(this is a christmas gift please dispatch on december 10th)

Dispatching on the 10th december is one week before our final posting dates and means your gift will arrive in good time for Christmas whilst keeping clear of the rush with royal mail. So a little bit of online shopping now from your sofa means you can take the stress out of Christmas gifts buying. All our lovely handmade cake gifts come with a handwritten gift card so you don’t even need to worry about all those Christmas cards – we’ll write your festive message out for you and include the card with your cake gift box. What’s more, all our gift boxes are letterbox friendly so the lucky recipient won’t be left with an annoying “sorry we missed you” card, instead, they’ll arrive home to find your lovely gift sitting on the doormat, ready to be enjoyed.

If you haven’t seen them already, our christmas shop has three lovely festive boxes  that all include iced brandy fruit cake, yogurt and cranberry tiffin, and mulled, spiced tea. Some also include mulled wine spice sachets and festive origami stars to make and decorate your table.

You can see our christmas shop here:

http://enjoycrumb.com/christmas/

and our  full range here:

http://enjoycrumb.com/shop/

So you see, if you thought handmade cake by post sounded awesome, then you need to add to that awesomeness the fact that ALL our products are letterbox friendly, so there are no “sorry we missed you” cards or waiting for delivery slots, there is just quite simply, cake through your letterbox, ready for you to arrive home. Who wouldn’t love to receive a thank you card with the added bonus of cake? Who wouldn’t love any message with the added bonus of CAKE???!!! We are here to make your life simpler and to help you treat the people you care about to a special, delicious gift that is simply ordered online and delivered though their mail box.

Our signature product is the full afternoon tea party that, you guessed it, fits through a letterbox. Our full range includes tea and cake for two, the chocolate lovers box, coffee shop box with delicious cakes and premium coffee syrups, afternoon tea and cocktails which includes bespoke free cocktail recipe cards for you to try and a full range of  complimentary gift cards with quirky cake quotes to raise a smile – simply enter your gift message in the checkout and we will hand write it for you and include the gift card in your cake box.

Crumb is more than a cake company, we are more than an afternoon tea company, more than a coffee, cake and cocktails company, more than an elegant gift service, more than an online seller of bespoke letterbox friendly gifts…. we are all these things….. and we are delicious handmade cakes, beautifully presented. Visit our shop to find out more

Weather forecast:

After a miserably wet April and May not fairing much better, its hard to believe the summer will ever arrive. So is it wise to plan an outdoor event for the jubilee? Well, according to the met office, their long range weather forecast is predicting the rain will finally clear by the end of May, stating a “prolonged spell of relatively warm, dry weather, is more likely to occur during the early part of June. ” Winner! Finally the Summer is coming!!! The prospect of the first sunny bank holiday of the year should see us grabbing the BBQ and inviting friends round for a garden party.

UPDATE!

Due to the high traffic to this blog post we are keeping a close eye on the weather forecast to make sure we remain accurate – well, as accurate as the weather forecast! As you can tell, the hot settled weather has come early and as of Monday 28th May the prediction for the jubilee weekend is now:

“Mainly dry, bright, and cooler than of late for the Jubilee weekend across many areas, especially southern and eastern parts of the UK, including London, where it will be a little cloudier with a chance of some light showers. Temperatures will be around or just below average for the time of year, and winds should be light away from northern and eastern coasts with a fresher northerly breeze here. Conditions should stay similar for Bank Holiday Monday and Tuesday, but perhaps more in the way of cloud and showery rain in the north and east, this spreading into the southwest at times, with temperatures staying around or just below the average. Staying generally unsettled thereafter with some rain or showers at times, and temperatures around or just below average.”

So perhaps a party at home with elements of garden based entertaining is the best bet.

Garden Party Ideas:

Why not host a garden party and enjoy the sunshine with friends  - over on pinterest we have put together lots of ideas to help you decorate for the most elegant of garden parties.

If you want to get into the spirit of the jubilee weekend, why not host a jubilee tea party and leave the catering to us? If you are organising a bigger event and want to order more than 2 boxes, please email us at enquiries@enjoycrumb.com and find out more about our special discounts for event organisers.

Back over on pinterest we’ve collected our favourite royal themed items and decorations and at the bottom of this post is a link to our free printable jubilee bunting…

If you’ve seen one too many union jack flag in the past couple of months but still fancy hosting an easy tea party why not order one of our regular afternoon tea party boxes, safe in the knowledge that delicious handmade cakes, fine teas and all the trimmings are only a click away from being delivered to your door?

Do you want to do something a bit British but not too Royal? Why not get a group together and head to the park. Dust off the picnic blankets and enjoy an afternoon with some good old fashioned British games. Croquet is quintessentially British, and if you’ve never tried it you are really missing out. Competitive and ridiculous in equal measure it is sure to have you in fits of laughter. Want something cool and refreshing to enjoy in the park while you take in the sunshine, why not make some ice tea mocktails? Here are some free mocktail recipes for you to try out, the 5oml  syrups are included in our afternoon tea and cocktails box, the perfect accompaniment to a lazy picnic. (Or check out our cocktail recipes in earlier posts if you fancy something with more of a kick….)

Whatever you decided to do, if you need some extra decorations to make your jubilee tea party look the part, why not download our free printable union jack bunting? Just print off as many sheets as you need, cut out, fold over a piece of thread with a dab of glue. Much prettier than standard union jack bunting plus you can choose the length to perfectly fit your space.

Of course, don’t forget, simplest of all, order our jubilee tea party online and have a whole afternoon tea party delivered to your door, through your letterbox – no sorry we missed you cards, no waiting in for a parcel, no mad dash round the supermarket or cake shop, just order online and have delicious handmade cakes delivered to your door, through your letterbox, ready and waiting for you when you get home – what could be simpler? tea, cake, doilies, napkins, decorative union jack cake topper flags and stamps to embellish your crockery or invitations, perfect if you want an easy catering solution to help you host an elegant jubilee street party!