I'm scratched, stung and stained from blackberry picking around the fields near 280 Bakes HQ. We're lucky, here in Lawrence Weston, for the green areas around us; some of my favourite walks are to and around Kings Weston, the El Dub Moors, Blaise, the bluebell woods... Today's amble was down by the Community Farm, near Saltmarsh Drive. I often walk down that way, with the dog, as it's quiet and a nice 40-45 min wander with lots of changing views. I took an ice cream tub with me today, as I'd been eyeing up the blackberry bushes lately, trying to time it right - and I did! I picked over 1.3kg of berries - a gorgeous way to spend a sunny Bristol morning. I went home and made four jars of jam, and a summer fruits chocolate cake. Take a look at these beautiful berries, and the delicious dessert I had for lunch with the last piece of chocolate sponge in the tin.
It's still early in the blackberry season, so I'm looking forward to a fair few more mornings out picking fruit. It's totally peaceful, productive, delicious when you sneak a bite. What are you planning to make with fruit picked this season? Louise Owner, 280 Bakes
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We're celebrating the return of Game Of Thrones with a special offer on cake! We're big fans of Game of Thrones here at 280 Bakes, so to celebrate the start of season seven today, we're offering a huge 50% off our tasty muffins. Cakes are available for gluten free diets and vegans - just ask. Call 07835 882817 or email us at 280bakes@gmail.com to order - cakes often available at short notice, so why not give us a try? We deliver all over Bristol and Portishead.  Six delicious home baked muffins for £1 each, including delivery. Don't wait for 'winter to come' - this offer won't last long!
Like what you see here? Why not share it on your Facebook wall or email to a friend? The Team @ 280 Bakes It's National Cherry Cake Day - when was the last time you had a delicious slice of moist, fruity cherry cake?  Do you have some visitors coming over this week who'd love a piece of cake? Perhaps some lunch boxes to fill?
Order a cherry cake today from our team of home bakers - we'd love to bake for you. We delivery in Bristol and Portishead, and cake is often available at short notice. Vegan and gluten free alternatives are available. The Team @ 280 Bakes You've heard we have an email newsletter, right? Not sure what's on it? Take a sneak peak below at the one that flew into subscribers' inboxes this lunch time! You can also view it via this 280 Bakes newsletter link. Don't want to miss our next batch of news, photos and offers? Sign up to our newsletter now!       Nadiya from Bristol Vegan Food challenged us to bake her a gluten free, vegan and low sugar cake ... and make it taste amazing!I couldn't resist this challenge - I love baking something a little different. So, I got my best baking brain on, and created a chocolate and raspberry cake, using
   I'm pretty chuffed with how this turned out, considering almost all the traditional cake ingredients were missing from the recipe! There's apple sauce in the recipe which gives the cake a solid, brownie type of texture, a dense bake - as vegan cakes often can be. You'd definitely feel satisfied after a slice of this! Great challenge, thanks Nadiya, hope to bake for you again soon. Check out Bristol Vegan Food's foodie fun on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram - they're well worth a follow. They're food enthusiasts with a professional nutritional background, and so easy to talk to. If you'd like to try this cake, drop us a line at 280bakes@gmail.com or call 07835 882817. We're here, waiting for your cakey call! Louise @ 280 Bakes Join our Wimbledon sweepstake and win! We've opened our Wimbledon sweepstake this morning - place your bets!  All you have you need to do to enter is email us at 280bakes@gmail.com or message via our contact page with your name, phone number and chosen MIXED DOUBLES couple (the number is fine, list below). Entry costs £2, payment is via Paypal only to the above email address. All profits will go to one of our chosen charities, Macmillan Cancer Care, so your money will go to a worthwhile cause. The Mixed Doubles Wimbledon Teams (from today 6th July - 1 day in so a couple of teams have already been knocked out) 1. J.Murray & M.Hingis - claimed 2. N.Skupski & A.Smith 3. J.Salisbury & K.Dunne 4. S.Darcis & E.Mertens - claimed 5. L.Broady & N.Broady 6. R.Jebavy & L.Hradecka 7. M.Mirnye & E.Makarova 8. A.Molteni & X.Knoll - claimed 9. P.Petzschner & K.Flipkins 10. D.Sharan & Z.Yang 11. K.Skupski & J.Rae 12. E.Roger-Vasselin & A.Hlavackova 13. L. Kubot & Y-J.Chan 14. S.Lipsky & A.Kudryavtseva 15. J.Peers & S.Lisicki 16. J-P.Smith & S.Stephens 17. M.Demoliner & M.Matinez Sanchez 18. M.Matkowski & K.Peschke 19. J.Cabal & A.Spears 20. N.Monroe & A.Muhammed 21. A.Sitak & O.Savchuk - claimed 22. M.Pavic & L.Kichenok 23. M.Daniell & D.Jurak 24. R.Klassen & K.Srebotnik Teams need to be claimed by participants (including payment) by the 7pm on the evening before the final: Saturday 15th July 2017. The sweepstake is open to anyone in the UK, so please do share this blog or our posts on Facebook. Brownies will be posted to any UK address, and Macmillan will receive a cheque the week following the final. If the winning team is not picked, we will make the donation but no brownies will be baked. Best of luck! The Team @ 280 Bakes It may be July, with no Bank Holidays and the days are getting (minutely) shorter, but there's reason to kick back and relax, enjoying the taste of our Moor Beer Company cake launch!  We've teamed up with the brewers at Moor Beer Company and have created a delicious chocolate ale cake with their stout. We all love a boozy bake, and especially one as moist as this! The stout has berry and coffee scents, and tastes a little chocolate, which, coupled with our rich cocoa recipe, makes for a perfect chocolate cake. Our gluten free and vegan customers won't miss out, either. Moor's stout is 100% animal product free, and our team have never been baking better gluten free cakes than we are right now. Order a Moor Beer cake before Saturday 15th July and receive 10% off!!! The Moor Brewery was established in 1996 and they're now regarded as leaders in natural beer making. The brewery in Bristol is a short walk from Bristol Temple Meads, and it's well worth taking one of their factory tours. There's more than just stout to this company! We're looking forward to bringing some chocolatey smiles to Bristol and Portishead - just drop us an email at 280bakes@gmail.com or send us a message via our contact page and we'll deliver! The Team @ 280 Bakes and Moor Beer Company Today is 'I Forgot Day'.... A day where you make amends to those things or people you've forgotten, and make sure they know you're appreciated. Whatever next?! So what? Picture this. You're on your way to work and you glance at the date on your phone. That moment. You've forgotten someone special! Your mum will be annoyed you forgot it was her last day at work. You'll be in the doghouse with your boyfriend for forgetting your anniversary. Your niece will never forgive you for forgetting her birthday. Fear not! 280 Bakes have a unique service of delivery cake 'same day' across Bristol and Portishead. We call it 'CakeOD' - cake, delivered on demand. If you need a delicious cake and fast, we're your bakers!  CakeOD is available every day, orders must be placed by 12.30pm. We'll bake gluten free and vegan on request, just ask. Cakes are baked fresh by our home bakers and delivered to any work place. home or even public place (think a picnic in the park!) in the Bristol and Portishead area. Let us save the day and get you some brownie points! The Team @ 280 Bakes |
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