Baking Project

Today is the last day of fasting. Tomorrow all Muslims in Malaysia will be celebrating the Hari Raya. I would like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends and readers, where ever you are – a meaningful and joyous Eid. Thank you to those who have left their wishes here, and for the e-cards I received. I am so blessed to have made many new friends since starting this blog in Feb 08.

Many thanks also to those who had attended my class. Among them, Linda Hussin, from Ipoh & Emma, Kota Kinabalu.  See their cake pictures on my Flickr photostream.

I will be away from my laptop for a few days, to sample the homemade goodness of my mom’s Raya delicacies. Will try not to gain back the few pounds I lost during Ramadhan .

Yesterday we tried to make a different looking cake.. with two tones. And with the swags (of course !). The finished cake :

What do you think ? Amazing, isn’t it ? I hope the students (Azrina and Zaleha) are happy.

Here’s how we did it. First, cover the whole cake with the pink fondant. Then the tricky part is to put on the top white layer. It has to be larger than the cake’s top and also scalloped at the edges.

The cake was 7″ in diameter. So we cut out a round shape of about 11″ and then make the scallop pattern using a round cutter. Paste the white fondant on top. Cut a few strips and stick to the sides. Then add the swags and roses.

Lastly, arrange the round pearls for the cake edges and pearl dust to make it shine.. The girls started at 10.30 am and finished at about 4.30 pm. So you can imagine the hard work to produce this cake. Congratulations to both girls ye !

More student & cakes picture at my Flickr photostream.