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December 9, 2014

Review & giveaway #34 – Lakeland

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Lakeland kindly sent me a whole host of chocolate related goodies for review. This is most definitely my kind of review. Here’s what I thought:

Train mould – As the mother of one train enthusiast this was heaven sent. Max (4) loved this, even took the mould to playschool for show and tell. The detail on the train is amazing, the mould turns out well (you MUST let the chocolate set properly first, don’t be impatient) and it washes easily too. It’s a must have for our little train enthusiast. My only criticism would be that the mould takes a lot of chocolate (850g); I’d love to see a smaller mould.

Two piece Christmas silicone choc mould – These moulds are lovely; they remind me of old fashioned Christmas decorations. They have all the good qualities of the train mould whilst taking less chocolate and also being perfect for topping cupcakes or even a Christmas chocolate cake.

Fairy tale village mould – Another big tick from us. This mould can be used for chocolate or gingerbread. I think this might be a perfect present for kids who want to make a gingerbread house but are scared of getting all the geometry right. Again, washes well, turns out well as long as you grease well.

Silicone thermospatula – I would recommend investing on one of these if you are in any way interested in tempering chocolate. That is, making sure that any chocolate you melt has a wonderful sheen on it once it sets. This spatula has an in built thermometer so no need to balance a thermometer and spatula over a bain marie any more. Great idea.

Dark chocolate – I have a confession to make that my husband and I ate this whole block whilst watching TV and drinking coffee. It was delicious. I can’t comment on it’s melting abilities other than it dissolves well on my tongue as the hot coffee washed over it.

Star treat bags – I have been using these bags to give mini mince pies away to pals in. They’re great for popping a piece of card into, giving the mince pies more stability, very festive indeed.

Homemade stickers – I have to confess that I don’t much like these. They didn’t seem hugely sticky to me. Apart from that, to me there’s something strange about shouting ‘homemade’ when giving a gift that clearly isn’t packaged in supermarket stamped cardboard. Not my thing.

Reindeer gift tags – I love these, they’re really thick and sturdy with a cut out reindeer. Only criticism would be that there’s only 3 per pack. I wanted to adorn all my presents with them.

I have 1 x Lakeland chocolate pack RRP £70 giveaway. There are lots of ways to enter – see the Rafflecopter form below. The first way is just to leave a comment on this post. Easy peasy. Closing date 17th December 2014. Please note Lakeland will post on a next day delivery up until the 19th, however in the event that any product is unavailable Lakeland will provide an alternative product of the same or greater value.

How to enter:

  • Complete the Rafflecopter form below to confirm your entries made via blog comments, Twitter, Facebook etc.
  • This giveaway will close on 17th December 2014.
  • Please read the rules below.
  • Winners are announced on the Rafflecopter form after the prize has been claimed by the winner.
  • First timers: Please watch how Rafflecopter works (video)! It is 46 seconds long. It explains everything.
  • If no form is showing, hit refresh and it should appear.
  • Complete the form – or your beloved entries will not go into the draw. And that would be such a waste of time.
  • Mandatory entries need to be completed first – so leave a blog comment before you try and complete any of the other methods of entry.
  • Want more chances to win? Come back daily after tweeting about the giveaway and fill the form in again.
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Rules and things:

  • Open to anyone over the age of 18, UK only. Sorry to anyone younger or further afield.
  • There are 1 x Lakeland chocolate pack worth RRP £70 to giveaway to 1 person. There’s no cash alternative to the prize and the prize is not transferable. No part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions. In the event that any product is unavailable Lakeland will provide an alternative product of the same or greater value.
  • Instructions form part of the terms and conditions. Entries using any software or automated process to make bulk entries will obviously be disqualified. The winner will be picked at random using software and then contacted by email. If you win and then don’t respond to this email within 7 days then another winner will be picked so check your emails and your spam! The goodies will be delivered to the winner as soon as possible after you have sent me your delivery address.
  • I am running this giveaway on behalf of Lakeland who will be responsible for sending the prize to you by post should you win. Their decision is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
  • This is where I get all stern – please don’t say you have liked the post and followed me on Twitter and Tweeted away like a Tweety thing if you haven’t as guess what? If you win I will check you did do the things you said you did. It’s only fair after all. And I do like fairness.

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269 comments

  42. I would just love to make the train and the fairytale village, this looks amazing! What a wonderful prize.

  84. What a fab prize. Wow love the train and my youngest Grandson is train mad so fingers crossed

  142. Excellent prize my dad is a big train enthusiast so the chocolate train kit in the picture would be a good idea for a present for him.

  191. I love chocolate, as do many of my family. Love the chocolate train shown in the picture above. The train would be a Wonderful family treat, as my Great-Nephew is a great fan of Thomas the tank engine and friends. So he would be delighted to see, and taste this Wonderful treat.

  200. I’m sure you enjoyed testing all of these chocolatey goodies :) thank you Holly, your reviews are always so helpful xx

  208. I’ve always admired the Chocolate moulds but never seem to manage to get round to actually trying them out . Would love to give this a go

  212. this sounds an amazing product to use especially if you have that creative cooking streak in you!

  223. Train mould is amazing to use and love thermospatula can never have too many chocolate moulds :-)

  225. I must admit to having just bought a thermospatula and the double chocolate mould, but the more moulds, the more chcolates that can be made and given as presents!

  231. I have the fairy tale village mould and it’s fab! Wouldn’t mind extending my collection though :)

  234. I had been eyeing the chocolate train set of moulds in the lovely Lakeland catalogue, this would be an awesome prize to win!

  240. oooh I would love this! I keep looking at the train on their website and debating whether to get it or not!

  248. The 6 year old loves trains, the 8 year old would adore the Fairy Tale Village & I love chocolate (And Lakeland), perfect! x

  249. I need to buy some of those bags after reading this, always looking for cute ways to package gifts… X

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Holly Bell
I’m a mum of 3 boys, a cookbook writer and also a finalist on the 2011 Great British Bake Off. I’ve decided to record the recipes I use, partly to save them somewhere and partly in case someone else might like to use them... [Read more]

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