GIFTED: Afternoon tea with Smartbox by Buyagift
If you struggle for present ideas for loved ones then a stress-free solution is to give them an experience they will never forget, or a lovely treat they wouldn’t normally splash out on themselves for from Buyagift.
Buyagift offers a great range of trips, experiences and treats via pre-purchased gift cards bought online.
Since it was mum’s 80th birthday recently, last weekend we tried out a Buyagift experience for ourselves, when we went for a luxury afternoon tea at Jaspers Tea Rooms in Llandaff, Cardiff.
I was sent a the Afternoon Tea Smartbox by Buyagift which contained a gift card for an afternoon tea for two. The gift card came in a stylish box containing full instructions and a beautifully presented booklet outlining all our options.
Booking was really easy. You simply choose where you would like to take your afternoon tea and book direct with the venue. Then, all you do is take along the voucher contained in your box and present it as payment in full.
Read on because there’s a chance for one lucky reader to win their own Afternoon Tea Smartbox by Buyagift (worth £34.99) which offers over 425 experiences to choose from. You can also upgrade to an afternoon tea with bubbles for a reasonable extra charge (not included in the prize).
Set in the heart of the leafy village of Llandaff in the shadow of the cathedral, Jaspers Tea Rooms is everything you would expect of a traditional tea room.
Traditional wood seating, an old fashioned fireplace and plenty of antique teapots gives the place a relaxed feel, enhanced by twinkly blue fairy lights.
It’s the kind of place where you could spend all afternoon gossiping and putting the world to rights with the aid of a good, strong pot of tea.
There was plenty of pottery on show from the local pottery at Ewenny and quirky showpieces such as an eighteenth-century chair.
We were seated quickly and service was swift with a three-tier cake stand containing a lovely selection of goodies appearing in no time. Tea was served via a decent size teapot and the staff at Jaspers will refill the pot as many times as you like.
Since the teapot is practically a shrine in my parents’ house, this was very welcome indeed.
The afternoon tea itself comprises a selection of moist finger sandwiches in ham and mustard and egg and cress.
This was followed by home-made scones, jam and cream.
I thought the scones could have been warmed, however, they were fresh and wonderfully crumbly.
We both initially doubted whether we could do justice to the impressive top tier of the cake stand. Miniature Victoria Sponges dusted with icing sugar nestled next to little blackcurrant and cream jellies, mini eclairs, macarons and bite-size Welsh cakes.
Mum has a much smaller appetite these days but we managed to make our way through most of our afternoon tea. The staff kindly supplied take-away boxes for one or two remaining treats to take home to dad which was a thoughtful touch.
One point to note, though, we booked our tea for 4 pm not realising that the tearooms close at 5 pm so double-check if you don’t want to be the last ones on the premises.
The Giveaway – Afternoon Tea For Two Smartbox
I have one Afternoon Tea Smartbox by Buyagift to give away worth £34.99 which entitles to bearer to one afternoon tea for two people at one of the locations detailed in the accompanying literature.
The giveaway is open to UK entrants only and ends at 11:59 pm on Friday 10th May.
The usual terms and conditions apply which can be viewed on my giveaways page. Emails submitted will be used to contact the winner only and personal data is not retained.
Afternoon Tea Smartbox by Buyagift worth £34.99
Good luck!
Freshly baked scones with clotted cream and fresh strawberries
I would LOVE to see coffee and walnut cake – it is one of my all time favourties and you really do not see it in many places now – also that would be a nice ending to the tea I think
I would love to find Coffee and Walnut Cake-truly scrumptious
Can’t beat a classic Victoria sponge . Lovely giveaway guys would be over the moon to win
Red Velvet Sponge!
I love most types of cakes but walnut cake and Victoria sponge are my first choice ??
a lovely fresh strawberry cream cake xx
lemon drizzle cake, nice and light but tasty
I would love to find a carrot cake or a nice lemon drizzle or coffee and walnut
I love victoria sponge
I would like to find a strawberry tart on the cake stand
Yummy vanilla slice – one of my big weaknesses!
Chocolate sponge cake
Victoria Sponge please.
A Lovely Victoria sponge.
A victoria sponge – simple but best!!
Carrot cake. I love it.
