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 :)
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Well done Irene, u did a very good job, Nicole must be very proud of her mummy's great effort.. ;)
Wht an incredible effort!!! Your kids are lucky to hv such an awesome mommy! The fondant cakes are stunning, give a good pat on your shoulder!
One question, how did u get the 'black' colour for the hello kitty's eyes & whiskers ?
thank you Amy, Alice :)
Hi Amy,
For the whiskers, I actually bought a set of edible watercolour pens - no different from the ones the kids use in school, except that it is edible, supposedly.:)
How did your blackforest cake turn out?...cant' wait to have a peep.
Cheers
My black forest b'day cake turn out well and Darren was quite impressed ;) Just sent u via email.
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