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    New gluten and wheat free cakes from Mr Kipling's and A GIVEAWAY!

    May 7, 2017 by Sarah Howells 89 Comments

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    By now, you've probably heard the hype about the new gluten free cakes from Mr Kipling (Scoll down for an exciting giveaway to win the lot!!). The range appeared in a few free from aisles last month, and has now officially launched in Tesco stores around the UK. Gluten free Mr Kipling has been on the wishlists of coeliacs everywhere for a long time now - but how do the new cakes fare? I, of course, felt obliged to taste test them. Every. Single. One.

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    So what's on the line up in the gluten free Mr Kipling range, you ask? We have:

    • Gluten free cherry Bakewells
    • Gluten free cherry Bakewell loaf cake
    • Gluten free ginger and lemon loaf cake
    • Gluten free apple loaf cake

    Gluten free Mr Kipling cherry Bakewells

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    First, let's discuss the gluten free Mr Kipling's Cherry Bakewells. Gluten free cherry Bakewells have kind of become the new gluten free chocolate brownie of choice for brands. Where coeliacs everywhere were resigned to brownies, now they have a choice of Bakewells too. And why not? They're sweet and delicious, with the best of both worlds combining gluten free pastry and gluten free cake - and Mr Kipling's is, as they would say, exceedingly good. There was nothing to me which set them apart, for me, from any other gluten free Bakewells, but they were pretty damn good.

    Gluten free Mr Kipling Bakewell loaf cake

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    However, the gluten free Mr Kipling's Cherry Bakewell Loaf Cake is another story. Sticky, sweet, rich and delicious, this cake is pure gluttony. I thought it was an absolute treat - if a little messy, the icing gets EVERYWHERE - and was perfect with a cup of tea. I thought the cake was quite moist, probably due to the thick layer of icing, and I loved the flaked almonds on top too.

    Gluten free Mr Kipling apple loaf cake

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    My ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE was the gluten free Mr Kipling's Apple Loaf Cake. I completely adored this cake - mainly because it was different from any other gluten free cake out there. Often, like with the Bakewells, I feel brands do a lot of the same thing when it comes to free from foods, so I was really impressed with this. It was a moist, sweet apple cake, topped with this amazing apple crumble. I've heard comments that people found this cake a bit dry, but to me it was delicious - the best out of them all.

    Gluten free Mr Kipling lemon and ginger cake

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    Lastly, was the gluten free Mr Kipling's Ginger and Lemon Loaf Cake. This was probably my least favourite - it was nice but I found the lemon icing quite sickly. That being said, I am not a huge lemon cake fan anyway, so this could be why. The ginger in the cake itself was nice and I really loved the ginger pieces on top too. Again, this would be lovely with a cup of tea, or as part of an afternoon tea spread.

    The verdict on Mr Kipling's gluten free cakes?

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    In short - they're good. I like the variety of flavours in their gluten free range and it does feel like some real effort has been put into creating something a bit different for people on a gluten free diet. The cakes all feel like a real treat and I love the packaging - you wouldn't even know they were a 'free from food' if they weren't in the free from aisle, and I like that about them. Overall, I was really impressed - though, come on Mr Kipling, we need gluten free fondant fancies please. And Battenburg cake. Thank you.

    WIN! The Mr Kipling gluten free cake range!

    Win Mr Kipling gluten free cakes for Coeliac Awareness Week

    As a BIG THANK YOU to everyone for helping me reach my 5,000 follower mark on Twitter, I promised a giveaway, and here is it! I'm giving away a Mr Kipling's gluten free goodie box, filled with one of each of their amazing gluten free cakes. Just use the Rafflecopter entry form below - the more boxes you tick, the more entries you get! You have until Friday, May 12 - good luck!! And remember, the more entries you do, the more chance you have of winning - tweet the message and you get a double entry too.

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    Have you tried the new gluten and wheat free cakes from Mr Kipling's? Let me know what you thought on my Facebook page, or tag me on Twitter or Instagram. I love hearing from you!

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    Comments

    1. Emma

      May 07, 2017 at 6:41 pm

      My daughter and I are really excited about the cherry bakewell loaf. Other than making our own cakes to have with a cuppa there hasn't been much choice other than brownies which are nice but it's so nice to have a choice!!! Super excited about this!!! X

      Reply
    2. Karen Atkinson

      May 07, 2017 at 7:01 pm

      I have just tryed the Apple Loaf Cake and the bakewells bits so nice to have choice.

