Ann from Maynooth ordered this cake for her son Ben.  I actually made Ben’s Christening cake – love my repeat customers!  I made a vanilla sponge with vanilla buttercream, and carved it into the shape of the number 2.  I handmade 4 little characters to go on the cake – Special Agent Oso, Mickey Mouse, [...]

I made this cake for a very dear friend of mine, Sophie.  I made a lemon sponge and filled it with lemon buttercream.   I then covered the cake in jade-coloured sugarpaste.  The lace was made using sugarveil icing, and is completely edible.  It was my first time to try out sugarveil, and I love it… [...]

Sabrina from Lucan ordered this cake for her son Cian’s 2nd birthday.  He loves Buzz Lightyear and Woody from Toy Story.  I handmade them from modelling paste, and the headboard and footboard of the bed were made a couple of days earlier, to allow them time to dry.   The bed was made from a 10″ sponge, cut into [...]

This cake was for my lovely mother’s birthday.  She’s always got the kettle on for a cup of tea, so I thought a teapot birthday cake would be perfect for her!  I made the basic round shape from lemon sponge, filled with lemon buttercream, and covered with pale sugarpaste.  I handmade the spout and handle from [...]

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I made this cake for my mother-in-law’s birthday.  I coloured some sugarpaste a lovely lilac colour, as it is her favourite colour.  I measured the circumference of the cake and then cut out strips of both white and lilac sugarpaste to fit evenly.  The cake is topped off with a lovely handmade bow made from modelling paste.  The [...]