This week I was asked to make a slice for a fundraiser. In the regional area where I live, the butter alone cost $7.50 and a can of condensed milk more than $6.
So, I wondered, am I doing things backwards? Maybe instead of picking a recipe and shopping for the ingredients, I could use what's already in the pantry or on sale at the shops.
"You don't have to use the most expensive ingredients when cooking," says Nurman Noor, a Nipaluna/Hobart-based GP and 2022 finalist on The Great Australian Bake Off.
"There's nothing wrong with unbranded products or even checking the bargain bin at the grocery store."
An impressive cake made from pantry staples
Nurman says a mistake many people make, including myself, is to rush out and buy ingredients for a dish of their choosing.
"If you're looking for something approachable and cheap then you really can't go past the Victoria sponge," he says.
"Most people would have a jar of jam, flour, oil, eggs and sugar lying around.
"Possibly the only ingredient you would need to purchase is the cream."
He says many basic biscuits and slices can be made from ingredients you might already have at home.
"You don't always have to use butter either; olive oil can also deliver excellent results," he says.
Freeze discounted fruit and bake with unbranded cake mix
Jess Hull is a mum of two young boys in Tubbagah/Dubbo, NSW and prides herself on her frugal tips and meal prepping.
"I love making sure we don't have waste … [and that] products in my fridge or pantry are used before they're bad," she says.
"For example, making banana bread with brown bananas; using the carrots that are going limp in a carrot cake; cooking with the canned mixed berries in the pantry that have been in there for a year."
She says she often tries to buy in bulk and waits for specials at supermarkets.
"Our local fruit and veggie shop also does little deals from time to time: a deal of say, 10 kilograms of bananas for $7. I then chop, bag and freeze portions to be able to use them in the future."
Jess says there's nothing wrong with swapping branded products for no-name alternatives.
"One of my favourite cheap treats to bake is the 'two ingredient' cake, which is less than five dollars," she says.
"Basically, you buy any packet mix cake and a tin of fruit. You don't require egg, oil, milk or anything.
"A no-name packet mix costs about 90c and an 820g can of tinned peaches is around $3.20.
"The no-name packet mix is great. Anytime I've ever used it, I get compliments on how fluffy the cake is."
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