I’d choose a gorgeous piece of carrot cake, with delicious buttercream icing.
now thats a tricky question , most likely a lemon cake
I’m the only one in the family who likes coffee cake, so I’d love to have a little piece just for myself, so no one can complain about it!
Carrot cake is my favourite
oooh,what a decision. So many delicious cakes….I would probably choose lemon drizzle as the one I would most like to find.
Definitely a big cream a scone with jam
A lovely homemade Victoria sponge with lots of jam & cream would be amazing!
l love a nice Lemon Cream sponge cake!
I’d love to find a deliciously moist vegan cake on my cake stand.
Carrot cake is definitely my favourite! However I also love coffee cake, i am not too fussy when it comes to cake though 😛
for me it’s a toss up between carrot cake and coffee & walnut but I also like anything with fresh cream, I’m really not too fussy!
When it comes to cake, i’m definitely not fussy however I do love a bit of carrot cake!
Walnut cake
I’d like something like a chocolate eclair or rum baba 🙂
Carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
My favourite cake is a really tangy lemon drizzle. But I’d want a traditional scone with cream and jam too!
You can’t beat a Victor a sponge cake
Any type of chocolate cake would be lovely!
I’d love to see a French style cream cake
ooh black forest gateaux
I’d be quite happy with any kind of chocolate based cake
Anything gluten free. It’s usually disappointing when you see what you get compared to everyone else. But I would love to see macaroons and carrot cake xx
I love macarons or anything with lots of chocolate or fresh fruit.
I love lenon drizzle!
Any cake i would be happy with, traditional victoria sponge, chocolate cake or carrot cake.
Lemon drizzle cake would be my favourite choice. 🙂
Red velvet cake is totally yummy and a real treat.
It would have to be something containing chocolate for me 🙂
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I love a good carrot cake. No sultanas but plenty of walnut pieces. Yum!
You can’t beat a bit of Battenburg!
I’d like a chocolate éclair and/or scones with cream and jam
a coffee and walnut cake would be lovely
I’m definitely a Victoria sponge lover with fresh cream. But to be honest love all came
Carrot cake
I’d definitely like to see something chocolatey on my cake stand, such as a brownie!
Lemon and poppyseed. Mmmmm
I’d love to see my favourite Red Velvet cake!
I think it definitely has to be a Victoria sponge. Maybe a chocolate and carrot cake too.
red velvet cupcake or a chocolate fudge cake slice
Carrot cake or fruit cake are my favourites, or chocolate cake
I love a lemon drizzle cake, well to be honest I love most cakes
Victoria sponge
I would most love to find a Victoria Sponge Cake. Yum!
I’d love to see a red velvet cake. Simple but effective!
My favourite cake has to be a Victoria Sponge.
fruitcake especially a slice of Christmas cake
Lemon drizzle would be my first choice every time!
Any chocolate cake, love chocolate brownies with nuts
Cheesecake,Victoria Sponge,Fudge cake etc.etc. – the list is endless
Rocky road
A profiterole is a perfect combination of chocolate and cream!
Gorgeous chocolate cake
I love carrot cake, so that would be a great addition.
i would love to see some chocolate cake that is gluten free
There’s so many different cakes I’d like to find on the stand, but my favourite is Victoria Sponge
Chocolate fudge cake is one of my favourites but for afternoon tea it’s gotta be Victoria sandwich
i love coffee and walnut loads so yummy havent had it in yonks
My favourite is coffee and walnut but I like most cakes to be honest!
I fancy a ginger cake with lemon icing.
a luscious lemon drizzle cake would be divine
Love strawberry tart
It would have to be coffee and walnut cake! 🙂
Difficult decision as so many cakes to choose from. I think I would opt for carrot cake though.
I’d love to have Lemon Sponge cake, I love it.
Chocolate devil cake!
A big slice of traditional Victoria sponge with strawberry jam and butter cream
Victoria sponge
i would love to have a light sponge or a lemon drizzle cake
Victoria Sponges
Difficult decision but a victoria sponge is classic for an afternoon tea
Red velvet cake
I do like a nice carrot cake but it has to be without raisins
Chocolate cake!
I just love carrot cake! Mmmmmm so delicious! I love the cinnamon flavour!
Lemon drizzle cake!!
I would like to find an eggless cake on the cakestand
I would love Battenburg cake!
carrot cake, its my favourite!
