Big Cake Bake
Join our delicious fundraiser and help support the 50,000 deaf children across the UK.
Whether you're hosting a tea party at home, a bake sale at school, or a sweet treat showdown at work, your Big Cake Bake can be as big or small as you like. It's all about having fun and raising vital funds.
Get started
Receive your free Big Cake Bake pack and start baking for a brilliant cause!
How to take part
Taking part is a piece of cake. All you have to do is:
- Register to receive your free Big Cake Bake materials.
- Organise and promote your event.
- Get baking (or fake your bake with store bought).
- Host your event – ask for a donation for a slice of cake.
- Pay in your dough.
Show us your cakes!
Share your cake photos on social media and make sure to tag us on Facebook, X (Twitter) and Instagram.
Contact us
We’d love to hear all about your Big Cake Bake and support you along the way! Get in touch by emailing us at community.fundraising@ndcs.org.uk.
Why take part?
Together, let’s make sure nothing holds deaf children back.
Your support will make a huge difference to the lives of more than 50,000 deaf children and their families across the UK.
Celebrity recipe inspiration
Get inspired with delicious cake recipes shared by your favourite celebrities. Whether you're a baking beginner or a kitchen pro, these tried-and-tested treats are perfect for your Big Cake Bake – and sure to impress your guests!
Gordon Ramsay's Blondies
Gordon Ramsay has kindly shared his recipe is for ‘blondies’, a white chocolate version of brownies. He finds them a bit more subtle in flavour and they make a great end to a meal, especially with a few chewy cranberries thrown in for texture.
Download the recipe:
Joanna Lumley’s Lemon Cake with Earl Grey Icing
Joanna Lumley is an author and actress. Why not try her unique recipe for Lemon Cake with Earl Grey icing?
Download the recipe:
The Hairy Bikers' Banana & Pineapple Cake
This recipe for a tantalisingly tropical banana and pineapple cake is from The Hairy Bikers (aka Si King and Dave Myers). This cake is lovely and moist and the fruit adds sweetness so you can keep the sugar content down. Just the thing with a cuppa to see you through to supper time!
Download the recipe:
Lucy Mecklenburgh's Gluten-Free Brownies
Lucy Mecklenburgh is an inspiring fitness and exercise professional and former star of reality TV show, The Only Way is Essex. She has shared this delicious recipe for gluten-free brownies!
Download the recipe:
Selasi Gbormittah's Layered Lemon Cake
Motorcycling banker and GBBO 2016 star Selasi Gbormittah shared a recipe with us to inspire your Deaf Awareness Week fundraising. He loves to use baking as a force for good, so hopefully his layered lemon cake will help make your Big Cake Bake a success.
Download the recipe: