21 Dec 2014
Minion Phil
"Looks old, not young"... I guess a little like the birthday boy? Hahaha This was a cake that I had to make in under an hour with so much pressure from the other job. It was hard. I had the cake in the fridge and it did not have time to get back to room temperature. So there was sweating and condensation and worried...
14 Dec 2014
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2014 Christmas: Part 2
And I am sooo relieved that that's Christmas baking done (mostly!) for another year! So proud of our selection this year. We made Christmas Hampers! Homemade jam Biscotti Sugar cookies Belgium biscuits Gingerbread men Fruit cake nomnomnom... I love the Christmas Cake decorations this year. Navy and White...
14 Dec 2014
Baby Shower
I'm not quite at that age where I have been to very many baby shower parties. I can count how many I've been to on one thumb ;) So it was a pleasant surprise when I was approached to make a cake for a baby shower and not a birthday! Whoop! They wanted a rocking horse (it looks more like a horse on skiis as it was...
14 Dec 2014
Navy & White Wedding Cupcakes
Oh boy... was it a busy weekend or what? However I love what I do and at this very moment in time, I would not trade it for anything else. And so starting 8 PM Friday night (after a loooong day at the office), it was vanilla butter cupcake time. 120 times! I'm so thankful to have my mum around. She did...
11 Dec 2014
2014 Christmas: Part 1
I tried to be really really organised this year. Planning lots in October for the December season. Mostly because judging from the past three years, I know how hectic it gets. How little time I end up with and on top of a quarter-end (year-end) month... planning was a necessity. Funnily enough, I've already been to...
01 Dec 2014
Chocolate & Sprinkles
A more-ish cake - it was our contribution to a cake day fiesta. And it was sold within minutes! :D ...
01 Dec 2014
Princess Cake
It was the week of lots of cake orders at work (by that, I mean myself and the other resident baker at work were both delivery cakes for colleagues!). I made this super cute fantasy land princess cake for one of my colleague's daughters over the weekend. The figurines are plastic - their choice so that they could...
19 Nov 2014
Tall cakes
I make no secret about it. I like my cakes to have a good height. And by that I mean a good inch or so higher than the usual cake tiers that you find in cake shops. I think it makes it look more grand and less stingy... to put it lightly. So I always have 3 or 4 layers in each tier. Just like in this photo (excuse...
16 Nov 2014
League of Legends
If you have a teenage or young adult male living in your household or even within your circle of connections, then more than likely you would have heard of the game League of Legends that seems to take over the internet world and zap smart kiddies into playing online for endless hours forgetting pretty much all else...
10 Nov 2014
that naked cake thing
Rustic is the new expensive and posh. But to actually try to make something look rustic and "as is" is actually a lot harder than you think! The frosting was so yummy (so the feedback came back!). White chocolate, coconut and raspberry. Lots of people came back for second servings! ;) Yay! ...
24 Oct 2014
3D Cake: Stegosaurus Dinosaur
When I was first approached to do a dinosaur cake, I was pretty anxious. How on EARTH was I going to be able to do something like this? No idea. Nooooo Idea. I can do round cakes and square cakes but... 3D cakes?! Anyways, it pays to break things up and allow plenty of time. And to take risks albeit calculated risks....
18 Oct 2014
High Tea 2014
So good that I just had to share. I think this is my 4th annual High Tea that I host for my friends. Another successful year but oh so tiring! I wish I had more pictures but everyone was just so eager to dig in that it was a little chaotic! A very decent spread this year: Cheese & Chive scones, sandwich board,...
12 Oct 2014
A sneaky little view
I don't share many of these photos. Mainly because I don't want all the little things in my personal life to override all the hard work I put into making cakes for others and sharing that happiness. But I had to share this one because it was part of a group/team cooking competition and we it was so much fun. I am (not...
26 Sep 2014
One more for the quarter
Blue skies and clouds... first thought is Spring! Like I said before, I am a fan on tall tiers... it makes the cake look so much better. One caramel and one chocolate. Last cake for the quarter and in fact, I am not sure why I decided to take this on so close to the end of September. I just love burning the...
14 Sep 2014
Moroccan and Spain Inspired...
