The week before last I baked a cake for my other half’s company to raise money for the Haiti earthquake appeal. His company Equus Independent Financial Management was holding a day in which all members of staff were bringing in baked goods to sell.
I had a lot of cakes on that particular week and on Thursday morning he asked me if I could still do it for him for Friday, yes the next day.
As it was I managed to bake it ice it and decorate it in less than five hours from start to finish beginning at about 5.30pm on Thursday night and finishing sometime after 10pm. It wasn’t perfect by any means but it wasn’t a bad effort considering the short time to make something from scratch!
Here is the result below
Equus IFM Charity Cake
It was a 10″ square carrot cake sandwiched together with vanilla buttercream and was swiftly polished off by everyone in the office.
Having said that, apparently plenty of people helped themselves to a slice without actually paying so the cake only raised £18. Shame on you for those of you who didn’t contribute and I hope, given you all work for a big financial brokerage, you all give generously to the cause anyway!
