Richie ordered this cake for his girlfriend Anne’s 30th birthday.  She adores shoes and Betsey Johnson handbags, and bought a pair of shoes recently that were scuffed, so the little shoes that I handmade had a little scuff on them too!  I also made a guitar for the top of the cake.Â
The cake itself was a [...]

My next-door neighbour Sharon ordered this birthday cake.  Her 11-year-old son Ciarán and his aunt both share the same birthday and always celebrate jointly.  They were having a Hawaiian-themed party, and asked me to make a cake that would fit in with the theme.  I covered the cake in cream-coloured sugarpaste and added some golden [...]

Aisling from Leixlip asked me to make a very special cake for her son, Aaron.  He didn’t get to celebrate his 10th birthday, as he suffers from congenital heart defects and was in hospital recovering from his third open-heart surgery.  Aisling organised a fundraiser / birthday party for Aaron, and wanted a cake reflecting both [...]

Caroline from Lucan ordered this cake for her daughter Lauren’s Christening.  I covered the cake in pale pink sugarpaste and handmade a little pair of ivory-coloured Mary Jane baby shoes.  I bought the template for these shoes from Jo Ranson in the UK - she is raising money for Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital http://the-icing-on-the-cake.blogspot.com/2010/08/mary-jane-template-mary-jane-template-2.html  They are [...]

Aisling ordered this cake for her dad’s 70th birthday.  He is an avid golfer, so she asked me to make a golf-themed cake.  I carved a 10-inch vanilla sponge into gentle hills, and covered it with vanilla buttercream and green sugarpaste.  I made a little bunker area with brown sugar.  I also handmade a little golf [...]