Vibrant Scallops Project

My latest project. The design is inspired from a book I just bought (I will update what book when I get hold of it). This is one of the designs that I fell in love with. I am just happy my customer liked the design too. 

I was intimidated to do this design, the usual feeling that I get everytime I start a new project. It's also been ages since I made gumpaste gerberas. I think the last time I made gerberas was when I was learning it in class. I was really excited that she wanted a gerbera. It is one of my favourite flowers. But the challenge was to figure how to make it without wires. The hard part was doing the centre shorter petals, to make it stand. It was hard to dry it as I was not able to hang the flower upside down with the help of wires. I was pretty successful eventually. But I know I can make a better, more realistic looking gerberas. 

Decorating the sides of the cake was scary at first. The most important tool was a ruler. Without a ruler, you will never get the correct overlapping size. After a while, I got the hang of it. Truth be told, it was quite fun. Then I had to the the words. I am still trying to improve a lot on my wordings. Hence, this is my first hand custom made fondant words. I made strings of fondant with the claygun and free form the letters. The white dots are made from Royal Icing. Dots and Royal Icing are my forte. The most important tip for dots is to use PME tips. I use PME No. 1 tip. 

The new project received quite a number of compliments from my family members and I really love it a lot. It's e type of design I like. I like contemporary designs, vibrant colours. And the flexibility of this design is quite commendable. I can imagining some colour schemes that will give it a vintage look.  

New Cake and New News..



Yes. That's me. That's the reason for my busy-ness and silence. I'm married to the most wonderful person I've known for so long. :) And this picture is my most favourite photo of all the nice photos taken on my DIY wedding. Thank you friends, family, emcee and photographers for making it happen. It will always be one of the days that I will never forget.  


I think I've taken quite a bit of a break. Now, I have to start work. Made this gumpaste gerberas for my new order. This is one of my favourite flowers and red is my favourite colour. But I love Pink Gerberas. Can't wait to show you teh final product. It's a gift cake for an engagement if I'm not wrong. But I totally dig the design of the cake. Hopefully everything will turn out well.. 

Aishah's Hantaran Cake

First of all I would like to congratulate Aishah on her wessing today! May she be blessed with lots of love and have a wonderful marriage..

She ordered this cake from me.. It's a hantaran cake where she will be giving it as a gift to ze husband.. :) The cake design and colour scheme was requested by her.. Overall I had lots of fun doing this cake and I learnt a lot... yeap.. alot..

I realize that my work now is so much faster.. I guess I'm use to all the work and I get more efficient as time goes by... Which is good, because it gives me more time on my decorating.. I really love the design that she gave me.. Simple and clean, yet the main attraction is the lace border which is made entirely by piped Royal Icing makes it so pretty and interesting.. Not the ribbon border at the base of the cake but the top of the cake..

I think I've come to realise that I love piping and working with Royal Icing.. And I learnt that, in Royal icing, you just have got to have confidence.. Lots of confidence!! Y? because you can't erase your mistake.. You can, but it's not gonna be easy.. And of course your most important tool is a good quality tip.. PME tips are the best!! You have to have lots of patience too.. But I think everything needs patience anyway... :)

At first I was quite skeptical about myself and whether I can pull this off.. And I did it!! Well.. I thought the borders were fabulous.. I'm so proud of it.. However, the challenge is always writing.. It's easy to write on the table.. But when your hands have no support.. I don't know how.. I need to practise my writing skills.... alot alot alot..

The weather here has been harsh lately.. Rain, sun, Rain, Humid, Rain, Humid.. AAarrrghhhh~ It took 3 days for my simple flowers to dry.. And when I put it on the cake.. It fell on me.. very frustrating.. But thank god it's still looks ok.. And thank god to the person who invented silica gel.. I would have died without it... My flowers will never dry..

Overall, I am happy with the product and I hope Aishah loves it too.. Although I know I could really improve on the writings... Ooh.. And I love the embroidered ribbon that I source for the cake too!! You have to give me credits for the wonderful border right?? :)

~But that's the way that it goes
And that's what nobody knows..
And everyday, my confusion grows..~