re: What to do....

Hi Laura… I don’t know what the rules are in England…
I have a family member in a nursing home… we are not allowed to provide food to any person there, apart from our direct relative… due to legalities with diet, allergies etc.
For the same reason, local schools banned being able to send cake to school for children’s birthdays.
Food laws are so very regulated here, I don’t know if I would legally be able to donate to a shelter or anywhere else.
I love seeing pics where a batch of decorated cupcakes has been sent to school, for a class member’s birthday. It’s so sad to see that go.
I wanted to have a go at doing a “tall” cake in 2013. I did one for my bithday…but downscaled it, by 25%.
Instead of the top tier being 4″ × 4″… I made it 3″ × 3″. The bottom tier was only 7"… instead of 10" etc…
The actual volume of cake was reduced masively… There were only 20 people at my celebration, but we got through most of it!
Good luck… hope this helps. Julez