This is the first domestic cake & baking book to combine cake history fabulous recipes & vintage styling in settings that include colourful china vintage tablecloths & tableware cake tins & paper cases & inspiring cake stands. There are six tempting chapters: Everyday Cakes Cake-tin Cakes Little Cakes Elegant Cakes Fancies & Frivolities & Celebrations with cakes ranging from traditional afternoon tea fare such as Scones & Fruit Loaf to the decadent American Red Velvet Cake & the Fruit-filled Plum Streusal Cake to delightfully colourful slices of Battenberg. There truly is a cake to suit every occasion & baking need. The book begins with a brief introduction to the history of the cake the joys of sharing cakes & an in-depth look at the essential baking methods needed for perfect cake-making. The cake recipes are each introduced with delightful vignettes of history & provenance. Practice makes perfect & Vintage Cakes provides everything you need to whet your appetite. Whether you are preparing a sublime afternoon tea an outdoor garden party or a picnic by the sea Vintage Cakes provides the know-how & the inspiration for reassuringly old-fashioned treats that fill your kitchen with warmth & good smells.