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Time to bring back #AnchorElevenses and a gorgeous giveaway

Anchor Butter is bringing back Elevenses! Well… It never really went anywhere, it’s just been a little forgotten. They want to empower people who feel the need to have a nice little sit, with a cup of tea and a nibble at around 11 o’clock.

I love baking so was happy to bring back elevenses in our house by whipping up a batch of gingerbread biscuits using yummy Anchor butter. Here’s a link to the gingerbread recipe, just in case you want to make some yourself.

Giveaway

The lovely people at Anchor have given me some gorgeous items to offer as a giveaway to readers of the gingerbread house. I have 20 mugs and 20 cake tins to give away (pictured below) – all quite befitting for Elevenses I think!

 

To enter

To enter this lovely giveaway all you need to do is leave me a comment with your favourite Elevenses treat to give others some inspiration.

For an extra entry tell others about this giveaway by hitting the Retweet button below.

Small print

The giveaway will end at midnight on the 24th January. The winners will be chosen randomly and contacted using the email address or twitter name provided. If the winner does not reply within 3 days the competition will be redrawn. UK only. Please note the winners details will be passed to the PR company responsible for sending out the prizes. Good luck!


*****The giveaway is now closed and the winners are Libby Hughes, Kelly Wiffin, Eirwen Jones, Cindy Gillespie, Brenda Wilkes, Diane Carey, Carol Phile, Helen Ayres, Bridget Anderson, Maria Turner, Karen Dow,  Leanne McLoughlin, Alison Ferrara, Jayne West, Rebecca Foster, Clifford Sherwood, Pauline Millington, Ann Grisdale, Helen Rosbotham and Fiona Christie *****

  • ClaireP
    January 17, 2012 at 5:33 pm

    A favourite? That’s a toughie!
    Chocotate cake, failing that any tasty biscuit I can dunk 😉

  • ashleigh
    January 17, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    mine has to be chocolate biscuits or a scone!

  • ashleigh
    January 17, 2012 at 6:54 pm

    i have tweeted as @ashlallan

  • Carolin
    January 17, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    I’m a big fan of cheesy toast and a cold glass of cherry juice 🙂

    @caro_mad x

  • Carolin
    January 17, 2012 at 9:49 pm

    I have also retweeted as @caro_mad x

  • Kirsty Fox
    January 17, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    I was bought a cupcake maker for xmas so I seem to be having them for my elevenses snack!

  • Kirsty Fox
    January 17, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    I have retweeted – @bloomingfox

  • friv
    January 18, 2012 at 10:06 am

    My daughter loves all kind of cakes…I hope that this one will make her to say :”Yummy”!Ha ha ha!

  • carole maciver
    January 18, 2012 at 10:57 am

    caramel digestives

  • Kelly Wiffin
    January 18, 2012 at 1:42 pm

    Tea and biscuits! Love them!

  • Emma Gallagher
    January 18, 2012 at 2:47 pm

    Has to be a cream cake!

  • Maxine
    January 18, 2012 at 4:05 pm

    a lovely buttery English toasted muffin [with a slice of cheese if feeling particularly decadent!]

  • Maxine
    January 18, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    have tweeted @maxineflossy

  • Claire D
    January 18, 2012 at 6:01 pm

    Scone with Cream and Rasberry Jam

  • Nancy Townsend
    January 18, 2012 at 8:55 pm

    English breakfast tea and a Digestive biscuit.

    • Denise Hibbert
      January 18, 2012 at 9:47 pm

      a cup of coffee with a packet of jaffa cakes to dunk!

  • Fiona
    January 18, 2012 at 9:00 pm

    My son seems to think all day is elevenses time and now he’s walking I’m convinced he actually tries to sniff out food.
    I think we could safely say a bit of shortbread goes down nicely though. :o)

  • laura banks
    January 18, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    chocolate hobnobs they are the kings of dunking

  • ally
    January 19, 2012 at 9:42 am

    homemade milk chocolate chip & walnut cookies – with a gorgeous coffee made from espresso topped up with hot milk & a spoonful of demerara sugar. 🙂