      Reply
    3. Rich M

      May 07, 2017 at 7:02 pm

      Would love to try these - but I cannot justify ยฃ3 for a small cake. I would much prefer that manufacturers look to create more savoury items than all of this sweet stuff - but as a special treat, well......

      Reply
    4. Jenni

      May 07, 2017 at 7:26 pm

      I think maybe the apple loaf cake is my fav sounding one as everyone in the family and not just me but they all do sound good!

      Reply
    5. Cindy Murray

      May 07, 2017 at 7:37 pm

      What a fab giveaway!!

      Reply
    6. Lyndsey

      May 07, 2017 at 7:51 pm

      Great blog to read. My daughter has coeliacs disease...the only one in the family and im so proud of how she has taken to get new lifestyle of food . She read the blog with me and said ooh i just fancy the cherry Bakewell loaf now lol. Lovely read, thank you x

      Reply
    7. Jasmine

      May 07, 2017 at 7:56 pm

      The apple cake looks delicious, would be great warmed with custard!

      Reply
    8. rootofrach

      May 07, 2017 at 9:10 pm

      Keep seeing these in shops and definitely want to try them all!

      Reply
    9. Sam

      May 08, 2017 at 9:57 am

      The cherry bakewell loaf cake is amazing but would love to try the apple loaf cake,have yet to see that in my local tesco

      Reply
    10. Em

      May 08, 2017 at 10:56 am

      Apple cake is my fave, would love to try Mr Kipling's version.

      Reply
    11. Vicki Langford

      May 08, 2017 at 11:21 am

      Gluten free Mr Kipling lemon and ginger cake. Would love to win.

      Reply
    12. flowerpowerlife

      May 08, 2017 at 12:18 pm

      The ginger and lemon loaf sounds right up my street!

      Reply
    13. Chloe Davies

      May 08, 2017 at 1:10 pm

      The apple loaf cake sounds delicious!

      Reply
    14. Julia Lawson

      May 08, 2017 at 1:19 pm

      All of these look and sound amazing but if I have to pick my first choice to try, it'd be the Apple Loaf Cake. I'm a huge fan of apple based cakes and loafs (especially with added cinnamon!) ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    15. amy bondoc

      May 08, 2017 at 2:09 pm

      ooo id try the apple loaf cake first nom nom

      Reply
    16. stuart hargreaves

      May 08, 2017 at 2:15 pm

      apple loaf cake, sounds delightful

      Reply
    17. Chris Clarke

      May 08, 2017 at 2:18 pm

      My wife would love these, she's just been diagnosed as celeac

      Reply
    18. Fiona King

      May 08, 2017 at 2:29 pm

      I would most like to try the Cherry Bakewell loaf. I love cherry & marzipan tastes

      Reply
    19. Kerry Kilmister

      May 08, 2017 at 2:44 pm

      The Gluten free Mr Kipling Bakewell loaf cake looks and sounds delicious!

      Reply
    20. DENISE WILDEN

      May 08, 2017 at 2:48 pm

      I think the Cherry Bakewell will be the first on my list thanks for a great review

      Reply
    21. Laura

      May 08, 2017 at 2:54 pm

      I'd love to try the Cherry Bakewell Loaf, I've really missed Mr Kipling cakes since I was diagnosed Coeliac.

      Reply
    22. mary lucking (@myrrhstar)

      May 08, 2017 at 3:26 pm

      The apple loaf cake looks nice.I would love to try that one

      Reply
    23. Andrea A

      May 08, 2017 at 3:35 pm

      The cake I'd like to try the most is the Gluten free ginger and lemon loaf cake.

      Reply
    24. Claire Long

      May 08, 2017 at 3:46 pm

      The bakewell loaf looks amazing so I'd love to try that first!

      Reply
    25. Emily Hallett

      May 08, 2017 at 3:54 pm

      The apple loaf cake looks tasty!!

      Reply
    26. Heather Haigh

      May 08, 2017 at 4:15 pm

      Gluten free ginger and lemon cake sounds amazing. I really miss parkin and lemon cake since having to go gluten free and that ticks both boxes.

      Reply
    27. hali kinson (@Halirunner)

      May 08, 2017 at 4:15 pm

      Would love to try the mini cherry bakewells they look lovely!

