Sorry if I am too late on this. Here are a couple of ideas for items that have gone over well at our bake sales and cake walks at our carnivals. Rice Krispies treats are a big seller and so easy to make (OK, it's not really baking, but everyone seems to love them). These can be singles (we sell for $.50 each) or made in a seasonal pan such as a jack-o-lantern for fall, which you can embellish a little with frosting to outline the eyes, nose & mouth. This would sell for around $4.00. Another popular item is cereal mix (either the sweet type with chocolate/peanut butter coating or traditional savory) in a tin or other container. Would be priced according to the size of the container. I haven't ever tried this, but another idea is to make caramel corn and put in a container.
Hope this helps.
Linda
We just had a bake sale along with our annual craft show, this past Saturday. I wish I would have seen the "donations" idea before then. That definitely sounds like a winning plan.
This is how we priced our baked goods.
Cookies or brownies-6 pk-$1.50
cupcakes-2 pk-$.50
whole pie-$6.00
half pie-$4.00
slice of pie (1/8)-$1.00-This was more for the crafters to have a dessert after they ate lunch.
8x8 or round cake-$4.00
layer cake (regular size)-$8.00
small loaf flavored breads-$2.00
regular loaf flavored breads-$4.00
Sometimes, we get homemade breads like white or wheat or dinner rolls, we just price accordingly and they usually sell fast anyhow.
We did have one mom who makes THE BEST no-bakes and they are huge. We put two in a pack for $1.00.
We do single pricing if the bake sale is in conjunction with another event. We do one with our spring carnival and the kids love being able to buy a cookie or brownie. Otherwise we package cookies in groups of 6 and price at $1 to $1.50 depending on what type and size of cookie.
I agree about limited/no singles. Almost everything we sell is a pack. We go to a local grocery store and they donate 6-pack cupcake trays. And Brownies are almost always a plate of 6. Another thing that goes over REALLY well is chocolate dipped pretzel rods. Those are also sold in a pack of three.
Sorry I don't have much info on pricing. I am not involved in planning/selling, just buying [img]redface.gif[/img] )
don't do singles.. if you offer singles, people will buy singles, knowing that they can "contribute" to your bake sale for .25. If you offer packages of 6, they will buy the full package, and if they only want to eat one, they will, and take the rest home.
As far as pricing, don't. Ask for donations. Instead of getting $1.50 for a miniloaf bread, you may get $5.00, a pie might get $20 instead of$8.00 because it's a fundraiser. We switched to this method a few years ago ( with a giant leap of faith) and went from earning $85 on a bakes sale to over $600 in the first year.
Now we do well over $1000 on the same annual Bake Sale, using the same strategy. WHOLE pies, breads, cakes and fancy desserts. We specifically do not ask for cookies.. and beleive it or not, we still get them.. but it's just enough to have some sampler bags of 6. If you include cookies in the list, you get 30 kajillion chocolate chip cookies..............
Okay.. it's been a long time since I've been involved in a bake sale. We're having one during our annual Trunk-Or-Treat event this month. I have a couple ideas as to what to price things, but I'm not real sure. If you hold bake sales, please help me out!
