Reuben's Cupcakes: Ultramen & Hello Kitty

Dina Ponsen & I met some year ago through some filming projects, and knowing that I take a different path of work now, she contacted me for some cupcakes.
Her partner at "Mom's & I" is planning a celebration for her son, Reuben who is turning 8 this end of March. Reuben had never asked for a birthday party before, but this year he wants to celebrate it with his friends, so his parents is throwing him a big bash of bday party! (with hundreds of colourful chairs, a few Video Game machines, karaoke spot, glitter art corner, etc etc!)


Reuben is a BIG fan of Ultraman, so the boys will definitely having Ultraman & Monsters cupcakes. Some were posing before fights on green grassy earth, and some on purplish & orangish unknown planets...


As for the girls, I proposed Sanrio's Hello Kitty as I have been longing to do the kitties cute faces for cupcakes topper! I got some help from my sister while doing these toppers, a helping hand and great company :)
We made some with her original red bow, and some wearing pink & red flowers.


Very Sanrio feeling having these kitties on pink buttercream icing, and red cupcake liners! (Thanks Ike for the cute liners.)


Thank you Dina for trusting me with this project, hopefully the cuppies were a hit, and you're pleased with the outcome! Thanks Ayrien for a great help during topper making and setting up the cuppies on the party venue, and thanks Cia for being a super good girl and Mama's little helper!

Tiara's Cake

Tiara emailed me one night, asking me if I can so a rush order for a birthday cake she wanted to give to her auntie (on the next day!).
I OK'ed her as long as I can keep the decoration simple, maybe fresh fruits could do the trick...?

Tiara's Auntie's fave colour was blue, so we tried to corporate that on her cake, adding some fresh premium strawberries on the sides, some greens to balance the colour, and a few white mini gumpaste flowers here and there.




Strawberry garden!

Hope Tiara was happy with the look, as everyone else was with the taste. (I heard later Tiara didn't managed to try the cake, so hopefully the cupcakes sent to her a few days after will help...)

Reny's Whale Cupcakes

She's a Pisces.
Whale theme, she wanted.
Flats, she thought.
3D, I thought.
She was surprised. Good :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RENY aka AYRIEN!! :D




Papa whales, Mama whales, and Baby whales. (Yes, of course they come in different sizes, not coincidentally, hehhehe....)



Some colourful starfish and baby octopuses to brighten up the sea party!

(oh how I love their shiny black little eyes!)

See how the little creatures having the ride of their life on sumptuous buttercream waves?

Gemma's 1 Month Celebration Cuppies

These parcels of 6 cuppies were for Astrid's pretty babygirl, Gemma-Rose, who just turned 1 month old last February.
Colour theme was of course must be girlie, pink, white, and a touch of purple, and I was committed to make the colours as soft as possible...


I started by making all the baby figurines for the cupcake toppers, the heads & their curly hair, a piece of body and tiny feet just in case people decide to take a peek inside their towel wraps :D



After the main body part are done, then comes the hats and towel wraps... some in ivory and some in very soft baby pink.


Don't forget the safety pink made of metallic pink sugar balls.

Gemma's name written on pink heart shaped chocolate... the all packed in white box tied with soft babypink satin ribbon... Lovely!



Thank you Astrid, Gary & Gemma for making Cia's Cookies a part of your delighful celebration!

Arron's 3rd Bday Cake

Cupcake Toppers

Chinese New Year Cake for Retna

This cake was made for Retna, my ex neighbour who wanted to give to friend to celebrate Chinese New Year with.
Chocolate cake with ganache filling, topped with mandarin oranges as symbol of abundant fortune and red strawberries, the colour of happiness.



May all of us be blessed with a better upcoming year!

Niclaus's 2nd Bday Cuppies

Nick's Birthday theme was cars, so after the celebration at home with the car cookies, Phoenix called me again for some cupcakes and lolly cookies with the same theme. These are for Nick's party at school.


Came in bright colours of red, orange and lime green, the cars was made of coloured chocolate, put on top of chocolate cupcakes with blueberry cream (his Mom's fave :D )
Hope you had a good party, Bday Boy!

Donat Week NCC

Edisi spesial kali ini, postinganku dalam Bahasa Indonesia, khusus buat ikut meramaikan event Donat Week-nya NCC ! Thanks buat Camelia yang bersedia jadi host event ini.

Donat Kentang ini hasil resep milik Bu Fat, meski di gambar aslinya donat-donat Bu Fat kok benar-benar bundar, yang kalau diukur jari-jari dan diameter dari titik mana pun ukurannya persis sama sehingga layak masuk kategori bentuk bundar.

Donatku? Hm... namanya juga pertama kali bikin, bentuknya brenjulan sana sini, (eh lihat saja gambar di atas, tuh!) tapi paling tidak ada bolong di tengah nya deh! :D



Eits. Tapi jangan salah. Bentuk boleh ngga keruan tapi rasanya dapet nilai 9 deh!Beberapa tetangga yang sempat kebagian mencicipi, pada memuji. Ada juga yang langsung mau pesan kalau aku buat donat kentang ini lagi.
Fans beratnya termasuk Cia yang kebagian nyoba boa donat sisa cetakan bolongan, pas masih hangat-hangat sehabis diangkat dari penggorengan.

