Est. 2026 · Homemade bakes

Help Sam build his cake shack.

Sam is 12, loves to bake, and is saving up to open Sam's Shack — a small community cake shed full of homemade brownies, cupcakes, biscuits and cakes.

Support Sam's dream See what he bakes
  • Level 2 Food Hygiene certified
  • Baked from scratch
A tray of homemade cupcakes in yellow cases, each topped with a swirl of vanilla frosting

Meet Sam

Baking is where Sam feels most himself.

Sam has been learning to bake with his tutor each week — cakes, brownies, biscuits, cupcakes and plenty more. Measuring, timing, following a recipe and working out costs all happen naturally in the kitchen, so baking is a great way to practise his maths and English too.

What started as a hobby has become a real passion. Sam's Shack is his plan to turn it into something of his own: a little shed where neighbours can pick up a fresh bake, and where Sam can build confidence, independence and skills for the future.

“I know, it's my dream.”

— Sam, in the video above

The bakes

What's coming out of Sam's oven

A taste of what the Shack will serve. Menu, flavours and prices will be shared as the opening gets closer.

A tray of brownies with a shiny, crackled chocolate top on baking paper

Brownies

Rich, fudgy chocolate with that crackly top. Sam's go-to bake.

A two-layer chocolate cake with cookies-and-cream filling and Oreo biscuits on top

Cookies & cream cake

Two layers of chocolate sponge, a thick cookies-and-cream filling and a crown of biscuits.

Chocolate cupcakes in checked paper cases with cream frosting and mini cookies on top

Cupcakes

Soft sponge, generous frosting, finished with a cookie or two.

Sam pressing seasonal-shaped cutters into rolled biscuit dough on baking paper

Cut-out biscuits

Rolled, cut and baked in fun seasonal shapes.

Allergens (including wheat, eggs, milk and sometimes nuts) will be clearly labelled on every bake. Please ask if you need to know more.

In the kitchen

Every bake starts with a messy worktop

Sifting, creaming, mixing, cutting, icing. Here's Sam at work.

Sam sifting flour through a sieve over a bowl, with a brownie recipe card underneath
Sifting for the brownies
Sam creaming butter and sugar in a white bowl with a hand mixer
Creaming the butter
Sam spooning chocolate cake batter into two round tins
Into the tins
A slice of chocolate cake with cookies-and-cream filling on a patterned plate, next to a mug of tea
Time for a slice

Safe, hygienic and properly trained

Sam has completed the Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety for Retail course, a City & Guilds assured qualification from High Speed Training, awarded in October 2026. It covers safe handling, storage, cleaning and allergens — everything needed to serve food to the public responsibly.

Support Sam's Shack

Every pound puts a brick in the Shack.

Sam is raising money through GoFundMe to turn his kitchen skills into a real little business. Here's what your donation helps him buy:

  • A small shed to be the Shack
  • Fridge & freezer space
  • Baking equipment
  • Quality ingredients
  • Packaging & storage

The plan

From the kitchen table to the shack

  1. 1

    Learn the craft

    Weekly baking sessions with his tutor, and lots of practice at home.

    Done
  2. 2

    Get certified

    Level 2 Food Hygiene and Safety, completed October 2026.

    Done
  3. 3

    Raise the funds

    Shed, fridge and freezer, equipment, ingredients and packaging.

    In progress
  4. 4

    Build the Shack

    Set up a safe, tidy, professional little bakery space.

    Next
  5. 5

    Open the doors

    Fresh bakes for the community, and a business Sam can be proud of.

    Soon

Thank you for believing in Sam.

Every donation, share and kind word helps Sam take a big step towards something of his own.

Support Sam's dream