I like Victoria sponge and scones, jam and cream.
I would love a slice of coffee and walnut cake with my cuppa x
Definitely lemon drizzle cake you can’t beat it! ????
Carrot cake as I never make it myself
A lemon drizzle cake
Just to be different – a mini Black Forest Gateau would be lovely
Chocolate cheesecake of course. It’s the desired cake in any situation.
chocolate cake
I would love a Victoria sponge with lots of cream
It’s a hard decision but my favourite is either carrot or lemon drizzle!
Angel cake! Love it so much, so simple yet so yummy.
Lemon drizzle cake ?
I do love Carrot cake smothering in cream cheese icing!
Coffee and walnut 🙂
A tradional victoria sandwich
Always lemon drizzle cake – love it so very very yummy
I would love to find Coffee Cake, my absolute favourite.
I would love to find a vanilla slice on the cake stand they are my all time fave.
A slice of moist fruit cake, but nut-free as I’m allergic to nuts.
Coffee and walnut
I love coffee and walnut
I like to see either a carrot cake or a salted caramel cake, but at the end of the day, cake is good no matter what!!Ch
An iced lemon cake 🙂
love carrot cake 🙂
Coffee or carrot cake are my favourites, so would love them to be on the cake stand!
I’d love to see a lemon coconut cake and a chocolate orange cake
Cherry Cake is my fave so would love to see that on the cake stand
Coffee and Walnut cake.
Possibly a chocolate cake – but it’s hard to choose.
Carrot Cake
It would have to be a strawberry cream tart, delicious
I like most cakes unless it has got dried fruit in it, so I would be happy with any
I would like to find a mini lemon tart
My favourite is a nice moist carrot cake with loads of cream cheese frosting!
carrot cake
Salted Caramel
Banana cake
I would love a lemon drizzle cake. Afternoon tea is so lovely.
Coffee cake with lashing of coffee buttercream – my favourite
It would have to be carrot cake…. Mmmm I love that stuff!!
I’d like to find lemon drizzle cake – delicious!
Lemon drizzle would be just fine
chocolate eclair
Lemon drizzle cake
Carrot cake, its one of my favourites
I’d like there to be a coffee & walnut cake.
Hmmm something chocolatey – but light and fluffy. Maybe a blackforest gateux victoria sponge?
would have to be lemon drizzle cake thats my favourite
for me its chocolate cake as im a huge chocoholic . thanks for the chance to win
A lovely victoria sponge
I’d love a bit of carrot cake and some Victoria sponge. Yum!
I love walnut cake but usually there’s chocolate cake in afternoon tea so I’d be happy very with that!
chocolate fudge cake x
I do love victoria sponge but for me it would have to be gluten and dairy free
A victoria sponge but with cream in as well as jam!
I would like some carrot cake or a victoria sponge
I know it’s traditional, but you can’t beat a homemade Victoria sponge cake x
I’d love to find a little lemon drizzle cake.
Definitely for me it would be a lemon drizzle cake
Classic Victoria Sponge! It’s one of my all time favourite cakes.
For me, it will have to be a spicy ginger cake, that is my favourite
lemon drizzle cake
I would most like to have lemon cake, I love anything sweet and lemon flavor.
Scones with cream and jam! Love it!
Lemon and Elderflower would be my dream cake xx
I love most cake but for afternoon tea you can’t beat a nice lemon drizzle cake ?
I would like to see some Strawberry tartlets.
Gin and Tonic lemon drizzle cake would be the absolute dream!
Victoria sponge yum yum
I’d like to find a rich chocolate fudge cake with cream 🙂
I would be looking forward to a tasty piece of lemon cheesecake.
I would love to see a decent sized slice of a Victoria sponge cake.
I love pretty much all flavours of cake but my favourite is carrot cake with cream cheese frosting, topped with chopped nuts!
Black Forest Gateau, my grandma used to buy it all the time. Amazing.
vegan banana cake or vegan meringues would be wonderful
I would love to see a selection of cake but including coffee and walnut my favourite
Coffee and walnut cake
I would love to find a carrot cake – my favourite 🙂
I love carrot and walnut cake, I could devour a whole one!
I would love a spicy ginger cake.
Carrot cake!
carrot cake
An almond slice would be lovely….I haven’t had one for ages.
