2013 so far!

A black and white theme at The Vintage Wedding fayre in Dublin, we were really loving the 'nude' wedding cake that has been trending on Pinterest!

the ribbon wedding cake is the wedding cake of 2013 

the new edible window box by Anu Green at the cafe, loaded with herbs and decorative grasses,  

local strawberry and ricotta cheese salad with diva poppyseed dressing

Here are a few photo's of what we've been up to so far, I know the blog has been kicked to the side, so I am trying to be a little more pro active about posting!  Even if it's just a few pictures and a few words, with a recipe...  I have had a lot of response to the Hidden Costs blog post which you can read here .

And people are wanting a Hidden Costs part 2,  so keep an eye out for that, it will be a pretty detailed post since I've had 3 more years under my belt... In the meantime I hope you like some of these pictures and hopefully we will be seeing you in the cafe or bakery!

the most recent vintage wedding fair in cork, we did a woodland picnic theme table

a lattice top berry pie for the vintage wedding fair

pork and apple pies

ummera smoked salmon eggs benedict with homemade hollandaise 

catering tapas platters for off site catering

bailey's chocolate cake

paddy's day cookies

the handmade croissants are here to stay!

we became the first retailer of abernethy hand churned butter in cork! 

we are selling our fresh baked breads and cakes to the black pig wine bar in kinsale!

wedding cake tasting for the bride and groom

more ribbon wedding cakes!

a wedgewood inspired wedding cake with chocolate ad peanut grooms cake

in memory of hostess cakes, the hostess cupcake!

www.divaboutiquebakery.com!

www.divaboutiquebakery.com

its official! we now have a dot com address on the world wide web! we've been a bit backwards about the whole concept, but diva has been an ever evolving business and gathering point since its opening 10 years ago in kinsale. we started as a coffee shop, baking from home. then renting a kitchen down the road for 3 years! when we up and left for ballinspittle 6 years ago, the new cafe space had little room for more than 12 people! the amount of food we managed to make in that space was incredible and extreamly challenging. 14 months after,  the cafe/deli expanded into its current incarnation. we knew we were good at baking so we expanded to making our own fresh bread everyday with the kitchen we had, rotating staff nearly 18 hours a day! the time had come to try out a newer and braver idea opening a bakery across the street! would it work? were we crazy?
 We are now aproaching 2 years of being open in the deli/bakery.  its been a wild ride, and its seems to still be heading up and up!

during this entire 10 years a website had been niggling away at us, but in the madness it never really transpired. shannen got the domain secured this year and a splash page to keep the space warm till it becomes it's full blown website self! its cute and we hope it helps more people find their way to cafe, bakery, and ballinspittle village! you can reach our blog, twitter, instamgram, and facebook page all from the website.

more to come!

taylor

Vintage Tea Party @ Diva!

Poster Art by M@fia Design

we are serving a Christmas afternoon tea on monday the 12th and the 19th of december in the cafe! from 2-5pm, please book ahead, prices are €20 for 1 person and €37 for two people. which includes tea, delicious finger sandwiches, sweet scones with clotted cream and jam, savoury scones with goat's cheese spread, and of course a selection of diva's cakes, tarts and cookies. all served on our very own vintage china! dress to impress (vintage) the best dressed could win their tea for FREE! (men and women) tell your friends, and bring a few!