It's become some what of a tradition to bake and create a vintage lamb cake for every Easter. I have been making these cakes since 2020 and as I had to skip last years due to travel, I was determined to complete this years cake regardless of whatever else I had going on in my … Continue reading Baking a Vintage Lamb Cake for 2024
Checking out a Studio Ghibli themed Cafe in Mapo-gu, Seoul It's no secret that I'm a huge Ghibli fan; having a deep love of the films, their characters and stories and even starting a mini sewing series based on the Ghibli characters, when I heard there was a Kiki's Delivery Service themed cafe in Seoul, … Continue reading Kiki’s Delivery Service Themed Cafe in Seoul; Koriko Cafe Review
We have a lot to celebrate this week; my YouTube channel has reached 5K subscribers (oh my gosh thank you so much!) and I've done another lap around the sun. One of the best ways to celebrate anything is by eating cake, one of my favourite past times and something I am pretty good at … Continue reading Baking a Vintage Pineapple Upside-Down Cake from the 1950s
The 70's were a wild time, especially culinary speaking where it was adding the weird and wonderful (mainly into a jelly mould and calling it a day) presented on our tables. When I was deciding what decades-old dining experience to share with you all, I wasn't sure what to make until I saw the Banana … Continue reading Making a Vintage Banana Spook Cake – Vintage Cooking Adventures
This is becoming a yearly tradition here on my blog and Instagram but it's time to share this year's Vintage Easter Lamb Cake baking adventure. This is the third year we've given this cake a go and after last year's absolute catastrophe, this year can only be an improvement. This year I was inspired by … Continue reading Baking 2022’s Vintage Easter Lamb Cake
I'm not one for birthdays and if it were up to me, the day would just pass like any other but I've had those closest to me really try to make me more excited about the day despite my protest. This is a milestone year and I've got quite a few mixed feelings. Life isn't … Continue reading 30th Birthday Cake Smash
You didn't think I would only do one vintage Christmas recipe this year did you? Oh no my love, this year, we are doing two! https://youtu.be/-p_s83g4OAg As i was glitter crashing from my wedding around Christmas time last year, I didn't release a video (only a blog) of any vintage cooking adventures so I thought … Continue reading Tomato Soup Christmas Cake – Vintage Cooking Adventures
Last year I made a vintage lamb cake for Easter and I was so proud of how it turned out. This year, I was even more excited to make another one and after reading one of my favourite children's book to my niece and nephew, 'Where is the Green Sheep?', I thought I'd make a … Continue reading Baking a Vintage Easter Lamb Cake that went Horribly Wrong
It's been a while since I baked a cake from a vintage recipe and although some attempts were better than others, I thought in order to celebrate St Patricks day, we would all come together to bake an Irish Potato Cake from a 1930's recipe. For those that don't know, I lived in Ireland for … Continue reading Baking a Vintage Irish Potato Cake from 1930
We are all adjusting to a different type of Easter long weekend this year so it's totally okay to try new things or just do very little. To try and boost myself and my mood I thought, let's do some vintage baking. We've done a few vintage recipes already (for Halloween and Valentines Day) and … Continue reading Baking a Vintage Easter Lamb Cake
Hello guys and ghouls! Today is the final installment of my Witchy Wednesday series and I've had a lot of fun coming up with vintage Halloween inspiration for you all. Today, we do something a little bit new and exciting which is testing out a vintage recipe. Now I love baking but I'm definitely not … Continue reading Witchy Wednesday – Baking a Vintage Halloween Cake