Strawberry Shortcake trial

In preparation for Sarah's birthday….

Nicole's 7th birthday

It was really a challenge in all aspects : determination, physical wellness and faith.

Being a new kid on the block for such fanciful gimmick, coupled with a mini oven with limited output per bake, it took me a long long time to deliver just these:

25 fondant cupcakes ( 2 bakes)

60 fondant cookies (4 bakes) - as goodie bags

A 2 tiered fondant hello kitty cake (3 bakes as it was made up of 3 cakes)

The killer was in the fondant decoration. I did everything from scratch.

I baked and froze the cake; melted the marshmallow and rolled it out; and got the fondant readily cut out the night before; and

I decorated the cake the next morning and I had to make do with whatever coloured marshmallows I had, since I didnt want to introduce anymore artifiicial colouring

I didnt get to bed till 230am and I got up at 7am to work on the deco as the cake had to be delivered by 10am! I did it though in my view, there is still room for improvement on the shaping and cutting techniques! Thank God!

Well, seeing the megawatt smile on Nic's face and hearing all the good comments with "uuhhss" and "ahhs" made it all worthwhile :) Upon seeing the colorful cake, E turned possessive.

E " This cake is for me, not for you che-che! I like it. Mummy baked it for me!"

N " Whatever you say, it is mine!"

E " No, it is mine.......etc ...etc"

I had to pacify him before it turned into an ugly fight. The price for that was a Power Ranger cake for his next birthday! I hope he would change his mind then, to perhaps just a chocolate cake :(

Happy Birthday sweetheart! Trust you had great fun with your friends :)

Durian Golf Cake

It was rather challenging moulding the golf club and the golf ball as the fondant wasn't behaving the way it should :(. It was plain stubborn somehow! Plenty of room for improvement definitely! The objects looked hideous! Yucks!

The D24 durian cake was otherwise well received :)

First simple fondant cake

Nothing to shout about. Just a simple fondant cake over the weekend. No different from playing with playdough. I definitely need to gather more gadgets to do a better job. I have no measurement board, no cutting knife, no special cutters...just a pair of hands, a heartshape cookie cutter and the tip of the cream pipe.

Nic was delighted at receiving a pink fondant cake though, just for a change and a little fun :) The piece of artwork was almost discarded instantly as the cake was sliced up. I wouldnt allow the kids to consume it as it was nothing but a piece of sugary sugar!!