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An Exceedingly Good Summer with Mr Kipling

Despite not having a hugely sweet tooth, I’ve always had a soft spot for Mr Kipling’s French fancies. They are evocative of my childhood. They remind me so much of plates piled high at my Nanna’s Sunday buffets.

I think anyone who grew up in the UK over the last twenty or thirty years is probably aware of Mr Kipling. Their classics like Cherry Bakewells to Vienesse Whirls are just so well know and have been around forever. If I had to choose a favourite it would probably be the Vienesse Whirls. There’s something satisfying about the way they crumble and spill all over the place whilst you’re eating them and I have such strong memories of being out in the garden covered in crumbs with jam around my mouth. Much like this:

Apologies to my siblings for these pictures, they had no prior warning!

Roll forward to 2017. I’ve still got Mr Kipling crumbs down me but tend to spend less time running around the garden (purely due to having to ‘adult’). Their new summer range of cakes includes new strawberry cheesecake whirls and trifle slices. As well as these, they still have our favourite classics like the Bakewell tarts, apple Bramley pies and of course, mini Battenbergs and fondant fancies (with a strawberry and cream facelift).

Mr Kipling Summer Range

I love the bright yellow packaging. You can’t help but be cheery when you see it, despite the grey days and the rain showers which keep interrupting the sunshine.  After all, what more can you expect from British summertime? Anyway, Mr Kipling is determined to make the most of the summer and as part of their Exceedingly Good Summer campaign, they’ve given me some awesome summer goodies to give away (and some cakes for me to eat too!) Woooo!

Competition Time!

Hands up if you’ve seen those inflatable unicorns on Instagram? BORING. We’re foodies and our pool inflatables should look tasty right? I hear you.. and so does Mr Kipling. So, as if cakes aren’t enough, they’ve only gone and created what we all secretly wanted. giant inflatable Cherry Bakewell! You can win one too, along with a pump and of course, loads of Mr Kipling cakes.

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177 Comments

  1. I love the yellow Fondant Fancies – love the little blob of buttercream on top, which I leave till last!

  2. French fancies because they are so fancy! Lovely and moist with buttercream, you can’t resist having one more…

  3. I love Angel Slices! I’m unsure why but I think it’s because I loved them as a child – I used to write an ‘A’ on the end of the Angel bit of the box and joke that no-one else could eat them as they had my name on!

  4. I absolutely love Mr Kipling!! My favourite from his selection is definitely cherry bakewells, I just love the combination of pastry, icing and cherry jam divine!

  5. Cherry Bakewells are up there but I love their mini Battenbergs because each one is covered in marzipan which I love.

  6. My favourite are French fancies, always reminds me of childhood tea parties at my grandparents house when I was little

  7. French fancies as they remind me of when I was little having tea at my nana’s house who is sadly no longer with us.

  8. Country Slices – it is tradition in our family to always have a box of country slices if we are going on a long car journey!

  9. french fancies – I love biting the top bump off first with the creamy filling then I finish the cake and fondant ..I have managed to eat about 4 in a row, but then it gets a bit sickly! lol

  10. My favourite is Mr Kipling Almond Slices because I love the taste of soft almonds with fruity plum and raspberry jam!

  11. Battenbergs have been my favs since childhood but my daughter loves Angel Slices & since I have to help her eat them 😉 I have to admit they’re exceedingly good

  12. Mr Kipling French Fancies are my favourite as my nan used to give them to me as a treat when I was little.

  13. Cherry Bakewells have always been a family treat on a Saturday! So these have to be my all time favourite xx

  14. French Fancies. As children my sister and I used to compete against each other to see who could eat one whole! They still bring back happy memories 30 years later

  15. I absolutely love the Mr Kipling Oat Slices – both the Dark Chocolate & Coconut and the Orange & Cranberry ones, I couldn’t pick a favourite! I love them because they’re not too sweet, and the oats add a lovely element. Though I’m not so sure they haven’t discontinued them recently cos they seem to have disappeared :-\

  16. My favourite is the Cherry Bakewell Tarts! I love them because they remind me of my mum. She loved them too and I always sneaked one when mum wasn’t looking and told her the dog ate it! She clearly didn’t believe me because she laughed.

  17. This is the toughest choice ever. It’s between cherry bakewells and french fancies. I think it has to be…cherry bakewells! They’re amazing. 😀

  18. It has to be Viennese whirls. So crumbly and with a delicious filling. The trouble is that I can’t stop at one or even three!

  19. French Fancies – particularly the yellow ones. My grandmother used to give them to us when we went to her house for tea. Fond (or should that be fondant?) memories 🙂

  20. I Have always been partial to a fondant fancy….because they are such girlie cakes and so sweet and tasty!

  21. Cherry Bakewell, love them and they go down great with either a glass of wine or a mug of tea. Plus my Grandma was nicknamed “Cherry” because she used to pick them when she was younger and it stuck until she died.

  22. A Fondant Fancy! Because they are delicious of course and also because I love to say ‘Fondant Fancy’!!

  23. Fondant Fancies – they remind me of going to tea at my friend’s house when I was a child. Eating them seemed so sophisticated!

  24. Fondant fancies – sweet childhood memories. I really like cherry bakewells too, cake and pastry, yummy!

  25. I love a Country Slice, though the Trifle Slices look amazing so I’ll have to look out for those next time I shop!

  26. Cherry Bakewells – the icing, the almond and moisture of the filling …. oh joy. If only the rest of the family didn’t love them too, I could munch on a box myself 🙂

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