Sementara donat-donat polos ini difoto dulu, Cia lagi-lagi setia menunggui dekat-dekat sampai akhirnya kebagian satu donat polos yang langsung dihabiskan tanpa topping apapun. Setelah itu? Donat gula halus, donat cinnamon, atau tabur gula kristal... semua Cia suka!




Meski polos pun donat kentang yang empuk, lembut, dan moist ini sudah enak, ngga ada yang bisa menandingi wangi bubuk kayu manis yang diblender bersama gula pasir, sehingga jadilah topping gula berbutir halus dengan aroma cinnamon!
Ngga usah lagi jauh-jauh dan mahal-mahal beli pretzelnya Auntie Anne's, donk! :D


Sementara donat dengan glaze merah, dan centil berbedak dan berhias bunga-bunga ini dibuat dengan mencelupkan donat dalam adonan coklat rasa frambozen yang dicampur sedikit susu segar. Awalnya glaze merah ini dibuat semata-mata buat mencari efek warna yang eye catchy saja, tapi ternyata rasa frambozen ini cocok juga jadi topping teman donat!

Merah kan warna cinta ya bo. Sekalianlah centil-centilan dalam rangka mau Palentinan .... xiixixiiixixixi :D

Car Cookies & Cupcakes for Nick's 2nd Bday

I got an email from Phoenix the other day, wanting to know if I can do some car theme cookies & cupcakes for Nicklaus, her son's 2nd birthday. Phoenix showed me a reference for the car toppers, they were made of fondant, and I think I could do those.
However, it was the cookies I was worry about, as I don't have car cookies cutter, and having asked around, the shape I could get was only the truck shape.

At the end, I didn't get to do the fondant car toppers as I need to get out of town a couple of days before Nick's birthday party, but the cookies were well done, thanks to Nico's t'shirt where I got the car pattern from. Having the handmade pattern cut out on cardboard, I knife traced through the dough for the specific car shape.

I am loving the beetle cars, they come in bright colours and Phoenix told me the cookies were a hit!



Several days later Phoenix text message me, for another batch of the same car cookies, some on sticks, and some cupcakes for Nick to share at school.

The cuppies were individually packed in clear plastic packaging, topper with whipped cream and matching car toppers made of coloured chocolates.

ps. I'll upload teh cuppies photos once transferred from the cam.

Liverpool Cake for Attia

Attia's second order was a birthday cake with Liverpool Soccer Club theme.
The picture submitted as a reference had a smaller logo with a boy figurine wearing Liverpool's uniform standing next to it. Unsure of my capability of making a good human figurine, I proposed a much bigger logo with actual details to cover the cake with.
Attia was such a nice client and she agreed to my idea proposal.

So I got my husband to clear up and flip the logo, then printed it on 1:1 scale so I can copy trace it with chocolate. I used red & turqoise colour & yellow & white chocolate.

Working with chocolate is not as easy as it is with royal icing, as chocolate's consistency is very much depends on it's temperature. You make the choc too hot, it goes too runny, and when it get down to room temperature, it stuck on the tip of the piping bag.
I did 4 attempts on drawing the logo, and the 4th one is the best one of lot.


The cake the covered with white fondant, then I put a turqoise band around the bottom, and put the chocolate logo on top of ot.

I sure hope that Attia and her family like the look of the cake and loving its taste!

Christmas Cupcakes

Assorted X'mas cuppies to merry up your holiday!

My favourite holy leaves & berries...


What's Christmas without the X'mas tree...




Also with candy cane, x'mas stocking, and x'mas wreath toppers...
Some springkled with red green white colours of X'mas,...


And come in various boxes of 4's, 6's, and 8's ...


Thanks to all my family, friends and a very special Sister & Btro in law, for all the support you all gave me throughout the year!! I love my RED Kitchen Aid!!

Christmas Cookies

Some Xmas themed cookies to share with her colleagues and relatives, Grace ordered several dozen of them.
All individually wrap in clear plastic boxes, assorted shapes in vanilla butter and chocolate flavor, and finished with gold ribbon for extra special feel.

Baby Shower Cupcake for Astrid

My first baby shower cuppies project came from Astrid. She is expecting a baby girl and going to hold a baby shower to celebrate with her girlfriends.

We decided to have pink - white colour theme, and I added peach colour to accentuate some parts of the bottles, baby booties, and pacifiers toppers, all made of fondant.
The cuppies were also covered in fondant with pink sugar crystals on the edges.


They come in single plastic cases and tied with pink organza ribbon.
To come with the cupcakes, Astrid also had some lolly cookies on the same colour theme.

Overall I think they look pretty and cute, despite the poor pictures I took with my shaky hands :((




Hope all are well, Astrid, and I am sure the baby will be as pretty as her mummy!

Apple Cake for Karen 2nd Bday

Rika, my cousin told me that she wants me to make her daughter Karen a cake for her 2nd bday last December 16th.
After some discussion we decided that a cake in a shape of a red apple would be the nicest choice. Apple is one of Karen most favourite things besides Mickey Mouse and horse.


Can not forgive myself for not having a better picture of the cake, I'll be looking forward to get more - beter pictures from Rika :)
The cake itself is 3 layered chocolate sponge with blueberry filling to give it a nice twang.
Carved and covered with fondant, it was 20cm in diameter.

I think Karen was quite excited to see her Apple Cake, as she kept poking on it, and after the candle blowing, she took Nico's finger and got him to poke the cake, too!