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Cake sheds are making bakers £1,000 a week - but the dream might be over
Key takeaways
- These small, cupboard-like "sheds" are usually jam-packed with home-baked goods that you help yourself to, and for which you are trusted to pay through an honesty box system.
- Packed with cookies, brownies, old-school sprinkle cakes or lemon drizzle, they are usually found in front gardens, on driveways or by the roadside.
- For some, the sheds are a side-hustle, while for others they're a booming business opportunity.
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Katie Thompson,BBC Newsand Jo Black,News correspondent BBCDanielle Edgington's cake shed has been so popular, she quit her full-time job to dedicate time to it Cake sheds are becoming something of a Great British tradition.
You may have noticed one pop up near you. These small, cupboard-like "sheds" are usually jam-packed with home-baked goods that you help yourself to, and for which you are trusted to pay through an honesty box system.
Packed with cookies, brownies, old-school sprinkle cakes or lemon drizzle, they are usually found in front gardens, on driveways or by the roadside.
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