For me it would have to be a light carrot cake
Banana Cake
Coffee cake is one of my favourites!
scones
Coffee and walnut would be perfect
Victoria Sponge
A mixed fruit or strawberry tart with some lovely sweet custard filling
A carrot cake with cream cheese frosting
Anything with an almond flavour would be perfect x
Lemon drizzle or carrot cake are my faves
Favourite!
I absolutely love a hummingbird cake – such delish flavours!
Red Velvet, my favourite!
Anything gluten free ? But my favourite is carrot cake with icing xx
A great baked traditional Victoria Sponge cake
I would love to see coffee & walnut cake
Has to be Victoria Sponge with lashings of cream and strawberry jam
Lemon pie
I would love to see a Victoria sponge or scones with jam & cream
I think for me it would have to be lemon drizzle cake
I like a Victoria Sponge cake with fresh cream and strawberries
.I’d love a nice slice of red velvet cake
Something lemony, like lemon drizzle cake.
I love cake! Either a Classic Victoria Sponge or a Chocolate Fudge Cake would be my Choice.
Macaroons are my favourite 🙂
Macarons
I would like to see a Victoria Sponge
As many brightly coloured macarons as can fit on the plate.
marble cake! Or any kind of chocolate cake
I think afternoon tea is perfect with a traditional home made Victoria sponge with fresh cream – can’t be beaten!
My favourite is a lemon drizzle cake with a lemon buttercream on top
I’d like to find a lovely moist carrot and orange cake.
If my afternoon tea included lemon drizzle cake I’d be well chuffed.
Victoria sponge
I would love to find a slice of Angel Cake, love the creamy layers
A slice of rich fruit cake – the sort you get at Xmas
Carrot cake
It’s got to be a fruity cheesecake for me x
Victoria sponge. It is the best!
I’d love to have some red velvet cake on there!
I love Battenberg so I’d be thrilled to find a slice or two on an Afternoon Tea
I would like to find a mini cheesecake slice, either vanilla with a raspberry on top, or lemon flavoured.
I have read all the comments and I think I would like all of them.
I would love to find some Florentines on the cake stand
I would love coffee and walnut cake
I’d love to find a lemon drizzle cake – my all time favourite.
carrot cake
What type of cake would you most like to find on the cake stand during your afternoon tea?
a lemon drizzle or, if not available, a sticky chocolate cake
I think for afternoon tea it has to be classic Victoria Sandwich cake, a nice big slice!
lemon drizzle cake
Has to be either carrot cake or a chocolate fudge cake
I would love to find either a macaron or two, or a twist on a cheesecake!
I’d love to find carrot cake with orange cream cheese topping
I’d love to find a lovely tiramisu cake or simply a coffee cake!
I’d love to find a cheeky battenberg cake
lemon cake, or lemon tart
I would love to find my absolute favourite,carrot cake
My favourite red velvet cake xx
A date and walnut cake would be a wonderful surprise.
I’d love to find lemon cake included in an afternoon tea its my absolute favorite!!
a carrot and walnut cake
a cute little lemon meringue pie
A scone with cream ?
Welsh Cakes bit size (do they come in man size?)
I would be very happy to find some carrot cake. It’s my favourite type of cake. x
It would have to be scones with cream and jam – yummy!
Victoria sponge preferably with fresh cream filling – my fav ourite
Definitely cupcakes!
Carrot Cake! All Time Favourite
Id eat most cakes apart from carrot cake! my favourite is probably a red velvet cheesecake 🙂
Happy with any type of cake but would say lemon drizzle cake as it is my favourite.
Lemon drizzle! It’s my all time favourite cake – light & refreshing.
I quite like carrot cake with a thin layer of icing
Egg Custard or Manchester Tart
I would like to see a nice light chocolate cake with tasty butter icing, lovely
I like to find carrot cake as it is my favourite
A moist coffee cake with walnuts and the most amazing frosting.
A fresh fruit and creme anglais tartlet
Victoria sponge
Red velvet cake for me
Any type of chocolate cake – I love chocolate taste.
A moist fruit cake with brandy and cream!
Chocolate cake – although I’m a big cake fan so pretty much any cake will do 😀
Gosh I love Scones too, homemade everything! Love cream tea – fingers crossed
I love the scones with jam & cream but has to be jam first!
