Baking Project

I miss baking. With all the cake decorating using cake dummies, my oven has not been utilized for quite some time. Today I baked some cupcakes for my hubby’s friends, who came by for lunch. Simply a reason for me to use the new sprinkles I bought yesterday. I found this new shop called Cake Connection, situated in Jaya One, Petaling Jaya. The shop is run by two lovely ladies, Nancy & Shyamala. Here’s what I got.

Colourful sprinkles, Australian brand RM8.80 per box. So many colours to choose from..

I bought some pearl dust, reasonably priced at RM11.80 per bottle.

Cookie cutter. ( I’m not really a cookie fan, but can’t resist this )

The shop is new and has a wide selection of flowers to deco your cake. So, if you’re in the area, do stop by and have a look.

Before I go, I would like to say thanks to my blogger friend, NinoZ for this award, terima kasih banyak .

So, to continue the legacy, I’m passing on this award to the following creative bloggers.

1. Mat Gebu - Dapur tanpa sempadan ( I love all the pictures in his blog, all the cups and plates and backdrop)
2. Wiz - In a whiz (love all her cupcakes and creations, superb sugarcraft)
3. Anamika - The sugarcrafter ( hoping to be as good as her, someday)
4. Cheq-Sue - Koleksi Kreatif Che-Sue (for sharing with us beautiful knitting work)
5. Saharil - Saharil Conteng (for making me laugh, most of the time)

It’s actually a daunting task to choose who should receive this award. I love everyone in my blogroll, and feed. Each blog is creative in its own way.

So till then, take care.

Just a quick note to say thanks to those who have subscribed to my feed - I had just installed the Feedburner this morning and discovered that 30 + visitors had subscribed. I would strongly suggest you subscribed by e-mail, the least, as I won’t be updating the site as frequent as before. By subscribing, you will not have to keep checking this site for any new post.

Thanks again, and I leave you with the picture of these cupcakes I made today.

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 any fun shapes you want from your coloured fondant.

While the cut outs are still soft, insert the fine wires into it. You can buy this very thin wires from DIY shops, shops selling needlework equipments or wedding gift craft. Twist some wires around a pencil to get the ’spring’ look. Leave that to dry.

Then prepare the round container. Just estimate the size you want depending on the length of your wires. For this you need to use gumpaste or modelling paste, as this container has to be hard. Cut out a long strip.

You can decorate the strips with whatever design you fancy. Then wrap it around something cylindrical. Make sure it doesn’t stick to the sides of the bottle by running the insides with a cocktail stick before leaving it to dry.

Make a round base. Stick it to the body of the container with some water or royal icing. Fill the container with some fondant and insert the wires into it.

Arrange as you please. Once all the wires are in, cover the base with some green or matching coloured fondant to make it look neat.

You can design your own container, different shapes, different colours. Or maybe use other shapes to stick to the wires. It would add that special touch to any cakes.

You have to try it, ok.
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On a different note, I would like to say thanks to those who has linked me in their article, the latest is Yazoranitesky. She is always experimenting with new recipes like pau and bread. I like her blog. Another link I found out today is from the Pink Cake Box. I am so flattered that Pink Cake Box has visited my blog, they are so famous in the US ! I love their work, you have to see their excellent sugarcraft cakes.

My “Cutest 3D fun character fondant cake” contest is still on, you are welcome to participate. I promise I will mail the little pot holder to where ever you are.

I have been getting orders for my home-made fondants, terima kasih (thank you) to my buyers..I have one order from Penang and will try to mail it as soon as possible. As for the classes, please click on the calender to see June’s schedule.

The shoutbox on my sidebar, I have actually removed it because it has taken up much of my allocated bandwidth. This site has been down twice due to maximum bandwidth and I had to called 911 each time, to upgrade and be given the access again . You can still contact me by leaving your comments or using the contact form.

Sorry this post is quite long, have fun during this school break.. thank you everybody.

Salam,

Hi everybody,

I have one cute chicken pot holder which I bought from Bandung, Indonesia to give away. This pot holder will be mailed to the winner of “The cutest 3D fun character fondant cake”. ( Just to have some fun). All my visitors can participate, either from Malaysia or international. The picture of the cake must be in your blog and your own creation. All you have to do is leave a comment and the link to the cake picture. Contest ends on 15th June, 2008. I will shortlist 3 final contestants and let the readers decide who is the winner. The fun character could be animals or any cartoon figures, not the formal wedding cake type ya.

This is a good chance to let others know about your blog and make more friends.. so do leave your comments and link below. Thanks all.