cottagecore

Last weekend I helped host an open day for Wellington Heritage Week. I belong to a Trust that runs a writer’s residency in a little cottage built in 1867. Once a year we open it up to the public for afternoon tea and poetry readings. It was a beautiful day this year and I finally remembered to take a few photos from this cute house! It has very low ceilings and plenty of floral wallpaper and curtains, wooden furniture and blue and white china.

I also did some baking, including this heritage classic - Louise Cake.

Apparently, Louise Cake (which is really a slice) first appeared in community cookbooks in Aotearoa New Zealand in the 20s and was probably designed to coincide with a royal wedding.

It’s very typical of NZ baking in that it features the classic combo of coconut, meringue, jam and far too much sugar. But it’s probably not too bad if you keep the pieces quite small.

I used this recipe by Annabel Langbein.

In other cottagecore news, I’m knitting a soft, oversized jumper with big roses on it. The pattern is Rosie Sweater and I’m making this in entirely the wrong season, but I don’t mind. Here are my Ravelry notes, including yarn choices, etc, so far.