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Hi All,
Somehow we have managed to make it 8 days in to October already so the countdowns to Halloween and of course Christmas are well on the way in the confectionery world.
This week we have seen reviews from ...
Toblerone Snow Top - See HERE
'Bits & Bobs' - American Soda Selection - See HERE
Hershey's Payday (Revisited) - See HERE
.... and several of you lovely people have been Re-tweeting and sharing these posts with your friends via Twitter. This of course put you folks in my grand draw for the chance to win some Ritter Sport chocolate, and I can reveal that Twitter user @slay3rx has won this time around. Congratulations - I will be in contact via Twitter to get your prize sent along ASAP.
Coming up next week we have two special posts rather than the three reviews. Monday & Tuesday will be a special one from Hotel Chocolat, and Wednesday we have a special Ritter Sport interview post which will take you up to the weekend. I really hope you enjoy both of those - I eagerly await your feedback.
Have great weekends
JIM
SNACK OF THE WEEK ..... a new part of '7Days of Chocolate Reviews' which will feature any manner of snacking product I have been products munching on in the week
Mr Kipling Fiendish Fancies
Kcal 106 Fat 2.7g Fat(sats) 1.2g Carbs 19.5g
The Halloween reviews begin here :D Indeed after several weeks of requests (and even Christmas themed reviews haha!) I have finally wilted to demand and I today bring you my first review for 2011. Reading that back it almost seems like I'm complaing :D as you will go on to read today, reviewing these Mr Kipling Fiendish Fancies was no hard or strenuous task.
These Fiendish Fancies are of course Mr Kipling's famous Fondant Fancies, but with a Halloween lick of paint. Described as 'Orange flavour sponge fancies with a vanilla topping' they cost me a mere £1.00 in Sainsbury's and will of course be available for a limited period until Halloween is done with. Before trying these I hadn't had a Fondant Fancie for years so when it came to the taste test the nostalgic feelings came flooding back. The light vanilla hinted sponge, sweet as sin fruity, chocolatey icing and glorious blob of vanilla cream instantly transported my mind back to kiddie parties I went to in my younger days. I thought these tasted great and they just gave me a nice warm, comforting feeling inside :D I thought Halloween was meant to be scary.
8.1 out of 10
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39 comments:
I say this every week but great reviews mate. Im intrigued to see what these ritter and Hotel Chocolat special posts are gonna be all about? Are you going to give us any clue or are we just going to have to sit tight until monday. Lol I think I've pre-empted my answer on that one.
Thank you for the competition Jim. Well done.
Hey hun. Im totally know what you mean about some foods taking you back to memories of parties you went to when you were small. I get exactly the same feelings when I eat party rings (those biscuits). Speaking of which ..... LOL you know where this is headed. Can we have a party rings review? Pretty pretty plsssss ;)
Rxxx
Phew. Im glad you have started the halloween reviews now. I was wondering if you were going to bother doing any this year cause I know how much you dislike the idea of the day.
Does that person who won actually read the site or are they just another freeloader? I've not seen them comment or anything before.
Today will be a cake day now =) I cant see a post like that and not buy some sort of cake. Drool inducing stuff Jim.
Well done to the comp winner. I couldn't enter this time as I don't do twitter.
Hey J
I've only one thing to say about last nights game. What were you thinking Wayne Rooney? I was so so disappointed. Once a thug, always a thug I guess. Its great we qualified but disappointing the way we did it I think.
What did you make of it all?
Cheers
N
Mmmmmm I want some fiendish fancies now. I like the idea of the icing being orange cause some of the others are just generic and just taste like sugary icing. At least the orange ones have something to them.
Noooo your going to break your run off weeks with bits and bobs if you dont do one next week. Sort one out for us Jim you know we love them.
I loved the american candy reviews this week J. I still think I will try that payday sometime but the review mean i might put it off for a little bit. The american candy I desperately want at the min is the Snickers PB. That sounds so damn good nom nom.
