Matcha Totoro Cake

The world, and the internet, sometimes feels like such a cruel little pinch in the nards. But – I really feel like you get what you give in life… ahem, I know that might seem like life is shitting on my head because, you know, breast cancer and all … but somehow, I am still just as posicore about life as I was before going through cancer. I think it boils down to this special phrase in which my mom instilled in me as a young child of the 1980s: “IT’S ALL IN THE ATTITUDE, LYNDSAY!” It’s a catchphrase that I have since taught to my almost-6-year-old son Teddy. This is not to say that you can’t have a day or moment where you are like “EVERYTHING IS HOT BOILED STINKY GARBAGE” but, for the most part, I try to keep it positive. I try to practice the values in which my parents raised me on – kindness, generosity, community, family.

Shortly after I had announced to family and friends (and even strangers of the internet) that I had been diagnosed with cancer back in 2015, a wonderful woman named Krista showed me an act of kindness and generosity. Her family has been through their own share of health struggles, yet they are such good and positive people. Krista also follows my Instagram and often leaves the sweetest comments- and back in October when I made this Matcha Frankenstein Totoro cake, she loved it so much – so I STORED THAT INFORMATION IN MY MIND AKA MY PHONE that when her birthday rolled around in June, I would make this for her. You can find the matcha buttercream recipe on this post, and the vanilla cake recipe will be in my book! :P Here’s to more beauty, goodness and friendship in the world, and waaaaaaay less nard-pinches. PS – if you want to see how to make this Totoro cake, check out my Instagram Stories here! xo Lyndsay