  • helena haddock
    January 19, 2012 at 9:53 am

    cheese on toast

  • james dimsdale
    January 19, 2012 at 10:07 am

    Eccles cake

  • lee tunnicliffe
    January 19, 2012 at 10:22 am

    Mine has to be a fruit scone, with pineapple jam and cream.. with some green tea 🙂

  • suzanne bellingham
    January 19, 2012 at 10:45 am

    mine has to be hot croissant with lots of melting butter and a hot coffee….yummy

  • Vanessa Crowley
    January 19, 2012 at 11:00 am

    cream cake

  • jayne hall
    January 19, 2012 at 11:16 am

    potato cakes

  • Joy Portas
    January 19, 2012 at 11:40 am

    Shortbread – Yum

  • Carolina J.
    January 19, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    Mine is a cup of tea and a biscuit or cheese and fruit.

  • Carolina J.
    January 19, 2012 at 12:26 pm

    Tweeted! @pandcands

  • Laura Walker
    January 19, 2012 at 12:43 pm

    A toasted current teacake smothered in butter (anchor!)

  • Heather
    January 19, 2012 at 2:48 pm

    A Krispy Kreme donut and a cup of earl grey, very refreshing!

  • Pammy
    January 19, 2012 at 2:52 pm

    It’s got to be home-made millionaires shortbread, preferably smothered in Galaxy chocolate…yummy!

  • Diane Carey
    January 19, 2012 at 6:58 pm

    A strong mug of Tea and a packet of Belvita (Fruit and Fibre)
    dianecarey6@hotmail.com

  • Diane Carey
    January 19, 2012 at 6:59 pm

    I have retweeted @capodemonte

  • Sam Stevens
    January 19, 2012 at 7:13 pm

    A couple of Cadbury’s chocolate fingers dunked in a cuppa!

  • tracy dodd
    January 19, 2012 at 7:32 pm

    has to be brookyln blackout cake

  • Rebecca Foster
    January 19, 2012 at 8:19 pm

    You can never have enough butter on a toasted crumpet!

  • laura stewart
    January 19, 2012 at 9:27 pm

    scone!!!

  • Bridget Anderson
    January 19, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    Coffee and a slice of cinnamon and raisin bread – toasted and dripping in butter. Yummy!

  • Bridget Anderson
    January 19, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    RT’d @smeeebeee

  • Boo Roo and Tigger Too
    January 19, 2012 at 10:20 pm

    Hot cross buns

    @littleboo_21

  • Boo Roo and Tigger Too
    January 19, 2012 at 10:21 pm

    Tweeted too

    @littleboo_21

  • Michelle Blane
    January 19, 2012 at 10:28 pm

    A warm cheese scone with anchor butter.

  • Michelle Blane
    January 19, 2012 at 10:30 pm

    Retweeted too @michelleblane

  • John Lynch
    January 19, 2012 at 11:04 pm

    chocolate digestives are always a winner!

  • Red Rose Mummy
    January 19, 2012 at 11:11 pm

    My favourite elevenses treat is a slice of malt loaf with real butter, and a lovely cup of tea too.

  • Red Rose Mummy
    January 19, 2012 at 11:12 pm

    I have tweeted @RedRoseMummy

  • Lewis Pettit
    January 19, 2012 at 11:26 pm

    toast with honey

    yummy yummy ive got heaven in my tummy!

  • Amanda @gidders1
    January 19, 2012 at 11:51 pm

    For me it’s a slice of Victoria sandwich with a cuppa, absolute bliss!!
    Have tweeted too.
    Amanda x

  • carol coldicott-stirmey
    January 20, 2012 at 1:54 am

    At the moment its Christmas cake,daily,as I went bonkers and bought lots (23) reduced priced ones, 1st week of January

    Tweeted @carol_cstirmey

  • emmamichael@ntlworld.com
    January 20, 2012 at 1:56 am

    chocolate, any kind, doesnt matter as long as its got chocolate on 🙂

  • emmamichael@ntlworld.com
    January 20, 2012 at 1:57 am

    tweeted
    emmajlowe

  • Clifford Sherwood
    January 20, 2012 at 6:41 am

    Its gotta be custard creams and a hot cuppa for me

  • Sarah Evans
    January 20, 2012 at 8:14 am

    Something sticky and chewy – like a piece of flapjack

  • Jane Graham
    January 20, 2012 at 10:26 am

    you really cannot beat hot buttered toast – Anchor of course!

