion: how to promote, the tools you have (includes social media).
• How to retain customers.
• Sinking cupcakes: the pit falls of running your own business.
• Bake180’s learning curve, saving you from making the same mistakes we did.
This course is suitable for anyone who is thinking of starting a business, in the early stages of setting up a business or needing to progress a business further. It’s an open discussion and a really good way to meet like minded people and learn from someone who has gone through the same journey.
10-2pm includes refreshments, lunch and of course cakes!

£80 pp Saturday 4th February 10am-2pm

Valentines Workshop - Sunday 12th February
Rather than giving your loved one a boring box of chocolates how about presenting them with a beautiful box of cupcakes decorated by you? or praps come to the workshop together? Each person will get a box of 6 cupcakes to decorate with hearts, flowers and all things romantic! £30pp or £50 per couple.


Mothers Day workshop - Sunday 18th March

If you would like to give your mom / mum a special gift this Mother's Day why not come to our workshop. You will receive 6 cupcakes ready for you to decorate with pretty handmade flowers you make, bows, hearts etc.You could treat your mom to a morning cupcake decorating together? £25 pp or £45 for two


Baby Themed Cupcake Decorating
This is a workshop especially for anyone wanting, expecting or organising a baby shower! Each person gets a box of 6 cupcakes and we decorate them in all things baby! We will use moulds and cutters to make:
Baby bibs, baby grows, baby blankets, hands, feet, abc, toys etc. £25 per person £45 per couple.

http://www.bake180.co.uk/adult_workshops.asp - click for payment links

You can also buy vouchers for the above, what a great gift.
Hope to see you at a workshop soon!
— Sarah, Bake180

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Workplace winday!

Workplace Winday! 
I have just baked 24 mini christmas themed cupcakes for one lucky winner!!!!
If you live or work in Tamwoth, why not play along to try and win them!
  1. Like our facebook page link below
  2. Then write on the wall where you work (doesnt matter if your workplace isnt Tamworth if you live here its fine)
 Make sure you get your workmates to play along too! Winner picked later today.
https://www.facebook.com/cookies.cupcakes
 

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Straight Talking

Its not wasy to cut a cake perfectly level with a normal knife.

However we can cheaply address this with a cake leveller

I found mine on ebay for approx £10, it's adjustable to give different heights

A good tool i think!


Monday, November 28, 2011

Buttercream

Buttercream is called buttercream as it contains butter.
Dont ever use soft margerine as a subsitute.

It's too soft for piping and doesnt look or taste as good.


Years ago this was my attempt using margering, eeek

Friday, November 25, 2011

Quick cake decorating tip

A quick way to decorate a sponge cake in a hurry is to;

place a doyley over the top of the cake and sprinkle icing sugar over the top.

Remove the doyley and you have a lovely pattern on the cake!


Thursday, November 24, 2011

Coloured Icing tip

When mixing coloured icing, make sure you make more than is needed, as it may be difficult to achieve exactly the same colour again.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Cigerello Cake

Making a ciggerello cake
Ingredients for cake
250g margerine (at room temp)
250g of caster sugar
4 free range large eggs
2 tbsp milk
245g self raising flour
65g cocoa powder
1 tsp baking powder

Ingredients for decoration
250g unsalted butter (at room temperature)
440g icing sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
60g cocoa powder
1 x box of cigerellos
1 x bag of chocolate curls

Equipment
8" round cake tin
Turntable
Palette knife


Method:
Cream your butter and caster sugar together until light and fluffy
Beat eggs, vanilla and milk together, put to one side.
Mix together the flour, cocoa, and baking powder in a seperate bowl.
Alternate adding the wet and dry to the butter / sugar mixture.

Spoon into your tin (ensure greesed and lined) bake at 160 for approx 1 hour


Shop around for your cigarello's they can really vary in price. I bought these from The Chocolate Trading company. http://www.chocolatetradingco.com/





Once your cake is baked and cooled, make your buttercream in the usual way. Cut the cake in half and sandwich back together with a layer of buttercream. Smooth bittercream around the outside of the cake and the top, refridgerate for 15 mins before repeating the process, then once you have added your second layer of buttercream start placing your ciggarellos to the outside of the cake. Once all round the edgesprinkle all your chocolate curls on the top.

Finished with a bow!

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

New workshops added to our schedule


Stencilling / Embossing workshop

In the New Year we are offering lots of new workshops this is one of them.

The stencilling / embossing workshop is aimed at those that have already attended cupcake decorating workshops, and are now looking to take their skills to the next level.

Make your cupcakes even more eye catching and proffessional looking with a number of skills / techniques.

You will have 12 freshly baked cupcakes to decorate using a variety of stencils and embossing materials.

You will also be able to purchase many of the tools we use during the workshop.

2.5 hour workshop £40 per person.
payments can be made on the website http://www.bake180.co.uk/adult_workshops.asp or email me for payment link hello@bake180.co.uk

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Bake180 £1 Raffle....

Fancy getting your hands on a £40 Bake180 gift voucher?

Redeemable against anything we do, workshops, products, cakes, equipment, printing, cupcake jars etc

We are running this raffle from today until 5th November 2011

To partake you pay £1 per entry, click link below
http://mall.payvment.com/h/5Ke4

On the 5th November all names will be entered into random.org where a person will be picked at random to win a £40 Bake180 voucher which is valid for 12 months so it would make a great Christmas pressie (no one will know what you paid for it)

Good Luck all

Sunday, October 16, 2011

How to make a cupcake bouquet........

Want to make a pretty cupcake bouquet for someone?
What you will need:
A container; watering can, flower pot, vase etc.
Oasis *
Inserts: flowers, butterflies etc *
Tissue
Ribbon
6 cupcakes
1/2 pack of bouquet spikes*


To assemble:


Take the container and fill with Oasis (you may need to shape this)
Place a sheet of coloured tissue in (you may only need half a sheet)
Arrange inserts
Place cakes in the spike holders see how they look
(you may need to do this a couple of times to ensure they are stable, well positioned etc)
Twist tissue inbetween spikes for more stability, add inserts of your choice.

As you can see from the first picture on this blog I added a row of pearls to the container and a butterfly, you can me as creative as you like!!

All items marked with a * can be bought from Bake180

See pictures of our bouquet workshop here