» Category Archives: Cakes in 3D

May
26

Cake topper project

14 Comments

  I made this yesterday, felt so long since I did some artsy stuff. I don’t know what to call it actually. Is there a special name for this kind of deco ? It’s usually put on top of cakes. Anyway, the tutorial, if you would like to know how it’s made. First, cut out …

Read the Rest »

May
17

Making realistic looking ribbon

4 Comments

Making ribbon is quite easy and I guess most of us already know how to do it. I would like to suggest a great gadget to have, to emboss some dotted lines along the ribbon to make it look better. This is a cutter/ embosser, price is reasonable, around RM16.00. All you do is just …

Read the Rest »

May
13

Making 3D figures

11 Comments

Making 3D figures from fondant is not easy for me. It takes a lot of time just to make a single figure. Today I’m going to show you how I make some human figures. First start with two small ball for the buttocks. Add the legs. Then add the body. Put on the skirt or …

Read the Rest »

Apr
20

Modelling with sugarpaste

27 Comments

Today is a lazy Sunday, no cooking or baking done. Kitchen is closed on Sunday . Just decorating my cuppies with this cute animal figures made from fondant. Enjoy the pictures ! I wish it will snow in Kuala Lumpur..then we can make snowman, like this one..   Me making a cow, poking his nose..ouchhh …

Read the Rest »

Apr
12

Sugarpaste – 3D figures

11 Comments

It was raining very heavy in KL, there’s nothing much to do except to stay indoors. So this is what I did this afternoon. Practicing making some animals, using fondant / sugarpaste. As usual, most of them are overweight , like this teddy bear. And this fat chick. Notice the sharp knife I’m using. You …

Read the Rest »

Apr
2

Sugarpaste/ fondant make-up bag

5 Comments

Last night after watching ‘Return to River Cottage’ (I love that show!) I took out my fondant and started making this cute little make-ups. Actually, I followed the design from a book called ‘Perfect Party Cakes made easy’ by Carol Deacon. Making these little things will require your full concentration, sometimes I like doing it …

Read the Rest »

Mar
27

Modelling paste & gum paste recipes

37 Comments

If you can find gum tragacanth (berbelit lidah..) you can use this recipe to make your modelling paste. Suitable to make all 3D figures. 280g icing sugar 3 teaspoon gum trag 1 teaspoon liquid glucose 6 teaspoon water 315 g ready fondant/sugarpaste (refer to my earlier post for the recipe) Method Sift icing sugar and …

Read the Rest »

Mar
21

Fun with fondant

3 Comments

Today I was experimenting doing some 3D motif using the left over pre-made fondant I bought. I made some cute figures – frogs, snail, mushroom etc. I had so much fun doing it. First, I colour the pre-made fondant I bought with gel colouring. I prepare all the fondants in the colours I needed. This …

Read the Rest »

Mar
19

Fondant designs

4 Comments

I bought 1 kg of pre-made fondant and started experimenting using the icing gel colouring I got yesterday. I wanted to make my own flower sugar paste but then I couldn’t find any shops selling gum tragacanth. Anyway, it was fun, just like playing with plastercine when we were kids. Me and my maid just …

Read the Rest »