One of my colleagues who has been with the business for over 10 years is taking sabbatical tomorrow and travelling to Spain and Morocco and having some 'me' time. So I created this colourful cake for her to celebrate her last day! No doubt it will be filled with an extended lunch and cake and not much else! ;) I'd...
14 Sep 2014
Walnuts are in
I like making tall cakes. I can't help it and it just happens. Even when I don't plan on them to. I think they look better and if you eat with your eyes, then it tastes better too! A cake stand usually helps but I just don't think its fun cutting into a shallow cake and pulling the knife out. Which makes it a problem...
08 Sep 2014
Happy Mid Autumn Festival
I made traditional mooncakes with white lotus paste and salted egg yolks for the first time this year. It's a lot of hard work! Hope everyone has a great night with loved ones and family. ...
06 Sep 2014
Rainbow Macarons
Green Tea Irish Cream Milo Passionfruit Salted caramel Homemade Blackberry Jam. Hello! ...
06 Sep 2014
Blueberry & Almond cake with Warm Orange Syrup
I picked up a copy of the Coles magazine the other day from my local supermarket as I was stocking up on my baking essentials and did a 2 minute flip through the pages last night. The cake recipe they had caught my eye because I had a lot of frozen berries (I made my own AMAZING jam too... definitely doing again...
27 Aug 2014
The pretty dozen
These are for a special friend of mine who turned 30 over the weekend. I didn't really know what to do with these Vanilla bean & Passionfruit cupcakes until the very last minute! I just knew I wanted colours, pretty things and flowers. ...
24 Aug 2014
Green Tea Cake
I wasn't sure I was actually going to share this cake. It didn't quite come out as I had planned looks-wise. And to me, it is rather... inept. I had actually wanted to pipe little beads onto the cake and turn them into petal flowers - hard to explain but I saw it on pinterest and really liked it. But then I decided that...
09 Aug 2014
Soccer Fever
Don't you just love those regular customers of yours? But at the same time, when making such a special cake, it kind of reminds you that another year has gone by. Little Nelson is 6!!! I still remember the days when I was still studying and working casually and he was only a few months when he and Mon use to come...
09 Aug 2014
Inspecting the delights of Taipei
Recently, I took a week off and headed to the hot, humid likes of Taipei and all its culinary delights! And as is the norm in their huge multi-level and sometimes multi-building department stores, level B1 is usually the supermarket / gourmet food / fresh food floor. And boy, were there heaps of take in! One of the...
20 Jul 2014
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Chocolate kind of week
Sky high salted caramel and chocolate ombre cake for a last minute birthday order! Asked to make it look pretty so a little flower, some strawberries and crushed nuts helped with this one. Would have loved a piece of this one... delectable. Next up, a kids chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream roses. I...
12 Jul 2014
3 days to make Croissants!
I've never had much luck with yeast. Ever. Until these croissants. It started off as a challenge and I was intrigued. Day 1: Create dough and rest. Day 2: Laminate dough and rest. Day 3: Roll, shape, proof and bake! They are the pinnacle of a labour of love ... patience and a gentle hand required...
12 Jul 2014
Raspberries are in season...?
Flowers, frangipanes and chocolate for Cath's retirement. She is travelling with her husband to Europe indefinitely. Buying a motor-home and doing as they please. I only wish that one day, I will do what I say I want to do, not just dream about it. . . And to finish the week (cake-wise), whipped up a frosted raspberry...
06 Jul 2014
Raspberry & Passionfruit Cheesecake
I'll admit that making cheesecakes with fruit as opposed to chocolate or liquor or cookies etc etc is indefinitely more popular and perhaps more refreshing and lighter than other cheesecakes. Baked cheesecakes are known for being dense (try Japanese or unbaked for a lighter texture). I do love experimenting with other...
29 Jun 2014
Gummy Bears!
Haven't made a custom-cake in a few weeks so it is very exciting to get back into it! ;) I had eagerly done my research on gummy bears and more specifically the little mascot. Apparently, there is a song and TV show decided to it??? Not sure if that's available in Australia but we have the Haribo Gummy Bears...
