Mr Kipling Christmas Pudding

Aah It's Christmas in three weeks time and Mr Kipling's Christmas Pudding's are back on our shelves- fantastic! Mr Kipling has changed his logo for these: 'Exceedingly Merry'! On my recent visit to Tesco for Christmas food, I came across these in the cake aisle, I thought they sounded very festive and tasty, so they were added to my basket at quite a low price which I didn't expect from such a well known brand. Mr Kipling is famous for making scrumptious cakes and other confectioneries which we dare to try- dieters... The packaging has actually changed on this years packet but I think I prefer the above image with Santa Clause ...  Read the complete review

I bought a Mr Kipling Christmas pudding today on tesco for half price at £2.49. Looks nothing like the graphic pictured on Dooyoo, its a single pud, and is 400g in weight, not massive for a pud. I know it seems a bit odd, but I can home with it today and my husband 'just really fancies Christmas pud' really???? you just fancy Christmas pudding???? Weirdo.... Do he popped it in the microwave for 5 mins and dropped the simple plasic container onto a plate. One small slam and out popped this dry brown..almost burnt looking cake. To me, it didn't look one bit like a nice moist Christmas pud....I couldn't see any nice plump cherries ...  Read the complete review

A strange thing seems to happen to food manufacturers worldwide when they realise that Christmas is approaching. Crisp makers throw a handful of turkey and stuffing flavouring upon their newly cooked snacks and market them as “Luxury Yuletide Crisps”, and cake makers go all out to produce some strange and not always wonderful concoctions. In a previous review I have bemoaned the “mucking about and altering” of mince pies, but it seems Mr Kipling has taken the challenge on a step with the introduction of Christmas pudding & brandy sauce slices. So if I dislike the idea so much why do I buy them? Well as a chef I’m always looking for new ideas in the recipe ...  Read the complete review