Visitons Lausanne

Hi cuties,

back in June, I made plans to visit Pyl in Lausanne, because - shockingly - I've never really been there before, although it's a very interesting city, cultural and otherwise.

So on short-notice it became a mini-lolita-meet-up, we were six girls in the end, three from the french- and three from the german-speaking part of Switzerland.

Pyl gave us a superb city tour, so I'd like to share some impressions with you! 

First, we had lunch at Zoo Burger, I had this delicious veggie burger (^.^) yummy!

Afterwards, some of us fancied a dessert, so we stopped at this cute frozen yoghurt place called GeA.

Well fed and happy, we then proceeded to the beautiful park Mon Repos, where we also took some pictures. The weather was incredibly good (although too hot for me), so I had decided to wear a casual sweet outfit.

Outfit rundown:
Cutsew & skirt: handmade by me
Shoes: Antaina
Accessoires: Claire's, MoonBunny, Mademoiselle Oppossum

Les filles romandes: Cécilia, Pyl & Svetlana

Les filles suisse-allemandes: me, Magali & Lea

Our adorable guide then took us to the Cathedral of Notre Dame of Lausanne (yes, that's the official name!), which is not only the greatest gothic building in Switzerland, but also incredibly beautiful. If you happen to be in Lausanne, don't miss going there!

Finally, our last stop led us to a super cute café called Cuppin's, where we enjoyed home-made iced tea and cupcakes (^.^)

Back From The Undead

Ok, after I announced the same resolution some time ago, I'll have another try and hereby solemny swear that I'm up to no good I'll try to be a good blogger and write more often from now on. The past weeks I was kind of busy while feeling like a zombie from time to time, but sometimes that's just life.
However, there are some things I'd like to show you. We had a Lolita meet-up some time ago, I'll make a seperate post for this.
Then I had another chance to dress up a little; we had quite a big family celebration in an alpine cabin that is a little isolated in the mountains, so I decided to wear one of my favourite jsks and go for an inspired Classic Lolita look:

Not the best picture, but you can see most of my outfit; I wasn't wearing a petticoat and just brown tights and boots with it.
I was also responsible for the cakes:

All my work (^.^) please ignore the cake roulade in the front. Although it was very tasty, it looked not very appealing. I had tried to make one several times now, but I never succeed to create a decent looking one.
Oh well.
Something I'm much better at is baking muffins:

Yoghurt muffins with raspberry cream and chocolate-raspberry muffins in the background.

Mischief Managed

Hi dolls!

It got suspiciously calm around here the last few days, I'm sorry for that!
Fact is, I was quite busy for the last days, first we had a Lolita New Years Eve party and then I had to study a lot, my exams started today! So the being-calm-on-my-blog-thing will probably last a little longer.
But on the bright side, I have something to keep you occupied in the meantime (^.^). I wanted to share these two things with you for a while, as a Harry Potter fan I think they're great, I hope you'll enjoy them too (and maybe not only the Harry Potter fans out there... (*.*) )

Tutorial: Wands (source)

Butterbeer Cupcakes (source)

(makes around 18)

For the cupcakes:
2 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon butterscotch schnapps
1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup cream soda
For the filling:
5 1/2 ounces butterscotch chips (half an 11 ounce package or a little less than a cup)
1/2 cup heavy cream
For the frosting:
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
1/3 cup butterscotch filling
1 tablespoon butterscotch schnapps
1/8 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 to 4 cups powdered sugar
Splash of cream soda (as needed)

Directions:
1. to make the cupcakes, preheat oven to 350º and line cupcake pans with liners.
2. in a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt and set aside.
3. in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. add both sugars and continue beating until well combined. on low speed, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. combine the schnapps and buttermilk. add the dry ingredients in three batches, alternating with the cream soda and buttermilk.
5. mix until just combined, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. fill each cupcake liner about 3/4 full, then bake for 15-17 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. cool completely on a wire rack.
6. while the cupcakes are cooling, make the filling by combining the butterscotch chips and heavy cream in a glass bowl set over a pot of simmering water. stir occasionally until combined.
7. remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. transfer to a squeeze bottle and fill each cupcake just until the filling comes to the top.
8. to make the frosting, cream the butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the butterscotch filling, schnapps and salt and beat until well combined.
9. on low speed, beat in the powdered sugar one cup at a time until desired consistency is reached. Add cream soda as needed to thin the frosting.
10. frost cupcakes and drizzle with remaining syrup.

Friday Favourites #2

Do you?

I think there should be more hats in Lolita fashion! Unfortunately, my head is quite big, so I can't wear most hats (>.<)

Fire Balloon Adventure OP by Fanplusfriend,
The print idea is just lovely, and so is the dress itself, especially with that nice neckline.

Fashion blogger Charlotte. One of her most amazing outfits, it makes me think of old american movies...

yeah, well xD

very cute outfit by Frederica, I'm so in love with this dress and how she coordinated it <3

So pretty: new Heart Lace W-button OP by Innocent World

Ashleigh wearing a beautful mint-coloured dress, perfect for hot weather

Summer's coming! (^.^)

Friday Favourites #1

Maybe some of you know this, during the week a lot of nice pictures cross your way, but either you just store them in some random folder or you've forgotten about them after two seconds - at least that's how it goes with me. So following an idea by Kaylah from The Dainty Squid (a very readable blog, btw), I thought I'll share some of the best pics with you every friday (^.^)

amazing coord by Caramea

<3

also a beautiful outfit by Mia

nomnom: cup-shaped cakes

a dollhouse - no, a doll - no, a house...?

a beautiful coord: blouse & skirt by Victorian Maiden, corset by Excentrique

isn't this teapot lovely?

What do you think? Do you like it?