Vegetarian Cake

Ahhh...it's been quite a while since i updated this. And now look...2010!

So just to keep things abreast of the past few months really low activity there was this first unusual request of a VEGETARIAN wedding cake from one of the assistants of a nearby clinic i frequent. But a little help was thrown in...the color's got to be blue and the girl wanted only heart shapes all over the cake. So this was a little easy but i did struggle a little as to HOW to present the hearts all over. Plus, the names of the couple had to be inscribed on it so...hmmmm for a few weeks on a tight budget.....as usual. so, another helper was the budget so I couldn't do elegance. but then again....

I struggled coz what i thought would be beautiful ...what i had in mind would incur more cost. So finally thought os just playing with the color! Blue on white. And 3 shades of blue. Within budget, right? Right on. So this is what came out of blue, 2 tiers, heart shape and a fixed budget.

The Wonky...not Willy Wonka...

Finally, yesterday I went to learn how to do the wonky cake.
Also known as whimsical or topsy turvy cake. Quite a lot of carving to do and for a first timer in sculpting, all the access cake crumbs was not a sight for the faint hearted. But of course, all that can be salvaged into chocolate balls.

Quite a bit of math went into carving the wonkies and after some practise, it got easier but I still needed a lot more work on the carving.

Man, these wonkies are plenty of work. I was introduced to some stencil work and this was the design i liked the most...since i don't quite fancy flowers.

Had a different design in mind but the bottom tier didn't turn out so bad. At least i now know how to do the net.I used the Patchwork Cutter's Poppy Flower cutter (one of my favourite among Pathwork cutters).

Even had a different idea for the top tier but ended up using just a bit of simple strings with silver balls (my favourite decor item) and it turned out quite elegant. All in all, my best work of art yet. I came home yesterday, satisfied and overwhelmed by all the knowledge acquired.

Called up a friend and one of my best customers and donated (another "mean" means of self promotion) this cake to her. Told her to bring it to her office to share it with her staff but of course asked a favor from her to have it displayed first at the foyer...just for awhile. But anyway, Selamat Hari Raya to all my friends ho have supported me and to my best supporter of all...my husband! May God bless us all with prosperity.

Oh, by the way, I thought of naming this art..."My Sensation". What do you think? ;)

Selamat Hari Raya 2009

When i was assigned to do raya themed cupcakes for a project class, i was scratching my head..."raya cupcakes?". So internet sourced research made me feel like a fool. Little did i knew there was ever such a thing as raya themed cupcakes for gift package.

I did an order of cupcakes for raya last year which i totally screwed up because of a misunderstanding. After apologizing, i hardly heard from that client again...surprise, surprise. hahaha...double idiot, only realized what the client wanted when the "complaint" was issued. I did offer to return the money but was politely declined. I still remember the disappointed tone over the phone ringing in my ear till now. Sigh!
So after a couple of play with fondant like plastercine, I came up with this. To my surprise, i received some favourable feedback.

Then about 1 week after class, i recieved a call from a friend who wanted to order cupcakes for raya for her to give to some of her friends and client...and she ordered by the pieces. Quickly , I suggested this package, which she agreed since having trust in me since her last order completely satisfied her. But i didn't want to replicate so i came up with this twist instead....




This was the pacakging I came up with. Small, manageable and direct.



Pretty unconventional colors for a raya themed cupcakes. But for those who knows me, wouldn't be surprised...I'm pretty unconventional myself. ;)

I hope my friend likes it. Selamat Hari Raya everyone!

The IU Bloomington Reunion

Had a reunion recently with my college buddies at the Concorde Hotel. One of my seniors had graciously sponsored the hi-tea do. Another senior "suggested" I make something to "promote" my business. But it sounded more like wanting a free sample. But after the thought of having our logo on a cupcake flashed immediately to mind, i got excited and rushed my fingers through the keyboard looking for Indiana University or Hoosier. Of course plenty of images came out but one came out in a circular design. Great! I need not do anything else to the picture except to crop it smaller to fit a cupcake. After ordering the edible prints, which to my surprise took only a day (!), my hands were excited to put the design in my mind onto the cuppies and hopefully it turns out just right. It turned out exactly as I imagined it but as i looked at this picture again and again, the red stars looked like pom poms. It even made me feel like i was at a stadium cheering Hoosiers with them pom poms. Go Hoosiers!