cakes that stay fresh for a week.

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I'm going camping on Friday, and want to take enough cakes to feed 80 plus people a couple of times. Any suggestions for cake sthat will stay moist for severak days gratefully accepted. I was thinking banana loaf, lemon drizzle, tiffin, any other suggestions?

TIA

bump?

Dundee cake?

Oh, and parkin.

Tea loaf - no milk.

thanks both - do you have a tea loaf recipe nomdujour...I can't find mine!

What if you froze some cakes then took them frozen in cool boxes, that way they would last longer. Sponge freezes very well.

this carrot cake, although i'd either do butter icing or not ice at all

thanks baloney and charlotte - I will probably freeze some cakes too, but not got much space in my freezer!

that carrot cake looks great. I agree no icing though!

www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1462/sticky-stem-ginger-cake-with-lemon-icing

The best ginger cake ever, gets better with age, should in theory last (doesn't in my house though. Gannets).

golden syrup cake

This is lovely

Mil always took Parkin to the holiday cottage on Scilly. Survived being bounced about in a ruck sack on helicopters and boats. It was yummy.
Proper Yorkshire Parkin, my grand mother used to make it too.

thansk very much for all your ideas - have made 10 loaf cakes of various flavours, flapjack, tiffin and 9 trays of biscuits. Hope it is enough!

fruit cake lasts yonks (I always make my christmas cake at least a month before christmas to give lots of time to add the

blimey op - how long fid all that take you?!

We usually find that a loaf cake gives eight slices, so you may need to bake some more!

Any sponge cake made with butter (not marge or other substitute) will keep very well wrapped in paper or foil (not airtight plastic).

Are you feeding Cubs?

Oh, I misread! I thought you had baked A tray of biscuits! You probably do have enough.

yes, I've not made fruit cake I have ot admit because of the length of time it takes to bake, and the cost of ingredients.

the actual baking took me about 4 hours on and off last night, plus about 3 this morning, it is the washing up in between and waiting for the cakes ot cook that takes the time.

re quantities - I've made approx 60 tiffin squares, similar amount of flapjack and approx 100 biscuits - they took ages to spoon out on the trays! I think it should be enough!

I've double wrappe dthe loaf cakes in clingfilm then foil, then they are all in a BOden delivery box, was just the right size!

No I'm not feeding cubs (though would usually send a cake or 2 to scout camp as requested!). We are going to New Wine, a kind of Christian festival, and are hel;ping with the kids' work. The cakes are for all the leaders leading one of the kids work groups - and for our family and church friends that we will be camping with.

I hope they will be ok!