The Sploffin blog
Notes from the kitchen
The longer answers: how the baking works, how to plan an order, and the things I find myself explaining across the counter in Peterborough.
Latest · 20 October 2026
Party Sandwich Platter Peterborough: How Much to Order
How to order a party sandwich platter in Peterborough: how many platters your guest list needs, the best fillings, what party platters cost, how far ahead to book, delivery across the PE postcodes and how long platters can sit out, from a local baker who makes every platter to order.
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15 October 2026
Letterbox Gift Ideas: Thank You and Get Well Soon by Post
Letterbox gift ideas matched to the moment: thank you gifts by post, get well soon and sympathy boxes, new baby and Mother's Day ideas, what to write on the card, what it costs and how fresh it arrives, from a Peterborough baker who bakes every box to order.
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14 October 2026
Personalised Birthday Cakes Peterborough & Letterbox Cakes
How to order a personalised birthday cake in Peterborough, or send a letterbox birthday cake anywhere in the UK: what can be personalised, flavours, sizes, prices, how far ahead to book and how delivery works, from a local baker who makes every cake to order.
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12 October 2026
Cookies Delivered UK: By Post or Next Day, Baked to Order
How to get cookies delivered anywhere in the UK: what fits through a letterbox, how next day cookie delivery really works, the full cost with postage, how long cookies keep, and how to send a box as a gift, from a Peterborough baker who bakes every box to order.
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8 October 2026
Party Food to Order: The Perfect Sandwich Platter Guide
Party food to order without the stress: what to choose, how much to order, what makes the perfect sandwich platter, how long it can sit out, and where to get it made in Peterborough. Dad jokes included at no extra charge.
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5 October 2026
Letterbox Christmas Gifts 2026: A Baker's Guide
The best letterbox Christmas gifts to send by post this year: festive cookies and peppermint brownies at £18, rum cake slices at £23, Secret Santa ideas under £25, prices and the dates to order by.
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4 October 2026
Letterbox Cakes by Post UK: A Baker's Honest Guide
What a letterbox cake is, what fits through a UK letterbox, which cakes post well, what it costs and how long it keeps, from a Peterborough baker who bakes every box to order.
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1 October 2026
Christmas Fruit Cake: Rum-Soaked and Never Iced
What a Christmas fruit cake really is, where it came from, and why a Jamaican rum cake takes months to make. Plus Christmas cookie gifts that slide through the letterbox, baked in small batches in Peterborough.
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30 September 2026
Letterbox Lemon Cake: Lemon Loaf and Pound Cake by Post
What a Letterbox Lemon Cake is, how it fits the letterbox, how lemon loaf cake differs from lemon pound cake and lemon drizzle, and how to send four thick slices anywhere in the UK.
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1 September 2026
UK's Favourite Cupcake Flavours: Red Velvet, Carrot, Lemon
Red velvet, carrot cake and lemon sit at the top of the UK's cake searches, and all three are on my flavour list. What the numbers actually say, and how a box of twelve reaches any door on the UK mainland.
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14 August 2026
Cake Portion Sizes: How Much Cake You Actually Need
Party slices or finger portions, and what a six to twelve inch round genuinely feeds. A baker's working guide to ordering the right amount of cake for a birthday or a wedding.
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30 July 2026
Letterbox Brownies by Post: How They Actually Work
How letterbox brownies by post actually work: the slim box that fits through any front door, why brownies are the best bake to post, and how to send six for £18 anywhere in the UK.
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Rather taste it than read about it?
The letterbox line and the cupcake boxes are on sale now, and the savoury bakes are coming soon.