  • Pauline Wilson
    January 20, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    At the moment it is a toasted hot cross bun with butter and a milky coffee

  • clair
    January 20, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    a mug of tea with either jaffa cakes or custard creams

  • barbara clarke
    January 20, 2012 at 4:24 pm

    i love shortbread fingers with my coffee for elevenses

  • wolfman
    January 20, 2012 at 4:43 pm

    chocolate yorkie bar

  • wolfman
    January 20, 2012 at 4:44 pm

    chocolate yorkie bar

  • Hannah Ellis
    January 20, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    I love to have homous and pitta bread or carrot sticks – health yet filling!!

  • George Grieve
    January 20, 2012 at 6:08 pm

    TUNNOCKS CHOCOLATE WAFERS OR WHEN I HAVE TO CUT BACK ON SUGAR ,BUTTERED OATCAKES

  • Dawn Roberts
    January 20, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    A lovely cup of tea or coffee with some hot anchor buttered crumpets

  • Ally E
    January 20, 2012 at 7:44 pm

    Despite it not being Christmas anymore, a lovely mug of Chai Tea accompanied by a sweet slice of stollen to get me through the rest of the housework before lunch 🙂

  • DANA
    January 20, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    chocolate biscuit

  • adam
    January 21, 2012 at 2:27 am

    crumpets with jam

  • vicky haddock
    January 21, 2012 at 10:10 am

    Toast with butter

  • Helen Lockwood
    January 21, 2012 at 11:42 am

    A lovely piece of all-butter shortbread with a steaming mug of tea 🙂

  • rhian p
    January 21, 2012 at 3:41 pm

    Fox’s chocolate buiscutes

  • olivia kirby
    January 21, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    crumpets and a massive mug of tea, not ladylike, but delicious!
    @olivia280177

  • olivia kirby
    January 21, 2012 at 3:57 pm

    tweeted!! @olivia280177

  • p millington
    January 21, 2012 at 5:19 pm

    I love a cup of coffee with an untoasted teacake with oodles of butter. yum yum 🙂

  • Caroline Jones
    January 21, 2012 at 7:52 pm

    Toasted tea cakes!

  • jason davis
    January 21, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Just recently it’s been Christmas cake but normally can’t beat a good old Eccles cake, mmmmmmmmmm

  • maureen moss
    January 21, 2012 at 9:57 pm

    Cantucci Almond Cookies these very hard fingers have a delightful taste and are just perfect for dunking in freshly made milky coffee with lots of froth

  • Victoria Wilson
    January 21, 2012 at 10:59 pm

    A lovely macaroon

  • Maria Turner
    January 21, 2012 at 11:36 pm

    Either toast, a crumpet or a scone with butter on it – yummy!

  • Laura
    January 22, 2012 at 9:51 am

    Home-made cheese scones are probably my favourite elevenses snack! Very yummy! 🙂 @bohemian_blonde

  • christina king
    January 22, 2012 at 11:10 am

    Mine has to be peanut butter on toast, yum!! dont knock it til you’ve tried it 🙂

  • Sheila
    January 22, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    A tasty apple and a cup of tea do the trick for me!

  • Stephanie Darke
    January 22, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    It has to be fresh strawberries and a scone, a lovely coffee with the radio in the background.

  • NICOLA T
    January 22, 2012 at 4:49 pm

    Chocolate covered marzipan at the moment :o)

  • NICOLA T
    January 22, 2012 at 4:55 pm

    Have retweeted as NICOLATERRY1

  • Angie
    January 22, 2012 at 5:10 pm

    When I’m feeling naughty it would be a warm cheese scone with butter but most of the time I really enjoy a healthy snack of greek yoghurt, chopped banana and some nuts sprinkled on top!

  • Angie
    January 22, 2012 at 5:12 pm

    I’ve tweeted @angiehoggett

  • Sharon Beaman
    January 22, 2012 at 5:34 pm

    Not very inspirational but I like a cup of coffee and a slice of cherry cake.

  • Wendy Tyler
    January 22, 2012 at 5:37 pm

    I love toasted muffins with last summer’s plum jam and a mug of coffee. Mmmm!

