Wrap Up: Round 30 Family Christmas Round

{Left to right: Madeira cake by Celia, Christmas cookies by Celia, Ginger chocolate and raisin slice by Jacqui.}

 

Hello bakers!

Massive Happy New Year to everyone! Hope everyone had an amazing summer break.

An especially massive thanks for all the gorgeous Christmas baking we had from last round. Thank you for your generosity and for all the time and effort that must have gone into the absolutely beautiful baking we received.  There is a lot of love in baking and at a time like Christmas I just know that the patients, families, and staff and the hospices would have really appreciated the love from us. So thank you so much.

And a special thank you to the new bakers on board and the first time bakers with us – really appreciate your getting in touch and joining in!

Check out the delicious Christmassy treats…

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Thank you for the Christmas Baking!

Thank you so much for all the Christmas baking in the weekend!

All the gorgeous shortbread, cakes, loaves, meringues, cookies, slices, mini pies and tarts were just perfect and will no doubt give a little Christmas cheer to those spending time at the Hospice this Christmas.

An especially big thank you to the lovely ladies at the drop off sites and also to Mum and Jack for carting me round, picking up ingredients, feeding me and housing me over the weekend!!

Good luck with all the prep for Christmas!

Hope you get to take a break in all the craziness!

Nessie xox

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Wrap Up: Round 29 World Peace and Thank you for Fabric-A-Brac!

{Clockwise from top left: Almond love cakes by Kimberley, Traditional Ukraine Honey Cake by Harlyna, Lemon Yoghurt Cake by Jan M.}

Hello awesome bakers!

I’ve just finished going through all the photos from our World Peace round and holy moly you are such a talented bunch!!!!

Just before I get into the gorgeous baking from last round, I want to give a massive shout out to the lovely bakers who made delicious treats for Mercy Hospice’s Fabric-A-Brac on Saturday.  Thank you so so much!

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Mercy Hospice needs our help for Fabric-A-Brac – Sat 16 Nov!!

Hello lovely bakers!

Mercy Hospice will have a stall at Fabric-a-Brac on Saturday 16 November and would really appreciate our help with some delish goodies!!!

It would be great to get  a mixture of sweets and savouries. Slices, candy (e.g. fudge) and biscuits are great because they last a little longer (particularly if they are being dropped off earlier in the week). But savoury muffins etc. are more than welcome!

You can drop off baking during the week before the Fabric-A-Brac (11-15 Nov) at Mercy Hospice (61 College Road, Auckland).  Baking can be also dropped off on the day to the Freemans Bay Community Hall (52 Hepburn Street, Auckland). The event starts at 9am so before then is ideal (but not totally essential).

If you think you can help out or have any questions, please flick me an email to let me know!!

Thanks so much!!

Nessie xox

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UPDATED! Reminder: Round 29 – Sun 8 Sep – The World Peace Round & Totara Wrap Up

{world peace cookies @bakingequalslove}

Hello bakers!

It’s coming up to the next baking round so thought I better get my A in to G and get posting/emailing!  First up, just a reminder that the next baking round is Round 29 on Sunday 8 September.

Seeing as International Day of Peace is in September (21st) and since there is so much craziness happening in the world at the mo lets have the theme for the next round be The World Peace Round.  Be inspired by the colour white, doves, olive branches, or anything international and celebrates a culture.  Or you might have one recipe that you love baking or eating that brings you peace.  Thanks heaps to Aimee for coming up with the theme!

I’ll be sending an email out soon to confirm the drop off times and addresses.  Just so I can plan out how many cake boxes to go where, if you could pretty please send me an email to let me know:

Thanks heaps to everyone who has emailed in already! Here are the drop off times below.  Check your emails for more details!

9:00am-10:00am	Nessie – St   Johns	North Shore Hospice
9:30am – 10:30am	Margaret (Aimee) –  Hillsborough/Onehunga	Mercy Hospice
10:00am-11:30pm	Pavanie – Pakuranga	Totara Hospice South Auckland
9:30am – 10:30am	Diana – Newmarket	North Shore Hospice
10:30 – 11:30am	Phillippa – Albany	North Shore Hospice
11:30 – 12:30pm	Kathryn/Delish Cupcakes – Glenfield	North Shore Hospice
1:00pm – 1:15pm	North Shore Hospice – 7 Shea Tce, Takapuna ***Please let me know if you are dropping off at the NS Hospice so I can make sure there are enough cake boxes for you. Thanks!!!***	North Shore Hospice

If you haven’t already, please flick me an email and let me know:

a) Whether you think you can bake,

b) What you think you might bake, and

c) Where you think you want to drop it off.