Jim can we see you review the special jaffa cakes they just brought out for Halloween. Its so long until the time i've not bought they yet, I came back from the shops hoping to search and find a choccie mission review of thm but I can't find any other review for jaffas other than the original cakes and bars. Can you do this for me please jam master jim :) lol do you like my new nickname for you :P
Dx
5 times entered ....
5 times lost ....
one day I will win I swear down.
Lets go England! I've got up especially to watch it and im reading JCM whilst I eat my world cup brekkie (eggs ftw).
Come on boyos do us proud.
You need to review the cinder toffee cadbury cake bars. They are easily the best of all the dodge limited editions they come out with around this time.
Have you seen they have recently changed the packaging of the cake bars btw? They look tons better now. The caramel and fudge themed ones look ten times better.
I retweeted you so much all my friends told me to stop it cause they were sick of hearing about your reviews. Thanks for nothing chocolate man ..... you know im only kidding I love you really x x
I like the sound of these Fiendish fancys. Its been an awfully long time since I last got the chance to wrap my lips around a mr kipling cake. I've been on a gluten free diet for a year or so now and mr kip doesn't do gluten free. Its not out of choice im on this diet btw. Im still to solve all my food intolerance probs but it has been a step forward for me cutting out these sort of foods. It doesn't make me desire them less mind.
Grrrrr another competition I dont win. This is getting so annoying now. I think I must have entered every single one since you started this site and haven't got a sniff of a prize :(
I spotted the cadbury Halloween heads are on sale again this year Jim. They must have took no notice of your rant about them last year lol.
Some of you people really have to learn some manners. Its not as if Jim HAS to run these competitions you know. You should be thankful that he gives any sort of chocolate away and not complain about it when he does. Get a life.
This year has gone so quick. I can't believe its time for halloween and christmas reviews all over again. Its crazy
You have given me the hankering for some mr kipling now lol. Its going to have to be either some of his apple pies or some fondant fancie for tea me thinks.
Are you going to do us all the pleasure of reviewing some of the fab bakin boys Halloween cakes Jim? They have two new flavours out especially for it. I think they are apple and blackcurrant + choc orange. TBH with you I think they do the choc orange all year round but the apple and black currant could be worth checking out some time.
What ritter chocolate did that person actually win?
Too many american products this week Jimbo. I would have kept it to just the bits and bobs and done something else for the Friday one. I know it was probably just coincedence that the review of the old one was yank aswell but still man, two in a row wasn't cool.
Im not saying they weren't good to read btw. I would have just preferred them spaced out better.
I wish I had some cake in the house now :-/ I really fancy some after reading that.
Great review Jim. You always manage to get me craving whatever your snack of the week is. Lol fondant fancies dipped in sweet tea mmmmm .... lol see what youve done lol.
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Dammit I forgot to enter that comp. I haven't been on twitter all week so no wonder.
Why oh why did I not read this before I went shopping :( I would have been all over those Fancies cakes.
Why oh why did I not read this before I went shopping :( I would have been all over those Fancies cakes.
Why is it always ritter chocolates that you give away? Is it because they are your favourites?
The FF cakes look great but for me the only cakes you need to buy this halloween are the blackcurrant mini rolls. I remember getting them after seeing the choccie mission recommendation and they were so tasty. Im going to stock up this year before the swines take them away again.
Oh no you are back on the cakes lol. Last time i remember you started reviewing things like cake bars we got a whole barrage of them. Please make sure you limit yourself to just a few this time J.
Love SOTW this week Jim. Its been so long since I last had one of those kipling cakes. Im talking decades here love.
For a minute there I thought you weren't going to do any reviews for Halloween this year. What was it you hate about it so much again?
Now I really want those Fancies :) Damn you...this blog is so bad for diet!
xxx
P.S. I love your blog, I always read it and always look forward to the next review! :) Thanks for keeping my chocolate(/food) obsession happy!
Like you, I haven't had a fondant fancy in absolutely years. My grandma used to buy them for me when I visited at the weekend. This is than I didn't particularly like them - the icing was just too much - but I kept eating them because they looked so fun.
Totally saw these fancies today in town- but I passed them by :'( Looking forward to more halloween reviews && the hotel chocolat reviews coming up :)
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