'Make a Bake'. A new monthly baking group. Starts 18th August. East Dulwich.

[hollyt]

Let's start an East Dulwich baking group! Myself and Tash want to start a group that meets monthly to taste each others delicious baked goods whilst enjoying a drink and chat! This is not about competition (or we'd have called the group 'The Great Dulwich Bake Off'!), it's just a relaxed way to try and share ideas with fellow amateur bakers.

I will hold the first one at my house and then hopefully others could host. The premise is simple, bring along something you've baked! For the first one there will be no theme, bring along anything you like. In the following months we might have themes e.g. tarts, biscuits, cakes, bread etc.

It will be held on the third Tuesday of each month starting on 18th August at 7:45/8pm.

Please PM me if you are interested.

Looking forward to meeting fellow bakers:-)

Holly (& Tash) x

[newlywed]

Dear Holly and Tash,

This sounds like a great idea! I'm sure there are lots of keen bakers lurking in ED - especially given the plethora of Kitchen shops on Lordship lane! I'm all for sharing recipes and baking tips = can we persuade others to join?

x

[hollyt]

Fingers crossed, the more the merrier!

[susan_]

What a great idea - I'd like to join your baking group and have put it in my diary. Now I just need to think of something delicious to bake :)

[OD]

Hey,

I'm also interested in joining, I'm my diary...looking forward to it!!! Now I need to decide what to bake!!

Thanks,

OD

[Mrs Y]

Hi I am organising a Macmillan coffee morning on Friday 25th September as part of the "World's Biggest Coffee Morning" any donations would greatly be appreciated a little nearer the time.

Mrs Y

[iaietta]

Oh, any chances this could be held at other times? I would love to join but evenings are a nono for me :-(

[hollyt]

Hello,

I'm afraid not. We both work days and we're not often free at the weekends.

Holly

[soyamocha3]

Lovely idea Can I throw my cake tin in the ring and say yes please. How funny if we end up with a dozen lemon drizzle cakes.

Will make a note in my diary.

Thank you ladies.

[Ginster]

Fab idea! I'll run the date past the hubby as he'll have to look after the kids but hopefully I can join this first evening. Question, what will we do with all the leftover cake...? As we'd all be bringing one whole cake?

[hollyt]

Hope you can make it, let me know if so and I'll PM you the details. I hadn't thought about leftovers! Take it home or to work I guess. And it doesn't have to be cake for baking, it can be pies, biscuits, bread, tarts etc. It would be nice to have variety :-)

Hope to see you on the 18th.

Holly

[Allsie]

This sounds like great fun.

I look forward to meeting you all on the 18th and putting my underused baking skills to the test!

[rbeattie]

Great idea, I'd love to join. I'm not the worlds best baker but a good excuse to practice. See you all on the 18th.

Rachel

[cretin]

Hi Holly!! Sounds great!!! See you soon! Laura xxx

[Cedges]

At BoB we all take a little bit of everything away with us rather than just our own for variety and I can't express the need for at least one or two savoury items enough. You need respite from the sweet!

[hollyt]

Thanks for that advice! I'm making savoury for that exact reason!

Holly

[hollyt]

Hello fellow bakers!

The first meeting on 18th August is almost here! Hope you've managed to decide what to bake:-)

If I've forgotten to give anyone my phone number and address please let me know and I'll private message you. We'll meet from 7:30 with a view to start at 8. I'll have tea and coffee but feel free to bring wine etc.

At the first meeting we can discuss future meetings, locations, format etc.

Can't wait to meet you all and taste your baking!

Holly

[Ginster]

I'm up for this Holly so grateful for the details. I'd probably be there more toward 8 after helping with bedtime.

[Bettyboo1]

Hi Holly,

I would like to come along too! It sounds like a great idea. Can you PM me your address etc please.

[soyamocha3]

Thanks Holly. I already registered my interest when I first saw this. I just wanted to check everything was still on. Having read the other messages, I am starting to think perhaps I might do a savoury. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Janet

[hollyt]

That's great Janet, I'm doing savoury too! See you on Tuesday x

[Red_Cat]

Hi Holly, I'm planning on coming too, can you just pm me your address. Thanks.

Am a very last minute type person therefore still haven't decided what I'm baking...

[hollyt]

Hello :-)

Thank you so much to everyone who came along tonight for our first session! It was great fun and I think it's fair to say we're all pretty full! I'll post again in the next few days with the plan for the next few sessions, dates, themes etc.

In the meantime if anyone would like to share their recipes from tonight, please do so!

Holly xx

[susan_]

Thanks to Holly and Tash for setting this group up and thanks to Holly and Mary for hosting! I had a lovely evening - it was great to meet so many talented local bakers and sample such a variety of goodies :)

[hollyt]

I forgot to ask last night, does anybody have a better name than 'Make a Bake'????

Holly x