National Cake Week!

Overviews written from 5th - 9th October, pictures and news added 18th October

TL;DR: I went to 4 cafés in Nottingham and stuffed myself with amazing cake :3 don't forget to scroll to the bottom for my news!

Okay, I will freely admit that this is one of my favourite weeks of the year!

To celebrate National Cake Week, I thought it would be good (well, actually it was my Dad's idea!) to try a few new cafés in Nottingham to get me out doing a few fun things before -

Oop. I won't mention that piece of news just yet! You'll have to wait till the end of the post!

So this week, I tried the following cafés - I have done an overview of each (and attached pics!) to help you cake fanatics out (I've also attached their Twitter handle so you can look for them!):

Pudding Pantry (@pudding_pantry)
200 Degrees (@200DegreesCafe)
Copper (@coppercafenottm)
Homemade (@homemadecafe)


First of all, Pudding Pantry!

Date of Visit: 6th October 2015
What I had: Cappuccino (okay, TWO); Blueberry and White Chocolate Victoria Sponge
Price: £7.75 for all 3 items (not bad when you're still in student mode)
Food thoughts: Have never had such a colourful blueberry cake, never mind one combined with Victoria sponge! Genius!
Atmosphere: Comfy and friendly! Great location near the Cornerhouse too.
Service: Very lovely, smiley, quick service, especially considering how busy they can get!
Presentation: Amazing! These peeps are Pros!
Other notes: I find this café to be very similar to Brew and Brownie (@brewandbrownie) in York! Similar atmosphere and similar menu items (very much a coincidence, I must add), but local twists!
Next time: I'd love to try their pancakes for breakfast, or their afternoon tea! (Looking around at the stacks of food available, I may need some help!)



Next up, 200 Degrees!

Date of Visit: 7th October 2015
What I had: Cappuccino; Choccy Woccy Slice
Price: £4.20 total
Food thoughts: Great coffee and tasty cake! Reminds me of tiffin crossed with brownies! *nomnomnom*
Atmosphere: Warm and lots of people! Currently on a seat with a little 'bar' attached to the wall. Precarious but still surprisingly comfortable!
Service: Very quick service accompanied by very friendly staff! They found me with no problem at all in a crowded café!
Presentation: Lovely presentation, just wanted to get stuck in! And the coffee - we have baristas in the house, people! :)
Other notes: Drank and ate VERY quickly! I think that says something about the tastiness!
Next time: There were lots of cake choices and savouries too, so definitely worth another try!

On the same day, I popped over to the newly opened Copper Café in Nottingham City Centre!

Date of Visit: 7th October 2015
What I had: Elderflower pressé; Chocolate Ganache Cake
Price: about £8
Food thoughts: WHAT. Possibly the lightest chocolate cake I've ever eaten! Was expecting a traditional close-textured chocolate cake but was pleasantly surprised!
Atmosphere: Very quiet as it only opened today! Great décor and feels cosy :)
Service: The staff are amazing! Some are brand new and they're doing very well! :3
Presentation: Took a pic but didn't have time to look properly :3 Hehehe!
Other notes: Was totally determined to finish the cake, but sadly couldn't due to earlier cake! Very, very tasty though! Good job Copper!



And the last of the week... Homemade Café!


Date of Visit: 8th October 2015
What I had: Cappuccino (in need of comparisons!); Lemon and Raspberry Cake
Price: £5.45 total (I got a discount, so £5)
Food thoughts: AMAZING cake! Lemon and raspberry go very well together and the cake was quite refreshing! *accidentally gets crumbs on notepad*
Atmosphere: Was expecting it to be heaving with people like it normally appears to be, but I managed to come in on a quiet day! Very chilled out and relaxing :)
Service: Quick and always with a smile!
Presentation: Simple yet effective :) Loving the pink icing on the cake!
Other notes: Seems like a nice spot for a catch up - most times I look in the window it's INSANE, so it proves its popularity for this I'm sure :)


Thanks to those cafés who provided me with noms for this! I had a lot of fun, so I think I may have to do some café overviews more often... :3

I also made my own cakes for National Cake Week and took them in to a very appreciative-looking newsroom at Notts TV (See right!)

Now for my news!

I can now officially announce that I am leaving my part-time job at Whittard of Chelsea. My last Sunday is on the 25th October - and during that time I will be starting my first ever FULL-TIME job at Beaverbrooks Jewellers! 

I will be keeping my job at Notts TV as well - it'll be tricky and I will be working A LOT (Gah, more blog delays!) but it's all going to be enjoyable and worth every minute!

I'll miss everyone at Whittard, whether you worked at York Parliament or Nottingham (and the Outlet & Leeds as well! You know who you are!) but I'm very excited about everything that's happening and I'm looking forward to the future!

I can also announce that I have PASSED my theory test in driving! Now for the final stretch to driving in the practical test and then I'll be driving independently! (You might still want to stay away from roundabouts. I'm sketchy with those)

So yeah.
BRING IT ON!!!
...

I may need coffee and cake first... x



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