Cupcakes and the (Near) Absence of Tupperware

Anna was beaming this morning as she brought in her little cakes for the school fundraiser for Children in Need.  (Remember the sticker she got the other day?)  We made chocolate Rice Krispie cakes, and all of the ingredients came from the shop in the village, which somehow made them even more homey.  Anna picked the yellow and polka dot cake cases so they would fit the theme colors of the event.

There were quite a few kids with cakes/biscuits this morning which made it all feel more special.  I noticed the containers that people brought their treats in.  Given that paper/disposable products are not as common here, I saw the process of wasteless culture first hand.  There was repurposed packaging-- a Quality Street candy tin, a biscuit tin, a cereal box with the side cut off (clever!)-- as well as carefully marked kitchenware from home--an actual round cake box with lid, roasting tin, and I did see one large plastic Tupperware-like box.

I was going to craft a cakes holder out of an Amazon.com box and foil, but I then remembered that John had brought me back Chinet paper plates and Glad Press 'N' Seal on his trip to DC last week.  (You wouldn't believe my excitement!)  So the 12 little cakes went neatly on a paper plate, covered in wrap.  Sometimes I can be so American.