Afternoon tea craft kit giveaway for care homes

Lakeland Dairies has been working with the National Activity Providers Association (NAPA) to inspire care settings to host afternoon tea events with residents.

Afternoon Tea Week runs from 8th to 14th August, and thanks to the partnership providers can get their hands on one of 50 free cake stand craft kits. The kits have been selected to enable residents to take part in afternoon tea preparations and include six paintable DIY wooden cake stands, eight acrylic paints, wood varnish for a food safety finish and six bowl scrapers.

Claiming one of the 50 kits is simple - upload a photo including includes a pack of Millac Gold Double with a delicious scone creation of your choosing at the website at https://bit.ly/3cNwTio. If you don’t have a photo, you can still claim six free bowl scrapers by visting the web page. 

In addition to the cake stand craft kit offer, NAPA, together with Lakeland Dairies, has created an afternoon tea resource. Packed with practical ideas for activity coordinators and catering and care teams, from event planning to quizzes, it also includes a Lakeland Dairies' ‘Scrumptious Scone’ supplement which boasts scone recipes featuring Millac Gold Double and Lakeland Dairies Pure Irish Butter. It also features fortified creamy cocktail recipes featuring Lakeland Dairies' 100% Dairy Skimmed Milk Powder.

Jean Cattanach, marketing controller at Lakeland Dairies, says: "Afternoon Tea is a fantastic tradition, and in homes across the island of Ireland guests are often welcomed with a baked scone. As a farmer-owned dairy co-operative, we believe the secret to a great tasting scone is the quality of its dairy ingredients and that’s why we created our Scrumptious Scone resource so all care caterers can join in the fun of Afternoon Tea Week.”

The Scrumptious Scone supplement includes innovative and on-trend flavour pairings such as raspberry with rosemary and blueberry with lemon, alongside more traditional flavour matches such as chocolate with orange and apple with cinnamon. To download the resource and redeem the Lakeland Dairies Afternoon Tea Week offer visit https://bit.ly/3cNwTio 

Recipe: Lakeland Dairies' chocolate and orange scone recipe

Ingredients

• 765g scones base dough
• 50g candied orange
• 10g orange zest

Method

1. Make the scone dough, adding the candied orange and orange zest with the flour.
2. Roll out the dough after chilling and cut out approximately 80g round pieces.
3. Brush the top of the scones with egg wash.
4. Bake at 220°C for 15 to 17 minutes until the scones are golden on top.
5. Cool and slice in half.

Chocolate mousse ingredients

• 300g Millac Gold Double
• 225g Lakeland Dairies Whipping Cream
• 150g dark chocolate, chopped

Chocolate mousse method

1. In a pan heat the Lakeland Dairies Whipping Cream until it boils.
2. Pour it over the chopped dark chocolate in a bowl and combine using a spatula until a smooth ganache is formed. Cool to room temperature.
3. Whip up the Millac Gold Double until soft peaks form.
4. Mix the whipped Millac Gold Double with the chocolate ganache using a spatula until combined.

Assembly

Pipe the chocolate mousse over the half-cut scones.

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