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Cake Kit Project

Start a Drive · Anywhere

Bring cake kits to your own community.

This blueprint is free to use. Your drive is organized independently by you and your local partner — no sign-up needed.

Community blueprint

Six steps, in order

Printable version
  1. 1

    Coordinate firstDo this first

    Before buying or collecting anything, talk with a local food pantry, church, or community partner and get clear answers.

    • Confirm they are willing to accept the supplies.
    • Confirm they are willing to assemble kits — or agree who will.
    • Agree on how many kits they can use and distribute.
    • Confirm their delivery / drop-off days and hours.
    • Confirm they accept the shelf-stable kit contents listed here.
    • Get a named local contact person for questions and delivery.
    • Ask whether the families they serve have oven access.
  2. 2

    Set up giving carefully

    Only open a giving option once it's real and transparent. Keep each community's gifts separate.

    • Supply wishlist: ships directly to the confirmed recipient, with their permission.
    • Money: only after a receiving account is configured and you've written down how funds will be used.
    • Never send one community's gifts to another, or imply one general fund serves every drive.
  3. 3

    Gather supplies

    Use the kit calculator — one of each item per kit — and its estimated budget for planning.

    • Boxed cake mix, cans of Sprite or Coke, tubs of frosting.
    • Aluminum baking pans, ideally with fitting lids.
    • Printed English/Spanish direction cards.
  4. 4

    Check every item

    Food safety and transparency come first.

    • Check that seals are intact and packaging is undamaged.
    • Check expiration / best-by dates.
    • Keep original ingredient and allergen labels on every item.
  5. 5

    Assemble the kits

    Pack one of each item together, with the direction card on top — at the recipient site or wherever you agreed.

    • Place the mix, soda, and frosting inside or alongside the pan.
    • Close the lid or bundle items so nothing gets separated.
  6. 6

    Deliver by arrangement

    Drop off only as agreed with your recipient organization.

    • Deliver during their confirmed delivery hours, to your local contact.
    • Follow their intake and storage guidance.

Kit calculator

How many kits?

Each kit needs one of every item. Enter the number your partner organization agreed to accept.

Shopping list for 25 kits

  • Boxed cake mix1 per kit25 boxes
  • Can of soda1 per kit25 cans
  • Tub of frosting1 per kit25 tubs
  • Aluminum baking pan1 per kit25 pans
  • Printed directions1 per kit25 cards

Estimated materials budget

about $150.00

  • This is an estimate for planning, not a guaranteed cost or a promise of what any gift will buy.
  • An early online price comparison came to about $5.80 per kit, before printing, sales tax, and shipping.
  • Local store prices, sales, brands, and pan sizes vary — check prices where you'll actually shop.
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Send this page to a pantry coordinator, a youth group, or a neighbor who loves to bake.