As many regular visitors to my blog will know I love cake and any excuse to make one or have some I will think of one! I think cake can be eaten at any time of the day really, although obviously for the sake of my waist it is better to only stick to be slice per day at the very least!
So when I heard that Anchor Butter were busy attempting to bring back elevenses and make it part of of the British public’s daily routine once again, I thought what a great excuse to eat more cake! Anchor want to encourage people to make the time to sit down and enjoy a few minutes rest bite at 11o’clock each day and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee with a tasty little snack.
According to the english dictionary, elevenses means
a drink and a small amount to eat between breakfast and lunch
I know that whenever I used to stay with my grandparents as a child we would almost always be allowed a little elevenses mid morning and it would be a few biscuits, a cake or maybe a warm sausage roll from the bakery in the village where they lived.
So do you make time for a little elevenses each day? I don’t make a conscious decision to have a snack at 11 o’clock everyday but as I usually feel a bit peckish around that time, usually from having been up since the crack of dawn (oh the joys of motherhood!), so I will have a nibble of something sweet to keep me going until lunchtime. My favourite elevenses snack would be a slice of (homemade) cake – I don’t really mind which flavour but for the purpose of this feature I made a chocolate sponge and this is how I did it
You will need:
200g caster sugar
200g anchor butter (other butters are available of course!)
4 eggs
180g self raising flour
20g cocoa powder
1 tbsp milk
to decorate
150g butter
190g icing sugar
2 tbsp milk
1 heaped tbsp cocoa powder
chocolate buttons
Method:
pre-heat oven to 180oC/160oC fan
cream together the sugar and butter until pale and creamy
add the flour and eggs mix well
add the cocoa powder and milk and blend well
grease and line 2 sandwich tins
add the cake mixture and cook for 25 mins approx (or until knife comes out clean)
allow to cool completely then add your buttercream (which you make by beating all the ingredients, except the buttons, well together): half for the middle of your cake and the other half for the top
then add your chocolate buttons to the top of your cake and then you have your cake ready for slicing
perfect washed down with a lovely cup of tea 🙂
So now I have told you my perfect elevenses heaven why not tell me yours? In doing so you could win yourself a full set of Anchor Memorabillia! GIVE AWAY
The set contains everything you need to embrace some elevenses yourself and inspire you to get creative in your kitchen and maybe even make your favourite mid morning treat yourself ! It includes an apron, a cake stand, egg cups, a butter dish and tea towels – ideal!
I have 3 sets of Anchor Memorabillia to give away and all you need to do is:
leave your name and twitter name in the comments box below telling me your favourite elevenses snack
and tweet the following
I want to bring #anchorelevenses back with Mummy Mishaps and win some memorabilia @JennyPaulin http://mummymishaps.blogspot.com/2012/01/elevenses-oclock.html
for an extra chance to enter please like Anchor’s Facebook page (and tell me you have done so)
(you can also follow Anchor on twitter @Anchor_dairy)
Closing Date is Monday 30th January 2012
good luck & thanks for entering x
I was sent a set of memorabilia myself for the purpose of this post. all thoughts on elevenses are my own.
*COMPETITION I NOW CLOSED!*
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Thank you xx
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I can’t have cakes and biscuits so my elevenses snack is usually a piece of fruit. I’ve tweeted @janesgrapevine and i already like the Anchor facebook page
When I am at work it is usually a banana, but otherwise it is mashed banana on toast with honey.
I already follow Anchor FB page. I’ve tweeted as above. Thanks for the chance to win. My twitter name is @linby
I don’t really have a sweet tooth – the stock would still be intact if I was accidentally locked
overnight in a sweet shop – roast chicken crisps and black tea for me.
I have tweeted as @00annabellee00
I
like Anchor’s Facebook page as Annabel Lee
I love Carrot cake for elevenses – yum!
Clara0015 on Twitter – Retweeted
Already liked Anchor on Facebook and followed on Twitter
What a great set!
My snack of choice at the moment is a piece of homemade Flapjack.
I have tweeted the message @laureninsuffolk
And liked on Facebook and followed on Twitter.
It’s all about the cupcakes with me 🙂 No surprise really, is it? 😉 x
Have retweeted as @caro_mad x
I love cheese on toast with Woustershire sauce!!!!!
