Liverpool Rules!?

When this request came in, the first thing my hubby said was... tell them you only make MU cakes. I was like, yeah right! Statements like these can be bad for business...

I have to say that I am no football fan. Actually, I don't care about football. With that said, I definitely don't understand the rivalry. :) Anyway, I make cakes for all teams.

Here's the birthday cake:


I later found out that this cake was actually for a Man U fan. Why the Liverpool logo? Well, it was ordered by colleagues who are majority Liverpool fans. They wanted to rub salt to the wound since MU lost to Liverpool recently.

18 SX

Naughty cakes, anyone? These would be great gift for a hen party?!

Learned to make these at Cake Connection last weekend. Hmmm... naughty and nice!

MU cup cakes

These were for a guy who was celebrating his 27th birthday. You guessed it, he is a fan of Manchester United!
Like all cakes, there is a story behind these cakes as well. Let's just leave it between the sender and the receiver...

A rich chocolate moist cake for a 70th birthday:

Chocolatey fun

Recently, I attended a whole day chocolate-making workshop. The workshop was an eye-opener for me and it was worth the money spent.

We were given different types of chocolate to taste. And for those of you who thought chocolate is just chocolate, think again.

Chef Steven showed us techniques on how to temper and mould chocolates, pralines and truffles.

Eating chocolates is the easy part. Making them... that's a different ball game altogether. But the end result makes it worth the effort.

Personalise your chocolates: Decide the shape, designs, the kind of fillings you wanna have... ganache, hazelnuts, rum and raisins, perhaps? Using quality couverture, gets you great tasting chocolates. YUmm!!! If you get shiny chocolates, it means that the chocolate was tempered at the right temperature.

All in all, I really enjoyed this informative workshop!

Here are the chocolates and truffles I made during the workshop:

The little blue man

I made this pull pull-apart cake for a friend's colleague's birthday today. She is a fan of Smurf.

According to my friend, everyone at the office loved the cake and said that it was very cute and unique. The birthday gal LOVED it - she was almost in tears.

Thank you all, you just made my day!

MCDC 3rd get together

The Malaysian Cake Decorator's Club (MCDC) had its 3rd meeting on Saturday. It was hosted by one of its member's, Ambika.

There were lots of food. The vegetarian spread was delicious. Yummmy!!!! Loved the carrot dessert.

There were a few activities lined up on the agenda. We learned three types of breathing techniques; two of them would help you sleep well (this is one of the many benefits) and one to keep you going thru out the day feeling energetic. Thanks Ambika for those useful exercises.

Next, a figurine demo by Min of Mama Min. She is really a cake master. Learned a few tips on figure moulding. It's not as difficult as I thought! The mermaid and her companion looked really cute.
It was a fun gathering. Ladies exchanging ideas and laughter. We were able to put faces to some of the names on the forum. :)

A token of appreciation was given to the host by MCDC's founder Jo.

Finally, there was a pleasant surprise for all of us from Ambika. She presented all of us with a handy personalised timer. Thank you, Ambika, for being such a gracious host.

Identical cakes?

These cakes were made for a client who's family members were celebrating their wedding anniversaries; parents' 30th and sister's 8th wedding aniversaries.


She wanted the cakes to have similar colours and design so that they would look good in photos.

If this cake looks similar to a cake I made sometime back... yes it does. The client wanted the same design and colours as the cake I made for her cousin. That cake was for a 7oth birthday.