A hotel hopes to cook up a storm with something unique for Mother’s Day- a Scioche!

The Blue Ivy boutique hotel in North Hill, Colchester, will from today be serving up a scone-brioche hybrid.

The hotel is one of only three hotels in the country serving the bakery delight, which was ‘invented’ just last month.

The Scioche Original can be treated like a scone, served with cream, berries and jam, while the Sicilian, Lemon and Poppy seed version can also be toasted and topped with savoury treats such as crabmeat, scallops or chorizo.

Invented by Speciality Breads of Margate and launched at the Casual Dining Show in London last month, the Kent-based company approached the Blue Ivy about trialling the Scioche.

Owner of the Blue Ivy, James Moreno, said: “We love creative new products so we’re delighted to be the first in Essex to roll out the Scioche. The dishes our chef Lee has created taste delicious and look sublime so I think they’ll be a big hit this weekend.

The Scioche is the brainchild of Speciality Breads managing director Simon Cannel.

He commented: “We appreciate the time James and his team have put into testing the Scioche and coming up with some incredible dishes so we can’t wait to see what their customers think this weekend.”

If the trial, launched at 12 noon today (fri), proves successful, the Scioche will become a regular fixture on the hotel menu.

An official roll-out of the Scioche to Britain’s catering trade is planned for April 3.