Afternoon Tea News: Very British Afternoon Tea, Royal Horseguards Hotel, London

For one week only the Royal Horseguards Hotel is re-launching its iconic Very British Afternoon Tea. Read below to find out more!

A Very British afternoon tea…

Presented in the hotel’s elegant lounge or intimate outdoor terrace with views of the iconic London Eye, resident head pastry chef Joanne Todd has designed the exclusive very British afternoon tea.

The very British afternoon tea includes:

A selection of finger sandwiches, including Her Majesty’s favourite – roast beef
A delicious selection of very British biscuits shaped as iconic red buses, Union Jack flags, crowns and the Big Ben tower
A decadent crown jewel cupcake – too good to be locked up in the Tower of London – and a Yorkshire rhubarb Queen of Pudding
Dark chocolate and English peppermint creams are an homage to Queen Elizabeth’s favourite childhood sweets – peppermint creams
A Lemon and Martini meringue pie is inspired by her tipple of choice – a Martini finished with a twist of lemon rind
Drop Scotch scones with English Bramley apple compote are created just as Queen Elizabeth herself made for
President Eisenhower when he visited Balmoral Castle in 1959
And to top it off, finish with Traditional Freshly Baked Scones served with homemade English strawberry preserve and Cornish clotted cream

Will you be trying a very British Tea? Let us know your thoughts!

The very British afternoon tea is available from 22nd to 28th April 2013 and priced at £35.00 per person. For more information, visit the  website HERE

The Afternoon Tea Club: Baking Mad Competition

Fancy yourself as a keen baker? Or maybe you're just starting out and looking for some cake-spiration? Well we have a fantastic prize to give away that might be just the thing you're looking for!

We at The Afternoon Tea Club recently teamed up with the folks at BakingMad.com to take part in their Baking Challenge and chose from their huge range of recipes to create the perfect homemade afternoon tea. Take a look at how we got on here.

We're offering you the chance to get your hands on two fab BakingMad.com books which tell you all you need to know about great British baking and cake decorating.

For your chance to win, simply answer this question:

Name one of the three things we made in our Baking Mad Challenge.

Email your answers, along with your name and address, to theafternoonteaclub@hotmail.co.uk remembering to put 'Baking Mad Competition' in the subject line. The closing date will be midnight on Sunday, March 24 and the winnner will be announced on Monday, March 25.

Good luck!

Terms and Conditions: Open to UK residents only. Only one entry per person. Competition will close at midnight on 24/03/2013. The winner will be chosen at random and announced on 25/03/2013. The Afternoon Tea Club's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into. There will be no cash alternative. Winner will be notified via email. By entering the competition the winner agrees to participate in such promotional activity on our website and Twitter. No responsibility can be taken for any entries which are not recieved for any reason. The Afternoon Tea Club operates as a separate entity to bakingmad.com.