Join in with Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning this year on September 27th 2024!
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning is Macmillan’s biggest fundraising event, bringing people from across the UK together to raise money for people living with cancer.
Why not give it a go yourself this year and help fundraise for a great cause? It’s super easy to sign up via the Macmillan website, so get baking! For some help getting started, we’ve got some tips for how to host a sale and we’ve gathered together some of our best recipes that would be perfect for a coffee morning.
Since 1990, Macmillan’s World’s Biggest Coffee Morning has raised over £310 million!
How to host a bake sale
Whether you decide to host at home, work, school or in the community, Macmillan has specific tips to help with hosting which you can check out here. Check below for our top tips and steps for how to organise and host your coffee morning!
1. Sign up as a host
You’ll first need to sign up on the Macmillan website in order to receive your fundraising kit. Just choose a date (this can be changed later on) and whether you’ll be hosting from home, school, work or with a local community group. Sign up here!
2. Plan your event and share it
Once you’ve registered, your online fundraising page will be set up, which can be personalised with a photo, a fundraising target and a description of why you are hosting. You can then share this page online or via Macmillan to let people know you’re hosting and if they can’t attend, where to donate.
To plan your event, think about who is able to lend their time to help out at the Coffee Morning, as well as what you will sell to raise money (keep reading for some great recipes for delicious bakes that will get donations flowing!)
3. Get creative and do it in your own way!
Go traditional and serve tea and cakes, or put a spin on your Coffee Morning and do something different! How about a themed bake sale like 80s disco, or host in the evening and do cocktails instead? The choice is yours – get brainstorming!
4. The day of…
Decorate your space and get ready to enjoy! Ask people to donate with cash or via your fundraising page, and remember that every penny you raise goes towards aiding Macmillan in helping people living with cancer.
5. Donate the money raised and celebrate
Pay in your donations online via the Macmillan website, or at the bank, post office, via phone or post – click here for more information. Now celebrate! You’ve helped contribute to a great cause and Macmillan will send a thank you certificate to show how much you’ve raised and how it will help people living with cancer.
Now for some recipes fit for a great Coffee Morning!
Dainty Floral Cupcakes
These cute cupcakes, with a delightful hint of lemon, are easy to make and are a perfect bake for any occasion, especially a Coffee Morning! A Dairy Diary recipe.
Raspberry & Cream Cheese Streusel Cake
This Raspberry & Cream Cheese Streusel Cake is a delicious mix of textures and flavours with a tasty sugary top and a moist berry centre. A new Dairy Diary 2025 recipe!
Rocky Road Cookies
A sweet, chocolatey treat and an excellent one to get the kids involved with! Even little ones can contribute to the Coffee Morning. A Dairy Diary recipe.
Chocolate Layer Cake
An easy chocolate cake recipe that is perfect for special occasions like a bake sale! This version is sandwiched together with double cream to make it even more indulgent.
Hot Bakewell Blondies
These Hot Bakewell Blondies are great served warm or cold! A great alternative to the Bakewell Tart but just as tasty and great for sharing. From the Quick After Work Cookbook.
Coffee Battenburg
A twist on the classic Battenberg and even more delicious! This mouthwatering Coffee Battenburg is sure to go down a treat with everyone. A Dairy Diary recipe.
Good luck with your Coffee Morning and enjoy!
Check out our Recipe Collections for more bake sale inspiration and tag us in your pictures of your Coffee Morning via Instagram or Facebook.
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