Let's have a Bull-ish market

This was ordered for a special someone who's really into the share market and finances. My task was to create something fun with it. Yikes!

So I thought... and I thought.. and I thought some more... Eureka! Bull vs Bear. But of course with cuter representations.

So let's see... imagine a bull and a bear, in a mud pit (since it was chocolate cake that was ordered). That means I can muck up the Chocolate Ganache (read : Not super smooth) hehehe Oh evil little me!

The side of the cake is coated with dessicated coconut

Yay! I win, said the bull

Ow! Ow! Get'off my back!, yelled the bear

Cake: Chocolate cake
Filling : Chocolate Ganache
Topping: Chocolate Ganache
Figurine: Fondant

Dear Aunty Irene

“Only an Aunt can give hugs like a mother, can keep secrets like a sister,
and share love like a friend.”~ Spanish Proverb

Aunty Irene turns 70 this year. She's the sweetest aunt anyone could ask for. She's actually my husband's aunt (so I guess I am related to her now by marriage hehe).
She sends cards (yes, physical cards via snail mail) just to say thanks, or just to drop a note to say hi.

Her daughters (B&B), decided to do something special for her this year. See, Aunty Irene is part of a nearly '8 is enough' family. She has 2 brothers (my Father In Law inclusive) and 4 sisters. The thing is, all her sisters got married to non-Malaysians and are scattered across Australia, Italy and France.

This year.. the WHOLE gang decided to get together to SURPRISE her. It took B&B nearly 1 year to get all the logistics. I of course offered what I think I can do best.... the cake :)

I wanted the cake to be special (just like Aunty Irene) and just as sweet. So this is what I came up with.

The top layer was Chocolate butter cake with chocolate cream. The bottom layer, Lemon butter cake with lemon curd filling. The whole presentation was covered with fondant with royal icing flowers.

I am so glad that the cake was a hit! An uncle from Australia who's NOT a cake person came up to me and told me he LOVED the lemon cake. *phew*

Happy Birthday Aunty Irene :)

Fit for a princess

My cousin turned 6 last weekend. Instead of cracking my head for a gift.. I offered to bake a cake (naturally). Her request was .... a pink castle, with lots of flowers..

Immediate thought.. should I have just cracked my head for a gift? HAHAHAHA..
Anyway, I must admit I was excited of the challenge. Or maybe it was the little girl in me who got excited.. :)

Three cakes, and 5 hours later... tada!

The pink castle for Megan

M - For Megan, naturally...

Knock Knock.. is there a princess inside there?

Oh there was a lil' duck pond behind the castle too :)
(made with royal icing)

Cake : Buttercake with strawberry swirls .. totally yum!

Frosting : Strawberry jam

Decoration : Fondant, royal icing

p/s : We bought candles from Tesco in the shape of horses (didn't manage to take pics though).. and just before the ceremony, Megan gets to place the horses on the castle.. it was so adorable.

Sugar and Spice and Everything nice

Turning 21 is such a special time, and a WONDERFUL excuse to have an extra special cake. The first 21st birthday cake I made was in May. This time, I received an order from the same family, for ANOTHER 21st birthday cake :)



The cake's for a girl named Susha, who loves the color white. Loves ribbons. Loves cute things. Loves flowers.



When I heard that, I thought "This'll be a snap!"... boy was I wrong... I spent nearly a whole week thinking of how I'll incorporate all those onto a cake. *bites nails*... I hope I managed to... why don't you tell me?

Can I offer you a flower?

The key is being hidden by the bunny

All packed up and ready to go :)

Let's 'crack' a joke

I've been told that I have a unique sense of humour. I hope that's usually meant as a compliment. :) However, as they say, birds of a feather flocks together. Friend's that I'm closer with are usually also like minded (humour wise).



Take for example today... a couple of us (S, J and I) decided to celebrate H's birthday. I naturally volunteered to make him a cake. Seeing that H is a 'him', I suggested a boob cake. Apparently that's not funny enough... so S came up with the idea of the following cake...

H... this is for cracking all those 'wise arse' jokes you always do..

Handcuffs were my idea.. heheh... to erm.. enhance certain role play LOL

Grrr... happy birthday!

Hope H likes it.

Cake : Basic Butter Cake
Filling : Basic Butter Cream with a hint of Tia Maria
Deco : Marshmallow fondant

Finale: Grandpa's cake

TADAA!!!....

The cake is done, iced, and the topper has found its home :)
Delivery is set for today, and I hope my friend's grandpa likes it...

Was asked to write the greeting in Chinese... and I'm a banana*!... So I hope it's readable.. (though the last character is so ugly :( )

Cake: Moist Carrot Cake

Icing: Buttercream

Topper: Marshmallow fondant

* Banana - Yellow on the outside, white on the inside. A Chinese who can't read and write Chinese characters