  • KATHY D
    January 22, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    Has to be a banana on wholemeal toast – yummy

  • sue pender
    January 22, 2012 at 7:38 pm

    a slice of fruit cake with a lovely chunk of cheddar cheese…

  • Paula Smith
    January 22, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    I love really thick cut granary toast with a stupid amount of melted butter. simple but yummy

  • Brenda Wilkes
    January 22, 2012 at 7:50 pm

    Scones & Butter – Anchor, of course

  • Sophie Foreman
    January 22, 2012 at 7:56 pm

    Rock Cakes! Yum 🙂

  • kim plant
    January 22, 2012 at 8:23 pm

    toasted raison buns with lavishes of butter mmmm x

  • Shawnee
    January 22, 2012 at 9:06 pm

    Golden syrup flapjacks… easy choice!

  • Cindy Gillespie
    January 22, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    A slice of gingerbread spread generously with Anchor of course and a nice cup of tea

  • michelle borkin
    January 22, 2012 at 10:25 pm

    Chocolate cake

  • Jean Atkinson
    January 22, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Mature chedder cheese & Branston pickle and a lovely brew.

  • Emily Cheese
    January 22, 2012 at 11:55 pm

    My favortie Elevensies has got to be Jamacian Style Gingerbread I love how is so moist. My other fav is fruit loaf with some butter on it with a nice mug of steaming tea. (have also retweeted)

  • SARAH MCILVENNY
    January 23, 2012 at 9:17 am

    A hot buttered crumpet! :o)

  • kellyjo walters
    January 23, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    biscotti and black coffee

  • Mark Shawe
    January 23, 2012 at 1:19 pm

    Liked on FB: Mark Shawe
    Followed and Tweeted: @F3zzer

    My favourite elevenses is a slice of homemade Banana and Walnut Cake and a fresh cup of coffee.

  • Marie Poynter
    January 23, 2012 at 3:14 pm

    My home made lemon cake is my absolute favourite. There is nothing like home baking, and watching the delight on peoples faces as they take that first delicious mouthful!

  • Linda
    January 23, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Bourbon biscuits dunked in coffee…..lovely!

  • Richard
    January 23, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Dates, Prunes, dried apricots, and low fat natural yogurt

  • Susan Sargent
    January 23, 2012 at 5:02 pm

    Has to be Ginger Biscuits

  • Lewis Pearce
    January 23, 2012 at 6:05 pm

    Tea and biscuits!

  • Jadeeee
    January 23, 2012 at 6:45 pm

    shortbread fingers with a nice cup of tea =] heaven!! xxx

  • karen
    January 23, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    hob nobs dipped in tea

  • Teresa Sheldon
    January 23, 2012 at 8:22 pm

    I love banana and honey sandwich, yummy and feels me with energy

  • Nicky Farmer
    January 23, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    Victoria sponge with a cup of tea.. lovely

  • Jayne West
    January 23, 2012 at 8:38 pm

    Toasted fruit teacake and a nice mug of tea. Surely the sultanas count as one of your 5 a day!

  • Emma Bradshaw
    January 23, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    Has to be chocolate Hobnobs for me – and lots of them!

  • Emma Bradshaw
    January 23, 2012 at 8:40 pm

    Retweeted @emmathebradshaw

  • Caitlin
    January 23, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    A slice of battenburg with a cuppa always goes down a treat!

  • poppy ashton
    January 23, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    My favourite has to be a bar of chocolate with a cup of coffee… Bearing in mind the chocolate has to be dunked into the coffee, so its slightly melted =-)

  • lexy law
    January 23, 2012 at 10:19 pm

    im so greedy i dont mind but my fav is a bakewell tart a proper one with flaked almonds

  • helen rosbotham
    January 23, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    A lovely chewy flapjack for me!

  • helen rosbotham
    January 23, 2012 at 10:34 pm

    Tweeted also!

