The Icing on the cake
In the old days , an older female member of the family would take great pride in producing a traditional three-tier fruit cake for the reception . Nowadays , however , most Irish couples visit their local baker and order a cake which is decorated with Irish themes such as swans or fairies . According to tradition , the couple save the top layer of the cake . They often store it ina tin and use it as the christening cake for their first baby .