If plans change in the mean time that is ay-ok, just flick me an email to let me know!

Dropping off outside drop off times: If you need to drop off your baking outside the times, please drop you baking off at the Hospices in a disposable container you don’t mind giving away, labelled with your name and what the baking is and “Baking for Hospice”.  And please send me email me with what you baked (and a photo if you can!) so I can include you in the wrap up!!

And just to tidy off things the last round here are the rest of the piccies from the French Round : one from the amazing Nuan and the rest from the Totara Hospice bakers.  A special thank you to Shirley who baked up a storm!!!

{Orange Madeleines from Nuan}

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Wrap Up: Round 27 Healthy Baking Round

{Left to right: Muesli slice and Rhubard & ginger muffins by Shirley, Muesli slice by Jude, Wheatgerm and orange muffins by Jude.}

Hello lovely bakers!

Sorry for the tardiness getting this wrap up out to you all and for the slow email replying…just finished a particularly hectic placement and am slowly making my way through all the emails I have neglected in the last little bit.  Thanks so so much for your patience!

The theme for last round was in honour of World Health Day but I really didn’t think about how hard coming up with “healthy baking” was until I went to decide what to bake!  However, you clever lot did not seem to be fazed at all coz there was some pretty amazing looking healthy baking!!

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Reminder: Round 27 Sun 7 April: Healthy Baking

{Raspberry & Lemon Yoghurt Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting}

Hello bakers!

The next Baking for Hospice round is coming up after Easter on Sunday 7 April.

And the theme this round is Healthy Baking since it is World Health Day on that day!  It might sound like an oxymoron but cram in all those gorgeous autumnal fruits and veges in your baking, go wholemeal or light, or bake with olive oil or other superfood ingredients.  Think blueberries, lemony loveliness, pumpkin pie, apple cake, banana loaves, muesli slices…any guilt-free baking!

Massive thanks Adrienne W for the theme!

{Olive Oil Chocolate Chip Cookies}

The drop off site time slots are below (please check your email for the addresses):

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Urgent! Mercy Hospice needs our help this Friday-Saturday!

Hello lovely bakers!!

We have a super urgent request!!  Mercy Hospice is holding a Fabric-a-Brac event this Saturday and need loaves, slices and cookies to sell!

If you can bake and drop it off at the Mercy Hospice on or before Friday 8 March that would be amazing!  Or you can drop off at Freemans Bay Community Hall, 52 Hepburn Road, Freemans Bay before 9am on Saturday 9 March.  Or if required, the lovely Rebecca at Mercy Hospice can come and pick baking up.

Please flick me an email and CC in Rebecca to let us know:
1. If you can bake.
2. Where and when you will drop off baking.
3. If you need baking picked up.

So just to recap:
What to bake: Loaves, slices, cookies.
Where to drop off: Mercy Hospice, 61 College Hill  Freemans Bay 1023
When: Drop off baking on or before Friday 8 March  (Or drop off on the day at Freemans Bay Community Hall, 52 Hepburn Road, Freemans Bay before 9am on Saturday 9 March only.)
Who to contact:  bakingforhospice@gmail.com and Rebecca.McCaughan@mercyhospice.org.nz

Thanks heaps!!!!

Nessie 🙂

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Wrap Up: Round 26 Red and Gold Round

{Clockwise from top left: Chocolate sugar cookies by Celia, Golden queen cakes by Jacqui, Savoury muffins and Banana loaf cake by Jan M.}

Hello team!

This round was a Chinese New Year inspired theme and we got such lovely themed and non themed baking and heaps of it too! Massive thanks to all you lovely people who baked and dropped your baking off!  And as always thank you so much to the ever patient drop off site ladies who are unbelievably amazing!! Don’t know what I’d do without you!

On to your gorgeous baking!

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Wrap Up: Round 25 Summertime Christmas and Reminder for Next Round

{Clockwise from top left: Caramel Oaty Slice by me, Ella the little angel and lots of muffins and scones made by her and her mum Emma, Candy Cane Brownies by Celia, and Christmas Shortbread by Victoria and Kate.}

Happy New Year everyone!

It’s a whole new year! Exciting new beginnings and the promise of bigger, brighter, happier days ahead.  Hope you got to spend the holiday period with your nearest and dearest and you got to have loads of yum food and days filled with sunshine.

Thank you for all your support over the last year and for all the years before.  Every time we do a round I am just overwhelmed by the amazing people with the biggest hearts you all are.  Thank you for being so inspiring and generous xox

We had a really great haul for our Summertime Christmas Round.  Thanks for all the yummy baking! It really made a big difference for the Hospices coming into the summer period!!  For the Summertime Christmas Round on the menu we had:

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