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Inspirational baking
Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in The Bakers' Blog! | 9 November 2011 | 0 comments
Students at Muhammadi Madrasah in Birmingham recently took part in Bake a Difference. They held a bake sale which raised more than £400 for Concern Worldwide.
Something for everyone
AS-level students at Muhammadi Madrasah organised the event and sold a range of delicious home-baked cakes, cookies, cupcakes and muffins. They catered for all tastes and appetites with plenty of cakes to go around.
New tradition
The sale itself was an overwhelming success, raising £400.52 for Concern’s lifesaving food programmes. Muhammadi Madrasah hope that taking part in Bake a Difference will become a new tradition for them. The AS-level students are already planning to build on their success next year. Three cheers to such inspirational students – and a big thank you for supporting Concern’s work!
Take a look at their cake sale in the photo gallery below.
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Bake on the streets!
Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in The Bakers' Blog! | 20 October 2011 | 0 comments
This week, to celebrate the launch of Bake a Difference, we brought Bake to the streets of Belfast.
We asked people in Belfast to tell us about their baking tips and their baking disasters. In exchange, Ande Gray gave them cupcakes and hugs! Watch the video below.
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Let the baking commence!
Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in The Bakers' Blog! | 18 October 2011 | 0 comments
Bake a Difference got off to a flying start yesterday in Concern’s Dublin office. It was a mouth-watering bake-off and the standard of cakes was very high.
Delicious delights
The baking has commenced, and we can assure you that there has been a lot of lovin’ from the oven! The bake-off consisted of every cake under the sun and we were lucky enough to get to sample them all – everything from jam tarts and chocolate cakes to lemon cake and even a haunted graveyard cake!
A fair bake-off
We had our very own external judge for the occasion courtesy of our local delicatessen Liston’s. Layla ensured that the bake-off was operated in a fair and transparent manner and she judged the cakes according to her expert knowledge of baking. After much deliberation, the blueberry cake was christened the overall winner. But, it was a close contest and judging by the empty plates, it’s safe to say that all of the cakes were winners on the day. Don’t believe me? Take a look at the photo gallery below.
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Healthy baking
Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in The Bakers' Blog! | 6 October 2011 | 0 comments
When it comes to baking, we don’t exactly expect waistline-friendly delicacies. But delicious home-baked treats don’t have to be a full-fat affair.
Lean and mean
There are loads of ways to make baking a healthy and nutritious experience without compromising on taste. It’s simply a case of slightly adjusting tried-and-tested recipes and making some clever food choices. Follow our advice and you’ll be baking your way into lean, mean chocolate-machine heaven.
Sweet substitutes
One quick and easy way to ensure that your moments on the lips won’t spend a lifetime on the hips is to swop heavy and full-fat ingredients for lighter options. Here are our top tips:
- Substitute full-fat milk for skimmed milk
- Replace one cup of cream with half a cup of low-fat yoghurt and half a cup of cottage cheese
- Substitute one egg for two egg whites
- Exchange sugar for sweetener
- Use cocoa powder instead of chocolate
Lose the muffin top
Baking healthier alternatives is easier than you think, especially when it comes to muffins, tarts, scones and biscuits. Muffins and scones become a whole lot healthier and better for your waistline when you ditch white flour in favour of wholemeal flour and oat bran. Not only do they cut down the calories and fat, they are super tasty too. Plus, these alternatives are high in fibre and good for your cholesterol. Healthy and delicious! What’s not to love?
Get baking
It won’t take you long to bake these healthy alternatives either. It only takes around 10 minutes to make a muffin mix. Just think how many batches you could whip up in that time to treat your work colleagues or schoolmates? That’s potentially a lot of money you could raise for Bake A Difference!
Recipes
Now all you need are some good recipes. Check out some healthy options.
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Video: making Bake happen
Posted by Bernadette Murphy | in The Bakers' Blog! | 5 October 2011 | 0 comments
Want to get involved with this year’s Bake a Difference but not sure how? Don’t worry – there are loads of ways to get stuck in and it’s easier than you might think.
Watch this video of Concern staff getting to grips with the Bake a Difference campaign in our Belfast office. It looks like a lot of fun was had in the process!
Join in the fun and register for Bake a Difference today.
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Bake a Difference on Twitter
Posted by Regina de Búrca | in The Bakers' Blog! | 10 June 2011 | 0 comments
Follow us on Twitter @ConcernBake to get the latest Bake a Difference updates!
Or, you can read our tweets below. If you’re tweeting, don’t forget to join in the conversation by using the hashtag #bakeadifference.
Insight into Ethiopia
Posted by Regina de Búrca | in The Bakers' Blog! | 24 March 2011 | 0 comments
Watch Paul Rankin speak about his experiences of Ethiopian markets, food and life.
Paul said:
In just a few days, this country has captured my heart... Before I arrived I was more than a little bit afraid of what I might have seen. But having been to the field and seeing the support systems and how the people are supported, not just in their practices, but in their diet and for their children, it’s been an absolute delight to see. Does this country need our support? Yes, I think it does. It needs our concern.
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Food for thought
Posted by Regina de Búrca | in The Bakers' Blog! | 24 March 2011 | 0 comments
In the second of our three video clips, celebrity chef Paul Rankin sees the benefits and results of Concern Worldwide’s nutrition programme in Ethiopia.
Paul visits one of our therapeutic feeding centres, where he sees how our health workers monitor children suffering from malnutrition. He then watches high-nutrient food being prepared; this food is helping to keep children alive and healthy.
Watch the first video.
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Paul Rankin in Ethiopia
Posted by Regina de Búrca | in The Bakers' Blog! | 23 March 2011 | 0 comments
Celebrity chef Paul Rankin travelled to Ethiopia recently to see the work Concern Worldwide is doing there to combat extreme poverty.
In the first of our videos, Paul meets Hawa, a mother of four. Before Concern's help, Hawa’s family was the poorest in their village. But with our support, Hawa has become a potato farmer and can now afford to send her children to school.
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Happy new year!
Posted by Regina de Búrca | in The Bakers' Blog! | 7 January 2011 | 0 comments
Thank you to everyone who has returned money. An amazing amount has been raised through cake sales.
Please continue to send on your pictures and tell us what your school did. We love to hear from you.
Returning funds
If you haven’t returned your money please do so as soon as you can so that we can get your donation working straight away.
Thank you and we’ll be in touch soon about this year’s Bake a Difference event.
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Show me the money!
Thank you for taking part and helping to Bake a Difference. Now it’s time to return your money.
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