Oooh I like an Egg Custard myself. I’ve yet to see one on an Afternoon Tea though!
My favourite cake is lemon drizzle, so I’d be thrilled to find that in the selection!
I love lemon drizzle cake, Victoria Sponge or a nice gooey chocolate fudge cake x
would love to find a chocolate cake with salted caramel buttercream icing x
A good egg custard
Victoria sponge cake, my favourite.
I love coffee and walnut cake. It’s delicious!
Mmmm so much choice, chocolate cake, carrot cake and fruit cake are my faves!
I’m not sure if it counts as a cake but I love Millionaires Slice.
A Victoria sponge cake or fairy cakes! Maybe even chocolate cake 🙂
A very boozy black forest gateaux would be great
Coffee and walnut cake is my favourite, also like a chocolate sponge cake. x
Lemon drizzle would be nice, but honestly love any cake.
Has to be carrot cake, although in truth I like all cake! Great competition thanks for the chance to win.
I would like to find a miniature eton mess cheesecake, a cheesecake with crispy meringue and strawberries on
lemon drizzle cake would be fab for me
I love a mini battenberg – they’re so pretty in miniature!
Angel Cake
victoria sponge for me 🙂
victoria sandwich is so yummy and soft and i love that soft warm taste its the best feeling.
A strawberry tart. now I do love them, I may not share lol
Mmmmm Victoria sponge! But i do like a variety of cream cakes too….variety is the key if you ask me
I love Carrot Cake, Coffee and Walnut Cake, Hot Cross Buns, and always Dundee Cake. @Guadalest
I’d love to find a little carrot cake – maybe with a little marzipan carrot on top!
Coffee and walnut cake
I’d like to find a slice of traditional Battenberg cake
my absolute favourite cake is toffee apple fudge cake ive tried baking it myself but fail every time! id love to fid it on my ideal afternoon tea!
Anything fruity – banana or raspberry are favourites
Scones to have with clotted cream and jam, yummy!
Victoria Sponge
Love a carrot cake with plenty of frosting! Although I don’t think there’s a cake I don’t like !
Chocolate brownies! Not exactly a cake, but my favourite.
Chocolate cake!
I’m very partial to a macaron – preferably pistachio flavoured!
Lemon Drizzle Cake
It would have to be a classic victoria sponge with cream and jam
It would have to include a french fancy!
Anything with a bit of icing on it.
Lemon drizzle cake
Lemon and Poppyseed cake
I would love to see chocolate Diam cake with my afternoon tea.
A slice of Victoria sponge cake would be my choice
I love Hummingbird cake!
A gooey chocolate fudge cake slice for me!!
Any cake is good for me but I especially love coffee and walnut so would love to see that on the stand.
Cherry and almond cake
I love a good home made Victoria Sponge!
I’d like to find a battenberg.
Any cake! Because all cake is good. And not strictly a cake I suppose, but I would love a scone with cream.and jam. Yum yum x
Vegan Victoria sponge
I love all types of cake…but probably a jam and cream scone!
Rich Fruit Cake
Chocolate Torte
A big creamy crumbly Meringue
Custard Slice
There is so much to choose from but either a chocolate torte or a lemon drizzle
Home made pork pie and a lovely beef and cucumber sandwich would be amazing
carrot cake is my favourte
My favourite cake Would have to be a Victoria sponge ?
Victoria sponge
Red velvet would be amazing
Coffee cake love it x
Carrot cake.
A lovely fluffy and light Victoria Sandwich
Has to be a big chocolate cake or a fresh cream Victoria sponge
Anything gluten free for me please. Love cake, just don’t get to eat it very much
macaroon
carrot cake
For me it has to be a traditional Victoria sponge cake
I think an afternoon tea would not be complete without a slice of Victoria Sponge
coffee and walnut
Tough choice! Probably Red Velvet as it’s my absolute favourite!
Lemon drizzle
Carrot cake, my mum makes an amazing one, used to love it when I was a kid
It would have to be Victoria sponge cake with lots of strawberry jam.
Anything with chocolate although a really crisp macaron would go down a treat 🙂
Lemon Drizzle cake
any cake would be fine with me but im very partial to carrot cake
My favourite cake is my sister’s home made Victoria sponge cake
coffee and walnut cake
Would love to find either a bakewell slice or a lemon drizzle cake.
