When the English Cheesecake Company got in touch with me, my taste buds definantly were tingling. I am such a cheesecake fanatic, could easily eat more than one serving at any time, no matter how full I am. I just can’t say no if it’s offered to me!
Many of us often worry about what to get our Dad on Fathers Day. Every year it’s usually the same thing; socks, or his favourite aftershave, or even a bottle of his favourite tipple. Not really unique, is it? So with the football season upon us, why not treat him to a delicious gift with a difference, to which he can share with all his loved ones. Bring him up-to-date with the ‘fantasy football’ cheesecake from The English Cheesecake Company. They state:-
‘Made of mouth-watering, deep vanilla cheesecake which rests on an indulgent chocolate biscuit base, the fabulously decadent ‘Fantasy Football’ cheesecake is just the thing to let your Dad know he’s the best. The cheesecake is crammed full of yummy milk chocolate balls, and if that’s not enough to satisfy even the most die-hard chocoholic Dad, the outline is hand-piped with chocolate fudge and the darker sections are created using the finest chocolate biscuit.’
Oh my goodness, I could read that over and over again. You can just imagine the taste in your mouth, yummy scrummy! The cheesecake is 8 inches and will serve 12 (well, depending on the size of the portion, much less if I was to get hold of it). And, at a price of £23.99, for all that yumminess, it is definitely worth it!
If that isn’t enough, why not personalize it with a special message? You can add a personalized plaque to the cheesecake from a vast and adventurous range offered by the company. Many other gifts are available from The Cheesecake Company, offering a solution to any hard to buy for Dad; from ‘Milk Choc Bubble Trouble’ and ‘The Way to Amarillo’ to ‘Chocolate Cookie Mudslide’ and ‘Bohemian Raspberry’, you will most definitely find the one to suit your Dad.
Prices start at £19.99, depending on the size and variety; this includes free mainland UK delivery. Adding a personalized disc starts at an additional £4.99, and are available to buy at http://www.englishcheesecake.com
Ok, Ice cream is not really an Iconic Gift but I had to tell you about magnum’s latest release.
Magnum have been doing their thing for a while now, creating Ice creams that rise above the rest. They have pulled out all the stops to create their new Ice Cream, Magnum Gold?!
Made with smooth Madagascan vanilla ice cream swirled with delicious caramel. These precious ingredients are then coated with golden dipped milk chocolate making Magnum Gold?! a priceless indulgence!
£1.50 each or £2.49 for box of three.
Maybe this is a perfect gift to yourself, The worlds first golden ice cream on a stick.
(that’s not me, by the way….It’s Benicio Del Toro looking very cool indeed)
This is where Chocolate meets art in a magnificently enchanting way. La Maison du Chocolat’s Easter range is just awesome.
The Chocolate Savannah masterpiece requires 3 days work to produce (giant model - £580 for 4250g). The detail is staggering and epitomises the art and expertise of La Maison du Chocolat. Smaller individual animals are available in milk, dark and white chocolate along with praline filled eggs. The animals each go for £45 for 190g)
La Maison du Chocolat also offer all the Easter classics – hand crafted Chicks, bells and bunnies in dark or milk chocolate. For something really different, how about a real eggshell, filled with chocolate praline, almonds and nuts (£9.50)? Bonkers! (But very clever and memorable)
Along with the goodies above, La Maison have produced La Maison du Chocolat Easter Coffret, filled with a heavenly selection of celebrated signature ganache, praline chocolate eggs and in a larger version a stunning egg. £34 for 290g, £54 for 580g, £84 for 910g.
Chocolates for connoisseurs!
For a completely different and amazing Chocolate Easter experience, how about the gift of a Premier Chocolate fountain from the Awesome people at Giles and Posner?
A chocolate fountain is not just for Easter either, this can be used throughout the year. The table top fountain (£29.95) performs like a pro and produces perfectly dreamy, runny chocolate. Cover whatever takes your fancy with the Milk / Dark / White chocolate microwaveable pouches, also from Giles and Posner (£4.95)
Moving away from the norm, the egg, this is an eggscellant Easter gift idea!
Giles and Posner produce some brilliant kitchen appliance, with a lot of the products swaying towards fun and entertaining, their website is well worth a look.
Divine Chocolate company are unique as they are Co Owned by the Fair trade Cocoa farmers. Ethically speaking, this is a big plus for Chocolate that already stands alone in terms of quality.
The Mothers Day baking Hamper (£30.00) can be purchased at Divine Chocolate shop. The ultimate gift for Mothers day, this hamper contains white, milk and dark chocolate. Also included is the Cocoa powder that runs deep into Divine Chocolate’s success and taste. Naturally produced under the rain forest canopy, these magic beans are the pride of it’s farmers - It’s easy to see why! The powder is the universal, all powerful ingredient that makes the difference between chocolate and Divine chocolate.
The Hamper also comes with a recipe book by baking and Chocolate expert Linda Collister, once favoured by the Queen Mother.
This Mothers day, create some choc magic from one of the recipes with your Mum - time well spent.
Divine chocolate also have the wonderful Raspberry and Strawberry Duo, 1 bar of creamy white chocolate with real strawberries and 1 bar of 70% dark chocolate with raspberries (£3.99 from Waitrose).
The white chocolate and strawberry combo is heaven, the Dark chocolate clean, sharp and sophisticated.
The Divine Chocolate shop offer so much more, if you need a solution for any gift idea, you would do well to investigate further!
