Tea any one??

Strawberry Tea is a great idea Breast Cancer Research have come up with to raise money and have a great time too

A Strawberry Tea is a sweet idea for summer. You invite your friends, family or colleagues to a tea party, picnic, or other occasion where you all get to enjoy delicious treats, and in return they make a donation to Breast Cancer Care.
It can be as simple or grand as you want. You could pop a packet of fancy biscuits on a plate at work or open your garden up to an afternoon party of home baked cakes, fun games and a raffle. It’s all for a good cause – helping us support the 50,000 people who are diagnosed with breast cancer every year.

A Strawberry Tea can be about...

Baking

Whether you’re a regular domestic goddess or haven’t used the oven in months, baking can be as simple or as elaborate as you dare. It’s the ideal excuse to try that cake recipe you have been holding onto or try one of our celebrity chef recipes. 

Having a tea break at work

A cake and some strawberries are bound to brighten up any office tea break. So bring a smile to your colleagues’ faces by bringing in a few baked goodies and putting the kettle on. A small donation from everyone in the office can make a big difference.

Craft

Are you good with a pair of knitting needles? Download our free strawberry-themed knitting patterns and create items to sell or raffle. 

Sporting 

If you're a member of a cricket or golf club, you could turn your afternoon break for tea into a Strawberry Tea in the pavilion or clubhouse and ask friends and family to serve up some delicious strawberry cakes. It’s so simple to do and you can raise money by asking everyone for a donation for the tea and cake that day. 
 

How to raise more from your Strawberry Tea

• charge for cake – people are always happy to pay for a slice or two
• sell tickets – or charge an entry fee at the door or garden gate
• run a raffle – ask guests or local businesses to donate prizes
• guess the weight of the cake – this classic game is always popular, with the winner taking the cake home
• boss’s tea round – ask your boss to be on tea making duty for the day, with donations given for each cup
• sponsored strawberry – ask someone to dress up and get sponsored for a day of looking sweet, but silly
• market stall – a craft, cake or plant stall can be held almost anywhere
• sell Breast Cancer Care pin badges – order a box now by clicking on the order materials button.

 Here's a lovely cupcake including strawberries that you could sell to raise money

Strawberry-Lime Stuffed Cupcakes
(taken from Food Network)

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Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup milk

Equipment: 6-cup jumbo muffin tin

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line the muffin tin with cupcake liners.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt together in a medium bowl.
In another medium bowl, beat the eggs and sugar with an electric mixer until light and foamy, about 2 minutes. While beating, gradually pour in the butter and then the vanilla.
While mixing slowly, add half the dry ingredients, then add all the milk, and follow with the rest of the dry ingredients. Take care not to over mix the batter. Divide the batter evenly in the prepared tin.
Bake until a tester inserted in the center of the cakes comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cupcakes on a rack in the tin for 10 minutes, then remove. Cool on the rack completely.

Icing

• 1 1/3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 1/2 tablespoons finely grated lime zest
• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
• 1 drop green food coloring

Mix the confectioners' sugar and lime zest in a medium bowl. Add the lime juice and mix with an electric mixer to make a firm but pourable icing. (If needed, add up to 1 teaspoon more juice, but take care if the icing is too loose it doesn't set properly.) Add food color to make a pale pastel green icing.

To assemble

• 6 large ripe strawberries, hulled
• Green sanding sugar
• Fresh mint leaves or candied leaves

Remove cupcake from its liner. Cut and remove a strawberry (coned) shaped portion of cupcake from the top of each cupcake, leaving about 1/2 to 1-inch of cake in the bottom. Stuff each cake with a strawberry and cover with a little bit of cake. Spoon and spread icing over the top of the cupcakes. Sprinkle with green sanding sugar. Top with small mint leaves or candied leaves.

For more ideas or to learn more about strawberry tea and breast cancer research and care visit the website www.breastcancercare.org.uk

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