Category: Gifts

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”.

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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

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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

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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

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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,

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Honeybuns founder Emma on armchair

Em’s top 10 gluten free and vegan festive gift ideas

Charlotte McMillan 3 November, 2020 Tags: , , , , , No Comments Categories: Commercial bakery, Environmental, Gifts

Hi from all of us at Honeybuns bakery in Dorset. I’d like to thank all of our loyal customers on behalf of all of us here at Honeybuns bakery. Your online custom and fabulous feedback has kept us all motivated and crucially, enabled us to keep trading and protect jobs.

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Keeping our feathered friends well fed in the winter

Charlotte McMillan 21 January, 2020 Tags: , , , No Comments Categories: Commercial bakery, Environmental, Gifts

Greetings from a very chilly Naish Farm. The bakery ovens are the most coveted space at Honeybuns at the moment. The warming aroma of baking cakes lifts the spirit on dark chilly mornings. The Honeybuns team are not alone in being drawn to the warmth at the bakery. The avian visitors

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