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A savoury bake today! Love at First Bake have come up trumps again! When I had my Birthday cake from them I knew I had been converted and would always go back. So when my sisters came around we ordered a cake. Love at first bake were kind enough to ask if I wanted to try their savoury muffins at the same time and this is what arrived!
First thing I notice about these muffins are that they are HUGE. I honestly didn't expect them to be so large. They are also very filling so are worth the £2.50 each. When opening the box the aroma of these muffins filled the room, so I strongly suggest not opening them at work. Unless you want puppy dog eyes at you all afternoon from hungry colleagues!
Not only do these smell amazing but they look so appealing, a crispier top with red pepper and parmesan sprinkled over. I have to admit the top to a muffin is always by far my favourite bit and this one did not let me down.
Once in the muffin the texture is much drier than a sweet muffin, which is what I expected. There was some melted parmesan in the middle which I believe had a secondary purpose as a binding agent as well as to amplify the flavour. The crumbly texture is fantastic with some soft cheese as this binds it together well and enhances the flavours. I would say that eating a whole muffin alone would be a bit heavy going and honestly I don't think that is the intention. I found using it as more of a side for a pasta dish or soup, very much like a tear and share flavoured bread was delicious.
Tomato soup was this muffins perfect pairing and the crumbliness really worked to its advantage for this. The pieces that were left from dipping had absorbed into the soup, making the most beautiful peppery, herby, cheesy, tomato goodness!
There is also very good quality ingredients used and being a smaller business, they do not have the same buying power that brands like Genius do. But saying that, you wouldn't get quality like this from supermarket free from brands!
I overall really enjoyed this muffin and would completely recommend it. I know £10 plus P&P is a daunting thought for 4 muffins, but I can assure you these could easily feed 8 as part of a meal because they are so large. These would be great for a free from dinner party and I think you're guests would leave very impressed!
If you are interested in some of these unique muffins, you can order them online here!
Hannah x
*These products were sent to me to try as part of a purchase I made. These opinions are completely my own, honesty is the best policy!
Cake, everybody loves cake! And what I mean by that is everybody LOVED this cake. The lovely people over at Love at First Bake sent me a 6" Chocolate Marshmallow cake for my Birthday. As the cake was quite large for just me, I had my family and boyfriend partake in the eating!
Now none of my family are gluten free or typically eat gluten free food, so when they all had some and asked where it was from and if they could have more, I knew I was onto a winner. This cake is what I term as scarily good, as it tastes so legitimate I fear it could have gluten in it!
This cake retails at £11.95 and is well worth every penny. It has a lovely moist dense sponge with a chocolate marshmallow frosting which is sprinkled in chocolate swirls and mini marshmallows. This cake surpassed all my expectations and I would highly recommend it to anyone, regardless of a gluten intolerance or not. It is well deserving of its great taste award!
I cut the cake into 8 pieces as I feared like most gluten free cakes it would crumble, but this was not the case so I could have cut it smaller if I had more people to cater for, but then you wouldn't get as much so I would go for the larger size!
I was told it was very much like a mainstream chocolate muffin in terms of the texture and taste and that had I served it without telling them they would have absolutely no idea it was gluten free.
My mum said she will buy these for all family events so I can join in and nobody will even know the difference!
There is such a wide range on the websites from muffins to loaf cakes and even savoury choices. I am most certainly going to try the savoury muffins in the near future because I love brie and cranberries so that option is really enticing me.
Overall I will 100% buy this cake and I am now excited to try the other flavours, because everyone loved it I know its something I can share and even have for when people come around for tea and cake as we can all enjoy it together without taste and texture being compromised!
Let me know if you have tried any other of the Love at First Bake cakes, and which is your favourite!
Hannah x
*This was sent to me to try, all opinions are completely my own and I would repurchase with my own money