Author: Charlotte McMillan

Vegan truffle cake recipe

Make your own easy vegan chocolate cake stack

Charlotte McMillan 26 January, 2021 Tags: , , , , No Comments Categories: Cakes, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Nut Free, Pudding, Recipes, Sweet, Vegan, Vegetarian

Celebrate Chocolate Cake Day with home made chocolate brownie and truffles. Hallo again from Honeybuns gluten free bakery, Dorset. As my granny used to say, ‘These things really are sent to try us’. What with continued lockdown, kids at home and rubbish weather, things are a tad on the grimmer

Read More »
tree planting

Easy effective ideas to offset your small business carbon footprint

Charlotte McMillan 21 January, 2021 Tags: , , , , No Comments Categories: Commercial bakery, Environmental, Sustainability

Tips on greening up your small sustainable business. Happy Veganuary to everyone, following on from our previous blog when I was just getting to grips with a daunting delivery of 100s of hedging plants, I’d like to share with you an update on our tree planting and other muddy welly

Read More »
Christmas cake namdmade edible decorations

Edible vegan Christmas cake decoration tutorial

Charlotte McMillan 8 December, 2020 Tags: , , , , , No Comments Categories: Cakes, Environmental, Gifts, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sustainability, Vegetarian

Hallo lovelies, the hedgerows surrounding Honeybuns HQ here in Dorset are full to bursting with cheerfully coloured berries. The birds are having a field day and sage locals warn (with a touch of dark drama), “if branches are heavy with hips and berries it’s going to be a hard winter”.

Read More »
homemade vegan Christmas cake recipe

Make your own Christmas tree cake

Charlotte McMillan 8 December, 2020 Tags: , , , , , No Comments Categories: Cakes, Environmental, Gifts, Gluten Free, Recipes, Sustainability, Sweet, Vegan, Vegetarian

Hallo lovelies, this week we’ve been trialling various alternatives to the traditional Christmas cake. With 2021 being all upside down, I reckoned we could look at new takes on Christmas favourites. A lot of festive foodie fun has been fad in the Naish Farm kitchen as we’ve experimented with new

Read More »
eco friendly christmas gifts

Sustainable Christmas gift ideas for 2020

Charlotte McMillan 4 December, 2020 Tags: , , , No Comments Categories: Environmental, Gifts, Sustainability

Hi there, with wintry grey days and the restrictions of lockdown upon us, armchair shopping has never been so inviting and necessary. Here we’ve chosen three of our favourite small businesses and treated them to a Q & A session. Each offers gorgeous, Christmas gift ideas backed up with sustainability

Read More »
vegan hot chocolate christmas gift

Vegan foodie hot chocolate kit stocking filler

Charlotte McMillan 25 November, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments Categories: Uncategorized

Hey lovelies, if you’re anything like us, here at Honeybuns, you’ll be seeking out some extra thoughtful presents and stocking fillers this year. Goodness knows we all deserve some extra special treats and I’m not so sure that a last minute, plastic wrapped toiletry set is going to quite cut

Read More »
Vegan Mincemeat crumble slice

Gluten free vegan Christmas Cake guide

Charlotte McMillan 24 November, 2020 Tags: , , , , , , No Comments Categories: Cakes, Dairy Free, Gifts, Gluten Free, Pudding, Recipes, Vegan, Vegetarian

Hi there! The atmosphere here at Naish Farm, home of Honeybuns bakery, is becoming decidedly festive, with lovely Christmas kitchen smells wafting around every corner. There is the scent of orange, cinnamon and toasted nuts in the air, and our courier drivers are dropping timely hints about their favourite festive

Read More »
Free from Mincemeat Christmas cake

Honeybuns festive traybakes for free-from foodies

Charlotte McMillan 19 November, 2020 Tags: , , , , No Comments Categories: Cakes, Commercial bakery, Gifts, Gluten Free, Sweet, Trade, Vegetarian

2020 has been the most turbulent year we’ve had since starting Honeybuns in 1998, but it hasn’t just affected us. Our suppliers, customers, consumers, friends, neighbours and family have all been shaken by the events of this year and the pandemic that caused this chaotic time. Being terribly British though,

Read More »