Category Archives: childrens cakes

Mickey Mouse Cake

Posted on November 13, 2016 by Aoife

I made this cake for my niece for her 3rd birthday as she is a huge Mickey Mouse fan.  I cut the cake freehand into the shape of his face and used a glass to cut out 2 large pieces … Continue reading →

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Curious George Birthday Cake

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Aoife

My sister made this Curious George birthday cake for her daughter’s 5th birthday party.  Curious George is a big star in my niece’s house.  The cake was made using a simple vanilla sponge.  The decoration was done by hand using … Continue reading →

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Christening Cake

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Aoife

This is a christening cake I made for my niece Gráinne in July 2013. It is a two tiered cake, the bottom tier is vanilla sponge, made using the BBC’s recipe for ‘Easy Vanilla Cake’ which I would highly recommend.  The … Continue reading →

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Easter Bunny Cake

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Aoife

I made this cake for Easter Sunday.  It was really for all my nieces & nephews but a few adults indulged too!  I made it using a light sponge (no butter) 3 eggs, 3 oz caster sugar, 3 oz flour. … Continue reading →

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Easter Egg Cake

Posted on April 4, 2013 by Aoife

This is a photo of an Easter Egg Cake my sister Aisling made with her daughter Catherine.  They tell me they used a pudding tin to get the shape right (and a good pinch of baking powder) to help it … Continue reading →

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Birthday Clown Cake

Posted on February 3, 2013 by Aoife

This is a clown cake I made for my Godchild Marie on her first birthday.  It was a sponge with fruit (fresh strawberries) and cream filling.  I decorated with coloured sugarpaste and surrounded the cake with some large sweets.

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ABC Birthday cake

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Aoife

I made this birthday cake yesterday for my 2 year old niece Aoibhinn.  It is made using a rectangular tin about 10 inches in length.  I used a classic Victoria sponge recipe, spread buttercream icing on it and covered it … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Aoife

I’m including a photo here of a HedgeHog Cake, this was made by my parents-in-law Dave & Angela – all credits to the dynamic duo!  This is a coffee cake, made with butter-icing.  Irel coffee (a uniquely Irish brand of … Continue reading →

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Butterfly cake

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Aoife

This is a cake made for my 8 year old niece.  She loves butterflies.  I made this by shaping two 8 inch round sponge cakes.  I put cream and fruit in as the filling.  It is decorated with coloured sugarpaste … Continue reading →

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Car cake

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Aoife

Here is a photo of a cake I made in the shape of a car and decorated with blue sugarpaste.  This cake was for a 3 year old boy who was very happy with it!  I made a light sponge … Continue reading →

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