Car Boot Cake Bake

In this Functional Skills unit you will have to think like a baker Bessie, your long lost Auntie, has given you the chance to bake some cakes and wants you to sell them at her local car boot sale on Sunday morning.

What maths will a baker use?

You will have to buy the ingredients from one of your local corner shops. The amount of baking time and preparation time you have will be enough for 25 cakes. You can bake as many different types of cakes or sausage rolls as you like and will be able to sell everything you bake (nobody knows YOU baked them!)

You will be given a sheet detailing the price people are willing to pay for one of Bessie’s cakes. You must make exactly 25 cakes of whichever type you choose, the ingredients you need to buy are available but you must buy all the ingredients in one of two shops.

Being such a great aunt, Bessie has given you her secret recipe sheet to bake from, and a big oven to bake them in.

Danny’s Discount Delicacies Give 10% discount on all purchases To help you with the ingredients you need, there are two local shops that will give you a discount on their prices. Danny’s Discount Delicacies Give 10% discount on all purchases Farman’s Fancy Foodstuffs Give £1 off for every complete £20 spent

To help you decide what to bake and how much you will need for each food item, you will be given a workings sheet for each type of cake. Fill in the number of cakes you are going to make and the ingredients you will need to buy and from where in the columns as shown

Important To help you work out the benefits of Danny’s Discount and Farman’s Fancy foodstores .... Fill in this table with your final decisions and the profits you have made. Important The ingredients you buy must be in full packets. If you have any leftovers they will be in Bessie’s cupboard ready for the next car boot sale!!

I have £30.83 for my Christmaths presents  Once you have worked out the cost and money you get from the sales, you will need to show the money you have made on the customary A3 poster along with the money and cakes........ I sold 25 cakes for £72 They cost me £47.17 I have £30.83 for my Christmaths presents  3 chocolate cakes 6 bags of cookies 4 lots of profiteroles 5 lemon cakes 7 fruit cakes

Let’s get cooking!!!!! As someone famous once said (every episode of ready steady cook) Let’s get cooking!!!!!