Comments on: Vintage Cakes – Sweet Old Dears

By: Lolita Haze

Lolita Haze — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:35:13 +0000

If and when you decide to make any of these… feel free to send them my way! Nom Nom Nom!

By: Rosie

Rosie — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:34 +0000

I am way too young to remember anything as beautiful as that! Thanks for sharing!

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:58:02 +0000

Aren’t they beautiful!

Well I bake from scratch sans measuring cups and recipe. I am however usually too lazy to decorate.
I should really practise though.

Except my favorite thing to make at this time of year is a butter pudding with black cherries topped with caramelised apples, set in home made caramel – looks quite pretty without any dressing

By: floraposte

floraposte — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:53:21 +0000

I’ve been thinking about cake decorating since I happened upon the end of demonstration in my favourite kitchen shop the other day. An elderly lady was showing an enthralled audience how to make the tiniest little flowers (unbelievable feathery petals1) out of icing. I am so glad there are still people around with the skill to do this.

The whole cupcake phenomenon is a mystery to me, a bit of icing good; 2 inches of solid buttercream? Queasy making!

By: All Women Stalker

All Women Stalker — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:29:08 +0000

Those look yummy! They probably taste better than the cakes we have now, too.

-meream

By: April

April — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:01:46 +0000

My sister is the queen of vintage-style cakes! We live in the U.S., though, so that doesn’t help you much. :-S

By: Amber

Amber — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:46:25 +0000

I love the one with the dutch children! Reminds me of an old Hummel figurine lamp I had in my nursery!

By: Sistinas

Sistinas — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:07:16 +0000

When I was little I loved flipping through my mom’s cooking book, they were full of this kind of cakes photos and drawings.
Every year I would tell my mom which cake I wanted for my birthday.., but she never made one of those, they were too difficult to her.., of course she did others, though..^^

By: Hear Mum Roar

Hear Mum Roar — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:40:31 +0000

I’m guilty of not being very good with cakes. But what’s great about the home-made stuff, is that even when you don’t get it ‘right’, the recipients are always aware of the love that went into it.

By: Meaghan

Meaghan — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:18:11 +0000

Oh wow, they are just *gorgeous*.
They remind me of the cakes my gran used to bake