  • Jackie S
    January 23, 2012 at 10:39 pm

    Toasted tea cake with Anchor butter

  • Leanne (secondtimemummy)
    January 24, 2012 at 12:02 am

    Ooooh a lovely toasted teacake with lashings of butter nom nom nom

    @second_time_mum

  • Leanne (secondtimemummy)
    January 24, 2012 at 12:03 am

    Retweeted too xx
    @second_time_mum

  • Lorraine Douglas
    January 24, 2012 at 12:56 am

    What about a lovely homemade treacle scone with lashings of anchor butter, sitting with a fresh pot of tea come rain or shine. I was brought up on anchor butter, you can’t get better than that. mmmm

  • gareth drake
    January 24, 2012 at 8:29 am

    pitta bread with ham, salad and mayo

  • Heather
    January 24, 2012 at 8:57 am

    Apricot jam on toast and a milky Camp coffee.

  • angelamorgan1966@btinternet.com
    January 24, 2012 at 9:42 am

    Crumpets with anchor butter yummy

  • dennis wibberley
    January 24, 2012 at 10:00 am

    I am a proud englishman,but i adore welsh cakes spread with cherry jam

  • Beth Karen
    January 24, 2012 at 10:15 am

    Milky Coffee and homemade individual Apple Crumble Pies 🙂

  • carolD
    January 24, 2012 at 10:53 am

    When i’m bad .. jam & cream biscuits!

    When i’m good .. as they are much better for you at only 2% fat, a pink & white wafer biscuit!

  • kery george
    January 24, 2012 at 11:10 am

    chocolate muffin and glass of milk

  • kery george
    January 24, 2012 at 11:10 am

    chocolate muffin and glass of milk

  • Claire M
    January 24, 2012 at 12:37 pm

    erm I love anything sweet,

    but lemon cake, with a sweet drizzle icing! 🙂 Perfect! xxz

  • karen king
    January 24, 2012 at 1:28 pm

    a cuppa tea and rich tea biscuits

  • janet ashworth
    January 24, 2012 at 1:33 pm

    A cup of cappucino & homemade shortbread made with Anchor butter, yummy, x

  • Ann Grisdale
    January 24, 2012 at 3:15 pm

    Sadly, since I over-indulged at Christmas, a weight watchers digestive biscuit is my ‘treat’ at the moment! (They’re OK but a bit like sweetened cardboard!) Give me a Fox’s chocolate Viennese biscuit anytime!

  • Kim Carberry
    January 24, 2012 at 4:13 pm

    A slice of Battenburg cake and a nice cuppa tea 🙂

  • Kim Carberry
    January 24, 2012 at 4:15 pm

    I have tweeted as @kimmer2111

  • libby
    January 24, 2012 at 4:46 pm

    Hi, following ur blog, its fabulous!

    As for my favourite treat – scone, with clotted cream and jam OH MY!! 😛 x

  • Laura
    January 24, 2012 at 5:21 pm

    nice buttered scone and tea!

  • lauren long
    January 24, 2012 at 6:29 pm

    Mine has to be…. hot fudge cake, crushed nuts,clotted cream and if feeling extra naughty a squeeze of chocolate sauce

    • lauren long
      January 24, 2012 at 6:29 pm

      this is my corret email address

  • Sarah
    January 24, 2012 at 7:10 pm

    Scrummy malteser cake & a nice brew! Perfect!

  • sez
    January 24, 2012 at 7:45 pm

    cookies and milk mmmm

  • Karen
    January 24, 2012 at 8:18 pm

    Watch the clock, stop on the dot, eleven o’clock
    Favourite elevenses treat; tea brewed in a pot
    Home baked shortbread or cake with a chocolate spot

  • Hannah Prosser
    January 24, 2012 at 8:31 pm

    Carrot cake or a few digestives!!

  • Karen Dixon
    January 24, 2012 at 8:39 pm

    A Crumpet with Jam and Butter for extra yumminess

  • Debbie
    January 24, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    A cup of tea with either bourbon biscuits or fruit cake…yum.

  • carol phile
    January 24, 2012 at 9:51 pm

    I rarely indulge but lemon drizzle cake is my weakness and my favourite

  • carol phile
    January 24, 2012 at 9:52 pm

    RT’d as @essexgirlSE

    Great comp, thanks 🙂

  • Eirwen Jones
    January 24, 2012 at 10:13 pm

    A large round cup shaped doughnut filled with lovely blackcurrant jammy stuff from the local bakery – expensive but a weekly treat – there is nothing to beat it,

  • helen ayres
    January 24, 2012 at 10:23 pm

    butterscotch tart homemade and tea got to be done 🙂