Cakes etc for church fete on a tight budget - inspire me!

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OK so I volunteered to make cakes for the produce stall at the church fete (part of our concerted campaign to get involved in the village and try to make some friends).

I don't have a set budget per se but money is tight right now so I would like to fulfill this promise as cheaply as possible.

I was going to do some decorated cupcakes but can someone inspire me with either cheap ideas or ideas of where to get ingredients cheaply (e.g. are Aldi/Lidl any good for baking ingredients [ignoramus] - I don't really want to go on spec as I would spend more in diesel than I would save IYSWIM!)

TIA

Califrau - read arfishy/eid's thread - I am so there and they are on my list. I am a little cautious about my target market - I think I need things to appeal to them [ahem] older generation (average age of village >70) and I think the teacups are more of a small girl thing. I will still make them, though - good practice for DD/God Daughter's birthdays.