Alan - Brennans Bread Retirement Cake

Therese asked that I make a vanilla and raspberry life-size replica pan for Alan's retirement do. The cake, it is a cake, is approx. 11" long x 6" high and 5" deep and everything is edible. I have a new favourite.

Ciarán - Dublin GAA jersey Retirement Cake

Mo ordered this 10" chocolate biscuit cake for Ciarán's recent retirement from Hayes Solicitors. He is a huge fan and it was only fitting that he got his own jersey. Everything is edible and handmade.

Mark - Garda Retirement Cake

Mark retired from the force last week and his wife Miriam ordered this cake for him.   He is a keen gardener and loves his dog and Liverpool (everyone is unsure which he loves more ).

I'm annoyed I didn't get better photos of this cake as it's one of my favourites. 

Everything is edible and handmade. 

Devin's Mam's birthday retirement cake!

Devin orderd this 8" lemon and 6" chocolate fudge cake to help with his mam's recent celebrations. He wins all the awards for coolest/calmest customer ever btw. Mary, Devin's lovely wife, owner of Bakers&Cakers was also a legend ... and here's why. 

Devn: Hi Niamh, Mary is on her way to collect the cake. 

Me.: Cool, I may not be here as have to drop friend to the airport. Will only be 15 minutes but kids and husband there and the cake is set up and good to go. 

Me..... walking into the house, EXACTLY 12 minutes after I left ...........SCREAMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM What the ARGH happened to the cake???? The eldest child, recently an adult, knocked it over and smashed in the side of it. 

Me: HIDevintherehasbeenanaccidentwiththecakeIcanfixitwhat'shelatestIcandeliverittoyouthisafternoon? (quiet sob). 

Devin: Hey, relax, it's only a cake. Don't stress it. 

Ding Dong: 

Mary: You okay? 

Me: i'm going to kill him. 

Mary: It's okay. 

And, you know what? It was. Mary's calming influence (and Darren and Oscar being my cake mayhem assistants) meant that the cake was repaired and put back together within 40 minutes. Mary left with cake, having had an hour away from the baba and a cup of coffee and I had a cup of tea and a gin. The Mammy loved it.

Delbert (Derek) - Retirement Cake

Ger asked us to make a cake to celebrate Derek's retirement. This is a replica of the truck he drives for Willsborough Transport and is made of a 10" carved vanilla cake. This is all Bernie, I just added the sticker bits lol. She's a legend.

Jim - Bon Voyage Cake

This is a 10" chocolate biscuit cake and was made for Jim who is leaving Bewleys this week. He's off to pastures new and loves sailing so I loved the idea of him in his boat, with a sack of coffee beans, trousers rolled up and work shirt blowing in the breeze. So did the staff in Bewleys! Phew.

Happy Retirement (cake)

This is an 8" Tiramisu (the cake version) cake made to celebrate Elena's dad (I really should have asked for his name ) this weekend. Elena wanted us to incorporate his grandson, love of golf and tennis and his car. I thought the baby would look cute in the sand bunker.as all kids love sand pits and that's basically what a bunker is, isn't it?

John - Fluke Toolbox Retirement Cake

This is a 10" chocolate fudge cake made for John who is retiring from Kirby Electrical this week. He is known for carrying his Fluke Toolbox around with him so it was only right that this is what his cake should look like. Everything is handmade and edible.