Audrey Caldwell Cakes » Blog http://audreycaldwellcakes.ie - Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:44:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.17 WHERE IT ALL BEGAN http://audreycaldwellcakes.ie/where-it-all-began/ http://audreycaldwellcakes.ie/where-it-all-began/#comments Mon, 20 Apr 2015 14:35:37 +0000 http://dev10.equate.ie/?p=248 It all began in 2010 – While building our house, I made the all-important decision to incorporate a separate ‘cake kitchen’ into the grand plans! The Environmental Health Officer gave me a huge amount of help and guidance and a cake kitchen was installed, decorated, inspected and insured. It became time for some real work – so, with my two little girls packed off to playschool, I was free every day until 12.30 – that’s when the researching, tasting and baking began. I started making cakes and desserts and my business has gone from strength to strength ever since. Last year, we extended the cake kitchen to incorporate a workshop which is where most of the decorating is done – this is decorated in all things pink and where I spend most of my time. My daughter Clodagh, although only 8, has a very healthy interest in baking and often puts on her pink apron and hat and gives me a dig out. I can be heard all over the house calling out ‘Clodagh can you melt that/pass me that spatula/turn down the temperature’ etc! So that’s it – while my husband is at work, the three kids are in school and the baby in the creche, I can be found in the pink workshop baking, mixing, whisking and stirring.

Before that my husband and I had a restaurant which we ran for six years in Dunboyne village. I actually worked on the floor waitressing but often sneaked into the kitchen to ‘help’! In the end I made all the desserts and loved it – I must have caught the bug!  Dan went on to train as an accountant, which comes in handy sometimes, and I bake cakes and desserts to order for birthdays, christenings, weddings and tea parties. I also supply several restaurants which keeps me occupied mid-week. I also run a stall at several local markets, both seasonal and on a weekly basis, with some occasional help from one of my four children – this bit I really enjoy so I can meet my customers and chat while showcasing my cakes.

I am proud of the fact that all my cakes and desserts are home made to order, reasonably priced and are made using local and seasonal ingredients.

Even if you don’t order today have a have a look at the menus, prices and photos online and send me a message about what you like through the contact page or my Facebook page.

Call me anytime to discuss your cake and ideas, to place an order and we can take it from there.

Thanks for taking the time to visit my website, I hope you enjoy the photos and menus,  hopefully I’ll talk to you soon,

Audrey

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