When I got the email inviting me down to the Creme Egg Hunting Lodge in London at the weekend, I knew there was only one person I wanted to take with me, my baking bestie and fellow Creme Egg connoisseur, baking blogger and all round amazing lady, Jemma from Iced Jems.
The Creme Egg Hunting Lodge is the ultimate hunting experience for any Creme Egg fan! Set up in the back of a purpose built trust, this lodge has travelled around the country for the past month with all proceeds generated at the lodge being donated to the Prince’s Trust Charity.
The travelling lodge gave people the opportunity to hunt Creme Eggs in a Crystal Maze style game as well as sampling some of the amazing delicacies from the cafe including Gooey Creme Egg S’mores: Gooey Cadbury Creme Egg pieces and a giant marshmallow, sandwiched between two biscuits, toasted for added gooeyness, Creme Egg Black Forest Toastie: A hot and crispy Cadbury Creme Egg Toastie, this time with a black cherry twist and Creme Egg Hunters’ Hot Choc: Mouth-watering Cadbury hot chocolate, with melted Cadbury Creme Egg added in for goo-d measure. It all sounded perfect!
The lodge was set up along the South Bank in London opposite the London Eye and looked pretty epic even from the outside! With the Creme Egg banners, outdoors garden set up and giant binoculars it was a great spectacle!
When we went into the lodge we were greeted by a super friendly member of staff who told us all about Gregg the hunter who owned the lodge and who was their main man when it came to hunting Creme Eggs! We were shown around his home which included a cosy fireplace, tons of awards, Creme Egg butterflies on display and specially made books such as Romeo & Juliegg and Goolivers Travels!
We were put into a team of 6 and were told to put our hunter skills to the test in The Ultimate Egg Hunt, deep inside the Creme Egg Hunting HQ room! We had to work together to solve the clues and crack the safe! I was told to knock on the bookshelf and out of nowhere a secret door opened and a moustached man scared the life out of me! We were given our first clue with a number on it and had to find the further four clues and corresponding numbers to get to our goodies! I’m happy to report we did so successfully and in record time so we were told!
We then got to go to the cafe and enjoy a treat! I went for the Gooey Creme Egg S’mores and Jemma had the Cadbury Creme Egg Toastie. They were delicious!
You can read more about the Creme Egg Hunting Lodge here.
We had a fantastic afternoon hunting eggs and it’s now put me in the mood to do some more baking (and eating) of them this Easter! In the meantime, check out my popular Creme Eggs Cookies which are easy to bake and easier to eat and my Creme Egg Cake.
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Happy baking!
Britt xo
