September was High Tea for Habitat month. A whole month dedicated to
the art of high tea and fundraising for Habitat for Humanity in the Australian
and Asia-Pacific region. Naturally I held my very own afternoon tea where
friends tasted a range of teas and nibbled on some of the delicious treats I
had prepared. Before we get into that, how much do you know about the origins
of afternoon tea?
Now, back to my high tea. Over the course of the month a grand total
of $505 was raised for Habitat for Humanity. The day itself was a lovely
success. We had several games, some of which you might like to try if you ever
host a tea party.
The first was a word game where participants had 30 seconds to
compile a list of as many words as they could that ended in the sound ‘tea’.
For example; quality, equity and tasty. The winner took away a gorgeous little
Maxwell and Williams infuser teapot.
The second game was a tea guessing game where four little Chinese
teacups had been filled with different varieties of tea. One point was awarded
for every correct ingredient guessed. This game went down to the wire in a
Mastechef-esque elimination with a fifth tea. The first to guess an incorrect
tea ingredient was eliminated. This nail biting round went down to the wire. A
tea with close to a dozen ingredients was chosen and with just two ingredients
left (blackberry leaf and red thistle flower) we had a winner who took with
them a gorgeous Maxwell and Williams infuser teapot and mug.
One of the most popular treats on the day was the Apple and Caramel
Baked Cheesecake. The recipe for this divine desert comes courtesy of fellow
blogger and soon to be published author, Not Quite Nigella. You can access the
recipe here.
A great afternoon was had by all and more importantly lots of money
was raised for a very worthwhile cause.
Check out some beautiful photos of the day taken by the lovely Jen
of jen hostetler photography
Thank you to everyone who made it such a special day!
Chocolate Cake Pops
Elderflower, lemon and mint cordial
Chocolate cupcakes with a chocolate and salted caramel frosting
Vanilla cupcakes with boysenberry swirl icing
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