Birthday Cake recommendation

LapsypaCork

Can anyone recommend a cake shop currently open in south side or city centre for a 21st birthday cake please? I’ve emailed a few places but no reply to date. I think I have enough time to order (8 weeks), normally make my own but would like to get something more professional as it’s a special occasion. Thanks.

now online

LapsypaCork wrote: »

Can anyone recommend a cake shop currently open in south side or city centre for a 21st birthday cake please? I’ve emailed a few places but no reply to date. I think I have enough time to order (8 weeks), normally make my own but would like to get something more professional as it’s a special occasion. Thanks.

Supervalu Grange do a good range of cakes

the beer revolu

Someone mentioned a new Polish cake shop on Douglas Street

Chris_5339762

If you can get to them, Fitzpatricks out in Glounthaune. Very nice cakes and they do plenty of customizable as well.

Be right back

What about here?

the beer revolu

Be right back wrote: »

What about here?

That's the one on Douglas Street I was talking about.

LapsypaCork

now online wrote: »

Supervalu Grange do a good range of cakes

I was thinking more from a specialist confectionery, I’ve used the supermarket ones like SuperValu before but looking for a professional confectioner given the special occasion and the fact that this person has missed every birthday 4 times in a row (snow, illness etc.) and now her 21st so want to make it as special as we possibly can.

pwurple

Best cakes in the city at the moment are in Cameron in my opinion. Absolute gem of a place for classic french baking.
I will hopefully get my own birthday cake from them this year. Lovely for something special for a 21st, like a profilerole tower
https://www.cameronbakery.com/

Highly recommend an explorer mission to try some of their small cakes and decide what you like.

confusticated

Applebee Bakes do fancy event cakes for birthdays etc., not sure where they're based but their small cakes are lovely and the birthday cakes on social media always look great. They might deliver?

rorrissey

I second Cameron's Bakery on the Western Road!

the beer revolu

the beer revolu wrote: »

That's the one on Douglas Street I was talking about.

Sorry, Cherry on Top in in Turner's Cross, not Douglas Street.

pwurple

One more, if you want to really go high end. This Cork lady does special occasion and wedding cakes. Has been in the wedding magazines etc.

https://mscupcakecork.ie/

Vinta81

Lee Rourke Cakes

SO good!

Lia_lia

pwurple wrote: »

Best cakes in the city at the moment are in Cameron in my opinion. Absolute gem of a place for classic french baking.
I will hopefully get my own birthday cake from them this year. Lovely for something special for a 21st, like a profilerole tower
https://www.cameronbakery.com/

Highly recommend an explorer mission to try some of their small cakes and decide what you like.

This place is dangerous. I live down the road and can’t help myself buying cakes/pastries when I walk past...so good!

sporina

Vinta81 wrote: »

Lee Rourke Cakes

SO good!

she made my birthday cake 2 yrs ago... OMG... it was a show stopper!!!! stole the lime light from me at my party lol.. and honestly, one of thee nicest cakes I have ever eaten! she's v reasonable too... I spent a good while looking for someone... she's so personable and well priced.. i went to her house and we designed it together... she delivered it to the venue.. obv I cannot recommend her highly enough..

rob316

I 3rd Cameron Bakery, not cheap but well worth it.

sporina

did you get sorted with a cake OP?

LapsypaCork

sporina wrote: »

did you get sorted with a cake OP?

Not yet, I’ve contacted a few places, some were quoting very expensive prices, others were more about the decoration than cake, I’ve 2 more places to call and will decide after that. I’ll keep ye posted. Thanks.

LapsypaCork

Thanks to everyone who gave recommendations for the cake, eventually got a girl to do it as a favour as she only does cakes part time for friends and family and it was absolutely amazing, she did all the things I asked for and the cake itself was delicious. I have to add that I was extremely disappointed with most of the companies I contacted who didn’t contact me back. I used the ‘contact us’ tab on their websites if I couldn’t get through by phone and none of them contacted me back. Having deleted all my social media accounts a few years back (and all the better for it) I can see that lots of companies don’t bother with their web pages or update them and keep referring to their social media accounts.

Chris_5339762

That looks good. What flavors inside?

LapsypaCork

Chris_5339762 wrote: »

That looks good. What flavors inside?

Chocolate fudge sponge, 4 layers and chocolate ganache, not at all heavy.

sporina

looks great - hope ye had a lovely evening... yeah I think most companies use social media for advertisement these days.. its all about apps as oppose to websites.. Lee Rourke uses FB - thats how I contacted her.. sign of the times I guess