Category Archives: Cakes

An Easter Treat

Posted on April 12, 2020 by Tony

As a break from everything that’s going on out there, we have something a bit more lighthearted – one of our (in)famous Cake Reviews. Going with the Easter theme, Phil and I have been munching on Mr Kipling’s Egg Fancies … Continue reading →

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Cakes That Go Bump in the Night

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Tony

It’s been a long time, but here, finally, is a new, seasonally-appropriate cake review… Happy Halloween!

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Happy Halloween !

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Tony

Happy Halloween from The Brigadier ! To get in the mood, Phil and I have done a suitably spooky Cake Review, our first for a while – Mr Kipling’s Witches Hat Fancies – click here to see what we made … Continue reading →

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It’s oh so quiet …

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Tony

It has been quiet on the blog of late, mainly because the Brigade elves are feverishly busy casting and packing the Xmas sale orders and getting them into the post. I had planned a couple of modelling articles, some previews … Continue reading →

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Large scale Land Ironclad!

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Phil

Occasionally here at Brigade Towers we’ve discussed the idea of upscaling some of our Land Ironclads models to a larger scale. Naturally these chats come to nothing for a plethora of reasons (mostly apathy it must be said). Until now … Continue reading →

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Blue is not a natural colour for food …

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Tony

One of the more obvious phenomenons in UK supermarkets this summer (if the past rain-lashed three months can actually be termed a ‘summer’) is that there’s nothing a large conglomerate likes more than the opportunity to cash in on just … Continue reading →

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Danish Delights

Posted on August 26, 2012 by Tony

Another in the intermittent series of cholesterol, saturated fats and processed sugars that is the Brigade Models Cake reviews. We feel it’s our public duty to try these cakes, so you don’t have to ! Anyway, today’s treat … Costco … Continue reading →

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A pair of tarts !

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Tony

Now the title of this post could be taken as a derogatory comment on the two Brigadiers, but instead it’s referring to the more palatable custard variety. We burn lots of energy during a sale, we have to keep our … Continue reading →

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Fancy these ?

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Tony

More from our occasional cake review series … posh French Fancies from Waitrose (John Lewis). Split opinions from the judges again this time …

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Sqonuts

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Tony

A sqonut ? It’s a Tesco thing, a SQuare dOughNUT. With custard in the middle. Phil and I tried a couple the other night – you can read what we thought when we both wax lyrical in the cake reviews … Continue reading →

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