The icing on the cake
in the old days an older female member of the family would take great pride in producing a tratidional three-tier fruitcake for the reception Nowadays however most lrish couples visit their local baker and order a cake which is decorated with lrish themes such as swans or fairies According to tradition the couple save the top layer of the cake they often store it in a tin and use it as the christenning cake for their first baby