I am following and have tweeted @tracyknixon
I am an Anchor fan on Facebook (Tracy K Nixon) and following them too on Twitter (@tracyknixon)
I love scones!! Tweeted too. @wendymcd83
I like Anchor on Facebook too! @wendymcd83
susan1375 tweeted message, left message on Anchors page (joan gray), love boiled eggs (my own hens) tea and toast.
Well it used to be cream tea, but after seeing your cake… I think It’s changed to chocolate cake… Goodness me that looks amazing!
Just off to tweet!@mummiafelice
I already like Anchor on Facebook and twitter
@mummiafelice
Like Anchor on Facebook and twitter @deanbryant
Favourite elevenses?? – Cheese on toast 🙂
Love anchor on crumpets
Toasted Teacake with lots of yummy butter, mmmm!
I have also liked Anchor on Facebook and tweeted.
Hi my name is Amanda Cottingham (twitter gidders1) I follow them on FB and twitter. and I have tweeted.
I love a slice of vistoria sponge (made with anchor of course) and a cuppa tea
Thank you x
my favorite elevenses snack would have to crumpets (homemade if I have the time) with ooodles of butter, and sometimes Marmite! Yummy…
Liked on FB, Twitter etc… @thesoupdragon44
bacon and egg muffin! lovely! i have tweeted! @kemo_2002
liked on facebook
My favourite elevenses snack is a fruit scone with butter.
I’ve retweeted and followed @figgygee
I already like Anchor on FB (Fee Lynne Edwards) and on Twitter @figgygee
I love cereal bars @Jenni000
I’ve tweeted @Jenni000
I do like a toasted teacake, and sometimes a couple of biscuits with my mid morning brew, but if there is cake available then that’s my first choice
Hot cross buns
@littleboo_21
Liked on FB – Sarah Littleboo Anguish
@littleboo_21
Following via Twitter too
@littleboo_21
Hot buttered cheese scones
Liked on Facebook
Tweeted @RuthMarianna
@hoogervaaner on twitter, I love a big massive slice of cake but should really eat carrot sticks!
Oh and I most certaily do like the Anchor facebook page 🙂
My favourite elevensies snack at the moment is whatever’s been left in the office kitchen. Today it was chocs from a selection box, last week it was Welshcakes. The week before, someone had been making scones. That’s one of the things I love about my job, someone always wants to feed me! @meedja on twitter
Oh, and I already like Anchor on facebook (lorraine cooper)
A cranberry and white chocolate chip cookie!
Tweeted as @ratties 2
Fruit bread toasted or tea cake with hot butter xx
followed and tweeted as @torialou78 and below should have said hot with butter not with hot butter lol 🙂 typing to fast lol x
already liked they facebook page and staying there 🙂 the cow updates and all the yummy food is fab 🙂
My favourite elevenses snack is Ryvita with grated cheese! @MillyYMSE on twitter 🙂
My favourite Elevenses are a piece toast with butter and jam tweeted @loppys1234 followed already like anchor fcebook subscribed to newsletter
Cake for me.
Liked on fb too.
has to be a slice of cake for me
My perfect elevenses are Hot buttered Bagels
I have tweeted your message – tweet me @aesop57
I am following Anchor on Facebook (Alice Hindley)
Wispa and a cup of tea!
A cup of coffee, toasted t – cake with Anchor butter ;o)
Karen Barrett
@chocolateonemse
Tweeted
I have liked Anchor on FB and twitter
Home made cupcakes! Tweeted on @mummyvswork and i have liked their FB page 🙂
fruit loaf and read butter om nom nom nom !
my micro nutritional cake . tweeted @pooohbear2811
like them on FB Elaine Livingstone
my fave elevenses are crumpets! tweeted, and facebooked @jedisarah
Hot toasted crumpets with loads of butter @becky0020
Like Anchor on Facebook @becky0020
@LucyWalker15 got to be nutella on wholemeal toast!
OMG that cake looks delicious…..I want it now! I’m happy with a crumpet spread with peanut butter usually – yum!
Have tweeted & following/like on FB & twitter
x
When I’m being good it’s a banana! @katylittlelady
already like anchor on facebook, already following them on twitter. @mattalex2008
A toasted muffin (or teacake) with lashings of melting butter dripping down the sides. Mmmm.
