HC-One care homes to unleash their inner bakers

HC-One residents and colleagues are unleashing their inner bakers this month in support of local charities.

The ‘Bake, Decorate, and Donate for a Cause’ competition is being launched to mark Cake4Kindness Day on 21 November.

Homes will be submitting a photo of their residents in action creating their cakes and a photo of the heartwarming moment of when they will be dropping off their baked goods to their chosen good cause. The top three winning homes will receive a hamper, while homes who are selected as runners up will receive some surprise additional prizes.

Mark Meacham, HC-One’s head of catering and housekeeping support services, said: “It is very important to us at HC-One, the Kind Care Company, to support good causes such as Cake4Kindness whose aim it is to help those less fortunate and support charities. This will also provide HC-One care homes with the opportunity to build links and relationships with their local communities.

“The Cake4Kindness initiative and cause exemplifies HC-One’s ethos of kindness, as we aim to be the first-choice care home for residents and colleagues in each of the communities we serve.”

HC-One and community interest company (CIC) Cake4Kindness have created their own cake recipe book with 10 cake recipes to provide inspiration and ideas of what cakes they can make on the day with the ingredients and methods to follow.

If you would like access to the recipe book to get involved with the Cake4Kindness initiative, please visit: Delightful Afternoon Tea Cakes – A Collection of Sweet Indulgences – Recipe Book

Neel Radia, founder of Cake4Kindness, CIC, commented: “Our mission is to bring communities together through baking together as a means of connecting and reducing loneliness and social isolation. We then donate our baking through kindness to local charities and community groups who support people experiencing homelessness.

“We are delighted, and excited to be working with HC-One for our first Cake4Kindness Day and hope it will inspire others to join in. Together we can work towards reducing loneliness and social isolation in our communities.”

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