We’re 15 years old today – where have the last 12 months gone‽ As usual, each year on our birthday, we give our shop customers a discount for a week.
Use the code 15thbirthday at checkout to get 15% off your order (excludes postage & packing costs).
It can be used, as many times as you like, up until 14th March 2022.
And don’t forget, we’re also offering someone the chance to win a £15 One4all gift card too – a pound for every year we’ve been trading. The great thing about this voucher / gift card is that it can be spent in so many different online and bricks & mortar high street outlets.
This time next week, H is for Home celebrates 15 years of trading. Each year, we give our customers a discount on items in our online store. This year, we’re also offering a £15 One4all gift card too – a pound for each year we’ve been in business.
The great thing about this voucher / gift card is that it can be spent in so many different online and bricks & mortar outlets. Argos, ASOS, B&Q, Boots, H&M, Holland & Barrett, Home Sense, John Lewis, M&S, Nando’s, Pizza Hut… the list goes on & on!
To be in with a chance of winning, tell us in the comments section below, what you’d put your £15.00 towards.
It’s Justin’s birthday in less than a week. Unsurprisingly, when I asked what kind of cake he’d like, he said, “Lemon”. I turned to Delia, one of my favourites, and she didn’t let me down. I tweaked a recipe from her book, Delia’s Cakes to make him a lemon birthday layer cake.
It’s based on her all-in-one sponge cake recipe where you sift the flour and baking powder together into a bowl before simply stirring in all the other ingredients.
The recipe calls for two, 18cm diameter tins – a particular size that I don’t have. I do have one 20cm diameter tin which I used to bake the cakes in two batches. The extra 2cm meant my cakes were wider and shorter, but I still managed to slice them in half.
I usually make my own lemon curd, but we’d been gifted a jar of Tiptree’s, so I used about ¾ of the jar. I covered the cake with whipped double cream flavoured with a little lemon extract and zest. If you prefer, you could add a bit of sugar to the cream mix, but I think the rest of the cake is sweet enough.
I would have also topped it with some birthday candles… but there wasn’t enough room for all of them!
Click here to save the lemon birthday layer cake recipe to Pinterest
Grease and line a pair of 18cm/7" round loose-bottom cake tins
Sieve the self-raising flour and baking powder into a large mixing bowl
Add all the other ingredients and combine well
Divide the cake mixture equally between the prepared tins
Bake for 25 minutes
Remove from the oven and after about 30 seconds loosen the edges by sliding a palette knife all round then turn them out onto a wire cooling rack
Carefully peel away the liners. Lightly place another cooling rack on top of the cakes and flip them over so that their tops are facing upwards (this prevents them sticking to the cooling rack)
Allow to cool completely before slicing each cake in half horizontally using a sharp serrated knife
Put one slice on to a cake plate or cake stand base. Spread generously with ⅓ of the lemon curd. Put another slice on top and spread this one with another ⅓ of the lemon curd. Put the third slice on top and spread with the last of the lemon curd. Put the final slice on top
For the topping
In a large mixing bowl whisk together the double cream, lemon extract and zest of 1 lemon until stiff. Spread the mixture evenly over the top of the layer cake
Hi guys! We’ve got a wonderful giveaway offer this month from Lana & Ivan over at Twenty Fingers.
We’ve recently had a wedding in the family – and we presented the happy the couple with this gorgeous, framed papercut to commemorate their big day.
You could go for the kettle, toaster or cruet set gift option, but we felt that this is a more personal choice. If you missed the big day, paper is the traditional 1st anniversary gift, so you’ve got a second bite of the cherry!
A papercut can be displayed against a wall or window – and are a perfect reminder of a special occasion. It’s not all about weddings, though – it makes a great gift to yourself or others for all manner of event or celebration.
Have a look around the Twenty Fingers website for ideas. You can choose any standard-size framed papercut with standard glass. Comment below about for whom and for what occasion you’d design your very own bespoke, hand-made papercut.
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