Have tweeted. @mattalex2008
Hot sweet waffles with a scoop of cold melty vanilla ice cream, yum yuuuuuum. x I have liked anchors page also. @Iggy131313
I love toasted teacakes with lots of butter
Have liked anchors facebook page
Ryvita with cheese
tweeted
https://twitter.com/#!/sarah34090/status/162535006370144256
liked on fb as sarah morris
My favourite is cheese on toast
Alreadya fan of anchor on facebook
My favourite is any kind of biscuit although I’m on a cut-down at the minute so no snacking! @WeeWillieWilkie
I’ve liked Anchor’s FB page.
A slice of a homebaked cake is always welcome. I bake often for my guys, so we usually have one cake or the other in the house.
Tweeted as @maximka25 Thank you! Also following the Anchor on Twitter and Like on FB for a long time.
I love the Harvest Apple Cake so I make this at least once a week.The kids think it’s a big treat when they see it in there lunch boxes. We grow our own apples so it’s the perfect recipe to make use of them!I love to make the best of fresh seasonal produce so it’s perfect recipe.Would love to win the anchor cake set to display my new found baking talent!
also tweeted from @raineylainey and I’ve been a big fan of Doreen and the gang on Facebook for a while! We go though some much anchor butter in this house!
My homemade lemon drizzle cake.
@baggiesbabe69
Like Anchor on FB & follow on twitter
@baggiesbabe69
Anything with chocolate or lemon in would be my choice for elevenses @Bobbity666
Like Anchor on FB as Louise Strachan @Bobbity666
Tweeted comp as @Bobbity666
Scones and jam @ali991
Liked on Facebook and tweeted comp as @shazheath
My elevenses is a cup of tea and shortbread biscuits or a teacake, hot dripping with melted butter.
Tweeted @Rahelaa and liked on FB – rahela ahmed-uddin
my elevenses is crumpets with anchor butter. cant beat it!! x
I have also liked Anchor on Facebook and tweeted
toast and butter
Cheese scones with Anchor for my elevenses!
Forgot to add my Twitter name!!
@Haygates31
A slice of victoria sponge and a cup of tea.
I’ve tweeted my tiwtter name is @EmmaHolness
I liked Anchor on Facebood
Zoe Howarth @zaphgb
Cherry flapjack x
Already like Anchor on fb
Have followed you and tweeted @zaphgb
have followed and tweeted- great prize. @sausage666
toast with philidelphia cheese. i have tweeted as xSweetCheeksx and liked the anchor page as Si Jackson
I have put on a stone snacking so im trying to make sure my snacks are healthy so at the moment i am having fruit and nuts
Tweeted as beclee09 and liked on fb too
I love a crumpet with loads of Anchor on for elevenses! Tweeted as @samanthawesley and liked in facebook – SJ Wesley
A nice homemade muffin with lashings of anchor butter …. tweeted for a comp entry @ArticleGuru999
Homemade cupcake made with creamy Anchor butter 🙂
Tweeted @AlanaMse and liked FB pages – Alana Sinead
A bit of banana bread always goes down well! @kellolio I’m following on facebook too 🙂
Homemade carrot cake for me:) @claire_trevor
I already like Anchor on fb.
Yummy hummingbird cupcakes – Delicious! @thespotmeister
Liked on FB (Jacqueline Burton Mse)
a lemon cheesecake
tweeted @joanna_kow
like their FB as Joanna Sawka
My favourite snack is a nice slice of cake, but when I’m trying to be good I have a chopped banana with a drizzle of honey and a sprinkling of almonds!
@flamingice48
Have liked Anchor on FB!
My favourite elevenses are fruit or cheese scones…mmm 🙂 (tweeted as @charlotte_jones)
@itsmeexxx (twitter) it has to be egg and soldiers. mmmmm tweeted and followed on facebook x
twitter name xxcarolinexxx I love a toasted teacake at elevenses! Following anchor on FB and have tweeted your comment too.
@mrs_jacksparrow I love having a hot chocolate (with cream & marshmallows on top) with some chocolate bourbons. Not very good for my diet but I don’t care – they’re yummy!!
Already liked on facebook 🙂
wow that cake looks amazing! i love cheese scones
@pooklexiandbump my fave elevenses is a cherry scone with butter & jam (I can use my pregancy as an excuse for a 2nd one as well hehe)
have liked anchor on facebook as nikki kay reynolds