      Reply
    28. Danielle Spencer

      May 08, 2017 at 4:15 pm

      I love the sound of the Apple Loaf Cake

      Reply
    29. Lauren Tourle

      May 08, 2017 at 4:26 pm

      The cherry bakewell loaf sounds lovely ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    30. simon tutthill

      May 08, 2017 at 4:44 pm

      The Apple Loaf cake looks great

      Reply
    31. Karen R

      May 08, 2017 at 5:40 pm

      The ginger and lemon cake sounds gorgeous ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    32. tracy steer

      May 08, 2017 at 6:04 pm

      cherry bakewells

      Reply
    33. Jo Carroll

      May 08, 2017 at 6:26 pm

      I'd love to try them all but first on my list is the very sticky, yummy looking Cherry Bakewell Loaf Cake. x

      Reply
    34. laura banks

      May 08, 2017 at 6:39 pm

      it would have to be the cherry bakewells

      Reply
    35. bob clark

      May 08, 2017 at 6:47 pm

      my choice would be the ginger and lemon cake

      Reply
    36. Emma Lewis

      May 08, 2017 at 6:56 pm

      cherry bakewell loaf cake:)

      Reply
    37. Jade Pawley

      May 08, 2017 at 7:03 pm

      The Cherry Bakewell Loaf Cake sounds pretty gorgeous!

      Reply
    38. Sam R

      May 08, 2017 at 7:18 pm

      the lemon and ginger cake! yum

      Reply
    39. Mel Turner

      May 08, 2017 at 7:55 pm

      Lemonloaf cake

      Reply
    40. Patricia Avery

      May 08, 2017 at 8:25 pm

      The apple loaf ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    41. Pamela Gossage

      May 08, 2017 at 8:28 pm

      The cherry bakewell loaf cake because it is my favourite cake of all time

      Reply
    42. Carole E

      May 08, 2017 at 9:28 pm

      I would love to try the ginger and lemon cake

      Reply
    43. John Tingay

      May 08, 2017 at 10:07 pm

      Mr Kiplingโ€™s Cherry Bakewell Loaf Cake would be my choice - it's a bonus that it seems so messy!

      Reply
    44. David

      May 08, 2017 at 10:43 pm

      I am most interested in the apple loaf cake variety.

      Reply
    45. Izzy

      May 08, 2017 at 11:04 pm

      The ginger and lemon loaf would be one of my favourites I think! Although they all sound amazing!

      Reply
    46. Allison Sherwood

      May 09, 2017 at 5:23 am

      I have actually tried the cherry bakewell loaf and it was absolutely delicious.

      Reply
    47. Susan Hoggett (@susanhoggett)

      May 09, 2017 at 6:26 am

      The Bakewell loaf cake looks delicious!

      Reply
    48. Amrita

      May 09, 2017 at 6:35 am

      I would love to try them all! Especially the apple loaf

      Reply
    49. Emma Deeley

      May 09, 2017 at 7:28 am

      Wow these look amazing. My sister can only eat wheat free, she would love these

      Reply
    50. laura milton

      May 09, 2017 at 11:02 am

      I would like to try the lemon and ginger cake - i am recently gluten free and didnt know these existed woohoo!

      Reply
    51. Rich Tyler

      May 09, 2017 at 12:05 pm

      Apple Loaf Cake - Yummy!

      Reply
    52. Eleanor Beavan

      May 09, 2017 at 12:07 pm

      The Apple |Loaf Cake !

      Reply
    53. angiemwebster77

      May 09, 2017 at 12:13 pm

      I would most like to try the Cherry Bakewell loaf cake, it's my favourite flavour of cake.

      Reply
    54. Lisa B

      May 09, 2017 at 1:26 pm

      I'd love to try the cherry bakewell loaf. Cherry bakewells have always been a favourite of mine but as you say, the gluten free ones are all very 'samey'. I'm lucky enough to have a local restaurant that makes an amazing GF bakewell tart and the bakewell loaf would be an extra special treat

      Reply
    55. Rebecca Smith

      May 09, 2017 at 3:08 pm

      Wowzers, this is a popular competition....I can't imagine why ๐Ÿ˜‰ .... these do look divine Sarah, I was particularly impressed with the Bakewell Loaf, Beth and I are beginning to get fed with with the little tarts now!

      Reply
    56. Jenny Jones

      May 09, 2017 at 6:39 pm

      The apple loaf cake sounds so gorgeous

      Reply
    57. cheryl hadfield

      May 09, 2017 at 8:24 pm

      I would love to try the cherry bakewell

      Reply
    58. Christina Curtis

      May 09, 2017 at 8:42 pm

      Cherry Bakewells! Yumm!

      Reply
    59. jenn ward

      May 09, 2017 at 9:47 pm

      I'd love to try the bakewell tarts!Yum!

