Shamrocks and Icing

It seems that the further away from Ireland one is, the more patriotic one gets. So, even if one's only Irish links are a taste for the black stuff, one still participates in ‘true’ St Patrick’s Day fun.St Patrick’s Day at work saw me enter a themed cake competition. The cake had to be green, but I was told certain plants would not be allowed! D@mn, how else does one get a green cake??? Good old food colouring solved the problem. I managed to make a normal sponge cake. The bottom layer was a green sponge, the middle part was white cream and the top layer an orange sponge. Thanks to Helen the cake was decorated with orange icing and a nice green shamrock.When I got to work on Friday, the competition looked strong. Bending the rules slightly, were a rainbow with a pot of gold, a hat, the map of Ireland, a pint of Guinness, and many other green cakes. I did not think I was in with a chance after seeing how much effort went into some of the cakes. O well, I did have fun making it.

The judges took a long time, tasting and conferring but eventually the winners were announced. Unfortunately, I only just missed out. Apparently too much orange! But where am I from??? Anyway, it was a shame that I missed out on a $50 voucher at Warners Bar, but at least I received a bag of green sweets instead.