I CAN NOT RESIST CARROT CAKE IT IS MY FAVOURITE
Lemon drizzle cake
I’d like a red velvet cake, I never make it at home so it’d be a lovely treat!
Lemon tart – sweet and creamy with that zing of sourness at the end
Got to love a scone with clotted cream and jam
Lemon drizzle cake all the way guys – doesn’t get any better than that
A chocolate praline one with vanilla icing and decorated with strawberries & raspberries!
Lemon and poppyseed cake. ❤️
I would love to find a big slice of lemon drizzle cake on my afternoon tea plate
Carrot cake
Chocolate fudge cake
I would lemon drizzle cake
For me it has to be a lovely tasty walnut cake mmmm
I would like to find Battenburg on my cake stand!
scones and cream or macaroons!
Lemon drizzle.
Got to be a scone with jam and cream (jam on the bottom, cream on top)
Some kind of opera cake or macaroons maybe
Victoria Sponge
Victoria sponge with butter cream and strawberry jam. ?
Afternoon tea isnt afternoon tea for me without jam and cream scones
carrot cake with plenty of walnuts in and a thick layer of frosting!
I would love any chocolate cake or banana loaf 🙂
I like most types of cakes but I would love to find a slice of carrot cake on the cake stand.
Scones with cream and jam.yum yum
welsh cakes or lemon merangue
A mini coffee éclair.
I like all kinds of cakes, but a lovely moist fruit cake is best with tea.
Victoria sponge with fresh cream and strawberries
Can’t go wrong with a traditional victoria sponge with fresh cream
I love a scone with cream and strawberry jam
A lovely moist lemon cake I think. I know there are more exciting things but I’ve just gone completely blank!
ooo a victoria sandwich with strawberries and cream
fruit cake
A MADERIA AOR A LEMON CAKE THANKYOU
Has to be Victoria Sandwich with real cream in it
Has to be Victoria Sandwich
Chocolate cake is my favourite but for afternoon tea you can’t beat a classic Victoria Sponge!
I have always loved a coffee and walnut cake
Coffee and walnut cake
Can’t pick one. I’d like a classic Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle cake or a black forest cake with fresh cream.
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I love cherry cake , Lemmon drizzle or most other cakes
Cherry cake or lemon drizzle
I’d most like to find some mini Victoria Sponge cakes. Victoria Sponge is my favourite for afternoon tea.
Carrot cake, as delicious. Afternoon tea would be a wonderful treat.
Bakewell Tart
Would have to be a carrot cake…..this would make afternoon tea even more amazing! Xx
Red velvet or chocolate.
Chocolate orange cake!
\it’s chocolate eclairs (note the plural) every time for me. I’m sorely disappointed if there isn’t onethere
I really love lemon drizzle cake or coffee and walnut
Coffee cake with walnuts would be lovely but I like anything with cream in too
While I am partial to Victoria sponge I would really love to find some Battenburg in my afternoon tea.
Carrot cake is my most favourite.
I love carrot cake
I would definitely love to find a mini Victoria Sponge or some type of a chocolate cake!
I would love to find some chocolate cheesecake, it’s my absolute favourite.
I love coffee and walnut cake with a lovely cup of strong Tea and a dash of milk
My favourite would be Victoria sponge cake or maybe chocolate brownie x
I would like some delicious banana cake to be on offer
My favourite cake (and my achilles heel!) is the chocolate eclair. I wouldn’t call myself a greedy person, but I could eat one of them sideways ha ha
Victoria Sponge
Chocolate fudge cake which is my favourite cake to eat
Lemon drizzle or carrot cake are my favourites, so would love to be on the cake stand!
Black Forest Gateau would be delicious – as long as it had fresh cream, morello cherries in kirsch and lots of dark chocolate swirls…YUM
I would love to find a cream slice, with really flaky pastry, a proper mille feuille.
Maybe I’l old-fashioned but I don’t think you can beat a Victoria Sponge.
I love Christmas cake! but a nice slice of chocolate fudge cake would be nice
Has to be a victoria sandwich, creamy jammy goodness
carrot cake
coffee and walnut cake
I would love a Victoria sponge or a chocolate cake… or any cake really!
Vegan banana cake