Baked Cheesecake Recipe // AliceOlivia

Baked Cheesecake Recipe // AliceOlivia

Ingredients: 

500 grams cream cheese
2/3 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
3 eggs
250 grams (one packet) digestive biscuits
100 grams butter - this needs to be melted completly

Preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius. In a food processor, blitz biscuits until they are a crumb. Then stir in melted butter, and pour into your cake tin - it's best if it is a springform tin. Press the biscuits firmly to the sides and bottom of the tin, with a spoon and then a glass. 

Once you have pushed the crumb onto the sides and bottom, put in the fridge whilst you are making the filling. 

Beat cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy - the longer you beat this for, the better. 

Add vanilla and eggs, one at a time, and beat until combined. 

Pour mixture into the biscuit-lined pan and bake for 40-50 minutes. Leave to cool before putting in the refrigerator. It needs to chill for at least 5 hours, so it's best to make it either in the morning, or the night before.



Then enjoy!

Alice xxx

Four Favourites For April // AliceOlivia

Four Favourites For April // AliceOlivia

Hi lovelies, I hope you all had a fabulous April. Whilst I do not have many favourites this month (no new skin or hair care products at all, in fact), I have discovered these four makeup products and fallen in love. 

I have many - almost all - of the Rimmel foundations, however this is by far my favourite. I have been using the Rimmel Lasting Finish Foundation almost every day this month, and I love the satin finish it gives (far less glittery than the Wake Me Up, and a little less dewy than the Match Perfection). The shade is also perfect for me; I used a website called Findation, and it most definitely gave me the correct shade. I have also been loving my Mac Viva Glam II Lipstick; its a slightly darker nude, and since it's a satin finish, I do find that it lasts longer than creme sheen lipsticks, without being as drying as a matte finish lipstick.

I have discovered how to properly use my Anastasia Dipbrow Pomade (read that blogpost here), and I'm now loving it. I may of applied it at 7 in the morning, and it will still be perfect at 10 at night. Lastly, a new mascara which may compete with my Maybelline Falsies (however - I think I do still like the Falsies more...), The Covergirl Lash Blast Volume gives lots of separation and length more than volume, which is why I don't particularly understand the name. Regardless, it is a fantastic mascara that is not too expensive but still gives you lovely, long lashes.

Alice xxx

Vintage Designer // Trelise Cooper // AliceOlivia

Vintage Designer // Trelise Cooper // AliceOlivia

Recently I had a look in Encore Designer Recycle from recommendation, and I was pleasantly surprised. I've never been one for second hand clothing (in saying that however, I do donate all my unwanted clothes to a hospice shop); maybe it's the dusty smell or the long isles of endless clothes that gives me anxiety... I'm not sure. 

However vintage designer is different; it is a fantastic way to find quality, pre-loved pieces for the fraction of its original price. Encore was well organized thankfully (into size, then color), so it made it easy for myself to find pieces I liked. I discovered this Coop by Trelise Cooper dress; I love the Silk Fabric, unique print and colors (as well as its $60 price tag - I would suspect it would of been over $400 originally as it's silk). If your like me and you struggle to become exited in the prospect of searching for second hand clothes, find your local Vintage Designer store (with good reviews of course, as you do not want to be wasting unnecessary time) - you may be pleasantly surprised.

Alice xxx

Favorite Baking Books // AliceOlivia

Favorite Baking Books // AliceOlivia

I am a bit of a baking fanatic. In fact, I bake just as much as I apply makeup, and I wont go two days without whipping egg whites or icing a carrot cake with creme cheese frosting. No, I am not one of those strange, delusional (yet some what admirable) people who live their sad life not enjoying a massive slab of cake once in a while, but instead drink a kale smoothie for dessert. My motto is everything in moderation my friends. Since I bake so often, I have accumulated a rather disturbing number of cookbooks and have a folder on my iPad that has dozens of links to recipes I've found in the past years. These four books however are my most grubby, covered in some sort of batter, as they are my most loved. If you are in need for a new baking book, I hope my recommendations help!

Australian Women's Weekly Cakes, Biscuits and Slices
Australian Women's Weekly is a fantastic source for delicious, dependable recipes that promise to turn out well, and this book in particular is fantastic. I use this recipe book for many of its cake recipes, such as its chocolate mud cake that beats every other, and a fantastic ginger cake that is my favorite cake at the moment.

Edmonds Cookery Book
A must have for all cooking fanatics, as it includes both savory and sweet; and is what I depend on for classics (sponges, shortbread, icing, bread, sauces etc.) While its not the most exiting book of the bunch, it sure is useful.

Little and Friday Celebrations
By far the most beautiful cook book I own, and some of the most delicious food I have baked. I am a huge fan of their cafe, and this book is perfect for recipes to fit special occasions. In fact, I cooked 95% of the Christmas chapter in December.

Treats from Little and Friday
Another beautiful book full of mouth watering recipes. I love this one for its tarts (in particular the Baked Chocolate Tart - I have one in the oven as we speak!), all its delectable cakes, its cream cheese icing recipe that beats any other food on this planet, and their sweet pastry recipe is unbeatable. Like my other book, I have cooked almost every recipe in this book, some more than a dozen times. 

Happy Easter!
Alice xxx