Adam - First Birthday Cake

This is a carved 10" Zesty Lemon Cake.  It was made to celebrate Adam's first birthday.  Everything is edible and handmade.

New York and Renata

Made for a friend this is an 8" chocolate biscuit cake. The brief was New York and . . i think I came up with the goods. My favourite bit has got to be the hot dog.

New York, New York

Made to celebrate Renata's birthday, this is an 8" chocolate biscuit cake.  Everything is handmade, hand drawn and edible.  I think she loves New York as much as I love London.

 

Fireman Sam

This is an 8" raspberry and vanilla cake.  The theme was Fireman Sam for Reuben's first birthday as he is a big fan.  Everything is handmade and edible.

Ailish and Eugene

Made to celebrate Eugene and Ailish's wedding this cake is made up of an 8" chocolate biscuit cake and a 6" carrot cake. The penguins were made as Eugene had a toy one and it was only right that he should have a bride too.

Elmo and his Care Bear Cousin Bride

Occasionally I get asked to make cake toppers and I love doing them.  Especially loved this one as it was cartoony.  If you wanted to you could eat them but I imagine these will be kept as a moment of the big day.

Gibson SG for Jon

We got a phone call about making a Gibson SG and I nearly had heart failure but we took the gig anyway and it was so much fun.  Nice to be really challenged.  Everyone I told about the cake kept saying Geoff from Ace of Cakes made one - you'll be grand.  But I'm no Geoff!!

Still, it turned out brilliantly and I am dead proud of it.  Combined effort of Bernie and myself and ............judge for yourself.

The cake itself is a carved 12" vanilla madeira, triple layered with vanilla buttercream and covered in sugarpaste.

Tiffany for Norma

It was my friend's 50th birthday last week and I struggled as to what kind of cake to make her.  Then I remembered she loves jewellery so I settled on this.  The cake itself is a 7" square Belgian Chocolate Fudge cake . . with Orange oil for a little citrus kick.  The bow is made from mexican modelling paste and the lid is made to be lifted off so you can write a message underneath it.

Shark!!!!!

I love this cake.  It was made for a birthday present for a little surfer boy.  He screamed when he saw it and I hope that was a good thing.

The cake itself is made up of 2 x 8" vanilla madeira sponge cakes.  Each cake was triple layered with vanilla buttercream before being carved into the shark shape.  Everything is edible from the sea to the poor soul trying to escape.

Monster eating St. Pope John Paul's Pupil - no less!!

Every year myself and Bernie have the honour of making the 'Guess How Many Smarties' cake for our sons school.  This year we went with a monster jumping out of a ballpit and capturing one of the students.  The cake/monster is a lime Madeira sponge, two of them in fact, covered in a light buttercream before being recovered with green fondant.  The boy is made from modelling paste and and the smarties?  Well, I can now tell you there were 508 in total.

 

 

 

Today's Menu at the Balbriggan Fish and Farmer's Market

 We have Mayer Lemon Cupcakes and Double Chocolate Fudge.

 

 Mmmmm, Raspberry and White Chocolate

 My favourites . . . Snickerdoodles.

Mo's delicious Vanilla Bean Cupcakes with a few rogue Raspberry and White Chocolate lurking beneath.

Chocolate Cupcake with a White Chocolate and Peppermint Cream on top.

Three cheers for the sweetness and light of life.