Snail Rider

A Steampunk Screaming Snail Rider!  Sure why not…? This is my first attempt at a Steampunk styled piece and I had so much fun with it. It was also, for me, a bit of fear therapy too. I have a bit of a fear of snails – so the research and pictures of it almost broke me! I call this piece – “Rush hour traffic” as this is what it feels like sometimes. Please go and see all of the other pieces in the Steam Cakes Collaboration...

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Snail Rider

Hulk Smash!

Well it’s that time of year again… my son Cormac’s birthday.  Cakes are expected and time always seems to be short.  I always end up rushing his cakes for some reason.  So this time, I decided to try and come up with a design that would be easy to put together last minute and this one worked! I’m normally a one cake a week, kinda gal.  But this week I had 4 cakes to do!!  That may not sound like much to some of you. I’m always amazed at people who can whip out 15 immaculate cakes in a week.  But that’s just not me.  So I had to make as much as possible in advance.  Five days before the big day, I was able to model Hulk’s face and hands, using Vera Miklas modelling chocolate, some Cerart and some Sugar Shaper modelling tools.  I also did a little dusting and painting on him to add some depth. This way, when I made the cake itself I could just ‘insert’ them in. There was going to be a bunch of 5...

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Hulk Smash!

Crowfoot

My Crowfoot lifesize bust from the Cork Cake Competition.  He won a Gold! While spending Christmas in Canada in the FREEZING cold, we had to entertain the kids somehow without turning them into icicles.  So we spent some time in a good few museums.  I couldn’t take my eyes off of the Native American clothes, headdresses and history in these places and the need to ‘cake it’ began.  So with a month to go before the Cork competition I decided to start my Crowfoot piece.  VERY unlike me.  I’m usually a last minute-mad-panic-like-crazy-trying-to-finish kinda girl. I knew I wanted to do a Native American bust and after some research I finally decided on recreating Chief Crowfoot, who was an amazing guy from the 1850s.  He brought peace between the First Nations and the government and was also known for fighting alcoholism among the Blackfoot people. After a chat with a friend in Canada I knew how I wanted to create the beaded panels with sprinkles (dragees/nonpareils) secured into modelling chocolate.  But I had no idea how long this would take.  I started with one of the...

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Crowfoot

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CRYSTAL BING BUNNY!

CRYSTAL BING BUNNY!

Thank you so so much!!
Bing bunny was the highlight of our day x

 

Betty Boop & Fairy Class

Thank you Corinna Maguire, you are a fantastic teacher and hilarious woman. Your classes are super fun, I can’t wait till the next one.  Again, such an amazing teacher, thank you Corinna for everything!!!!
– Kelli Elkadri, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Avital

Avital

Titanic Birthday Cake

I loved my birthday cake! It was such a cool surprise and the detail was amazing. Had so many nice comments about it. Thanks for making my birthday so special.

Matt Cunningham

Matt Cunningham

‘As a person who has worked in the arts for more than 50 years I think I know when I see outstanding creative achievement. Corinna’s work is second to none, her attention to detail magnificent and her surprise creations for my event were a talking point amongst a host of people attending from across the country and those visiting from the UK & US. ’
Matt Cunningham

Jessica

Jessica

"Bread" Chocolate Cake

I was the lucky girl that got this cake as a present from Av and Brian, I was stunned at the amazing level of detail in this cake, literally jaw dropping at how realistic it was, so much so that little Otis was picking off the pumpkin seeds!! You have such an awesome talent – Thank you!

Fresh from the oven