      Reply
    60. Nancy Townsend

      May 10, 2017 at 2:01 am

      They all sound delicious but I would most like to try the Ginger and Lemon Loaf Cake

      Reply
    61. Louise S Paul

      May 10, 2017 at 5:11 am

      I would love to try the cherry bakewells, they are my favourite! ?

      Reply
    62. Ellie Smith

      May 10, 2017 at 7:19 am

      The mini cherry bakewells

      Reply
    63. Diana

      May 10, 2017 at 12:30 pm

      The cherry bakewell cake ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    64. Clare Davies

      May 10, 2017 at 2:43 pm

      lemon loaf sounds amazing! x

      Reply
    65. Sarah Ann

      May 10, 2017 at 2:44 pm

      The Apple Loaf Cake sounds yummy!

      Reply
    66. Jo Hutchinson

      May 10, 2017 at 3:50 pm

      Mr Kiplingโ€™s Ginger and Lemon Loaf Cake

      Reply
    67. Ema J Lowe

      May 10, 2017 at 4:43 pm

      the apple loaf cake, I love their apple pies, so I bet this tastes just as good.

      Reply
    68. Jessica Hutton

      May 10, 2017 at 8:47 pm

      I would love to try the apple loaf cake. Most gluten free goodies are brownies so it would be lovely to try something different xx

      Reply
    69. Jocelynne harrison

      May 10, 2017 at 8:49 pm

      The cherry bakewell loaf would be great. My daughter can't eat gluten and she loves cherry bakewells but finds the pastry a little dry. Although we have never tried my kiplings.

      Reply
    70. spuddy11

      May 10, 2017 at 8:58 pm

      The cherry bakewell loaf cake

      Reply
    71. Gillian Hutchison

      May 10, 2017 at 9:24 pm

      the ginger and lemon loaf cake ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    72. ellie spider

      May 10, 2017 at 10:48 pm

      ooh the lemon and ginger sounds luscious

      Reply
    73. Aaron

      May 11, 2017 at 5:41 am

      I would most like to try the Mr Kiplingโ€™s Apple Loaf Cake.

      Reply
    74. Rebecca Lis

      May 11, 2017 at 6:25 am

      Apple loaf cake

      Reply
    75. Frances Sunshine Hopkins

      May 11, 2017 at 7:35 am

      The apple cake, sounds lovely

      Reply
    76. Tara Smith

      May 11, 2017 at 7:39 am

      Would love to try ANY of these gluten free goodies!

      Reply
    77. emma davison

      May 11, 2017 at 7:57 am

      the bakewell loaf

      Reply
    78. gemma brown

      May 11, 2017 at 10:00 am

      I can't decide between the cherry bakewell and apple loaf

      Reply
    79. Hayley Fountain

      May 11, 2017 at 10:37 am

      i'm so excited that these have come out.Would love to try the apple loaf cake x

      Reply
    80. Solange

      May 11, 2017 at 5:24 pm

      The cherry bakewell loaf cake sounds delicious.

      Reply
    81. Rebecca

      May 11, 2017 at 6:51 pm

      I'd love to try the Cherry Bakewell Loaf Cake!

      Reply
    82. Cerys John

      May 11, 2017 at 7:16 pm

      The apple loaf cake ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    83. Ellie P

      May 11, 2017 at 7:24 pm

      They all look delicious - but I would most like to try the apple loaf cake! Yum ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    84. sirleyyoung

      May 11, 2017 at 8:03 pm

      Cherry Bakewell ๐Ÿ™‚

      Reply
    85. Catherine Gregory

      May 11, 2017 at 8:23 pm

      The cherry bakewell loaf cake sounds amazing!!

      Reply
    86. kim neville (@kimneville2)

      May 11, 2017 at 10:29 pm

      apple loaf cake sounds nice ?

      Reply
    87. Sarah H (GF Blogger)

      May 13, 2017 at 4:14 pm

      Thank you everyone for your entries!! The winner is JO CARROLL - I have sent you an email ๐Ÿ™‚ Stay tuned for more gluten free competitions coming soon!! xxx

      Reply
    88. Clare-Louise Douglas

      January 31, 2020 at 6:24 pm

      Have these been discontinued? Diagnosed recently and been looking for them everywhere with no luck.... ๐Ÿ˜”

      Reply
      • Sarah H (GF Blogger)

        January 31, 2020 at 7:25 pm

        Weirdly I was thinking about these today - I think they must have been!?

        Reply

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