High Street, Uppermill, Oldham
This week, during a day out in
Uppermill, I stumbled across a gorgeous little cake emporium, The Vintage
Cupcake Kitchen. It does what it says on the tin: it’s a vintage tea room which
specifically caters for the sweet-toothed amongst us. Cupcakes, cheesecakes,
tray bakes, brownies, rocky roads, milkshakes, ‘freakshakes’, cream teas and
afternoon teas – this saccharine gem is a feast for the eyes as well as the
taste buds, with a spectacular display of aesthetically astonishing cake
creations.
The interior looks just as
beautiful as the cake counter. It’s as traditional as a tea room could possibly
be, with Lilliputian tables, wooden stools and benches to perch on, strewn with
a mishmash of cushions. On each table, there’s a tiny china cup filled with
sugar cubes and a hand-written chalkboard sign with the table number. It’s cosy
and quirky. There’s a large veranda out the front, meaning you can indulge in
the perfect mix of coffee, cakes and gossip whilst watching the world pass by
this idyllic little village in Saddleworth.
I stared and stared at the
mammoth selection of cakes, all of them making my eyes and my mouth water
simultaneously. Their gargantuan slices of cheesecake proved too hard to
resist. I decided to go for the Milky Bar flavour.
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| Milky Bar Cheesecake |
It was a soft and creamy
vanilla cheesecake centre with a hint of white chocolate. The white chocolate
topping was reminiscent of a Nestle Milky Bar, every kid’s favourite choccy
treat. The cheesecake itself was delicious, but I would have preferred a
slightly stronger chocolate flavour. A chunky biscuit base is a very important
aspect of a cheesecake – there’s nothing more disappointing than a wafer thin
layer of crumbs – so although this box was ticked, it crumbled as soon as my
fork went through it. It needed more binding.
Topped off with a squirt of
cream, a piece of the good old fashioned Milky Bar and one of those white chocolate disco coins that used to be a
mainstay of a pick and mix, overall, it was a delight.
Don’t believe what anybody
else tells you – when it comes to cake, size is everything. This was large
enough to serve as lunch all on its own, and for an appetite as insatiable as mine
that is no mean feat. By the time I’d eaten by last mouthful, I even left feeling
slightly queasy, albeit in a satisfying way. There was plenty of tea to wash it
down with.
The Vintage Cupcake Kitchen serves
up scrumptious cakes in delightfully twee, vintage surroundings. If you’re passing
through Uppermill, you can’t miss it – it’s in a prime location in the middle
of this charming little village.
Liking their Facebook page may
prove to be a huge mistake, as I’ll drool over pictures of their daily specials
every morning, wishing I could go back and indulge all over again.
I’d love to return in the
future to try their brownies, and the afternoon tea.
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