Fun with Topsy Turvy Cake

Conducted a topsy-turvy cake project over the weekend. Also known as Mad Hatter cake as in the Alice in Wonderland tea party session with Mad Hatter, March Hare and Dormouse.

Carving the shape the shape of the cake. Look at the amount of cake carved out in the purple basin. Will be converting them into Chocolate Balls next.

Decorating the different layers with funky designs. Undecorated, they look like round single seater couch.

Evelyn and Haslinda with their topsy-turvy cakes.

Cupcakes with Principals

One of our college's annual event is the Principal's Lunch, where we invite all Principals and Counselors from nearby secondary schools for a get-together. It is an opportunity to provide an update on our college happenings as well as get to know the latest development in local schools. During the event, we would include a talk or workshop which defers every year. This year, its a Hands-on Cupcake Decorating Workshop. A brief on simple piping techniques and effects of different piping nozzles were given, follow by hands-on decorating session. Each participant gets to decorate 4 pre-baked cupcakes using different colours of buttercream icing with different nozzles.

It was one of the "Destress and Get Creative" session. Principals are known to have a fierce, strict, and in control persona when we were students. Its great to see a different side of them, enthusiastic, creative, fun and full of jokes.

Me in action. Photo taken by Cecilia, one of my HND Hospitality Management student.

Principals in action.

One very happy Principal.

How to Make Gum Paste Lace Butterfly

Just got myself a box full of butterfly cutters of different sizes and shapes. So, now I'm having a butterfly craze!

This is the finished product where I dust them with lustre dust using a big blusher sized brush. I call them Spring Butterflies.

Equipments to prepare: rolling pin, flower former, folded paper, dusting pouch, butterfly cutter, tips and white flower stamens.

Tips used are 1, 2, 3, 104, 101, 81 and 97.

Firstly, roll out the gumpaste.

Cut out the butterfly using the cutter.

Dust cornflour or icing sugar on both sides to ensure it is not sticky.

Use various tips to cut out designs.

Fold the butterfly and place them on the folded paper on a flower former.

Mold the body and stick in the feelers. Run blade across the body to make horizontal lines. If you prefer white butterflies, then this is it!

Another variation is the Summer Butterflies below.

Yellow Orchids on a 4-tiered Wedding Cake

This is the outcome from my 20 pieces of yellow moth orchids made from gum paste. Amazing transformation into a 4-tiered wedding cake by Nina from CyberCake.

More pictures of the cake can be found here

Yellow Moth Orchids

Had an order of yellow moth orchid from Sharifah for her wedding in KL. Yep, just the flowers...as the her 4 tiered wedding cake will be done by Nina in KL.

Preparing the orchid throat.

Attaching the throat to the lip.

A whole box of petals to be attached.

The end product.

When flowers are the be transported, it is wise to ensure that the wire stem is taped down onto the container to prevent them from sliding and knocking into each other during the trip. I learned the hard way. :(

Here's a look at my other moth orchid. You will notice I curved the petals out this time. Both varieties are correct, which do you prefer?

A Time to Destress and Get Creative

Have just conducted the second session of Cupcake Class 2 last Saturday. Being a public holiday (Wesak Day) as well, we had as usual a good mix of people...Wilton students like Aishah; first-timers to my class like Theresa and Janice; a friend who runs a fried chicken stall in my regular pasar malam (an entrepreneurial lady, Faizah); Intan Bazian, who is on holiday from Switzerland; and a Japanese student who is also interested in sugar paste flowers (wonder what is the cake decorating scene like in Japan). 

Below are some creative efforts from the class.

An autumn theme basket...one of my favourites.

Thank you everyone for attending. See you all in Cupcake Class 3!

Elyne & Yus

The wedding of Elyne and Yus on 1st of May 2009 at City Hall, Ipoh. Congratulations to the lovely couple on the wedding dais of red and white theme. Everything is in red and white, including the attire of the bride and groom's family.

A 12" and 8" two-tiered chocolate moist wedding cake with blueberry buttercream filling, covered with fondant and gum paste roses and swirl designs in royal icing. 

A set of "hantaran" cupcakes from the bride.

A wedding gift of jewelery box made from gumpaste as a keepsake for the couple.