Floral Fantasy Cake Range

I've been lazy on Blogger but been active on Facebook, hence the long absence. But I cannot forget this batch of cake & cupcakes I made.   Named it Floral Fantasy!!  Do you like it?

Love the combination of pink and purple.   And the cake looks amazing all round!!   See more of this at www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL

Mickey Inspired 2 Tier Cake

I am slowly venturing into the world of fondant cakes.   Many moons ago before I started Confections, I did bake a 2 tier Toy Story cake for a friend of mine.  It was a disaster in my eye but no choice, got to deliver the cake that morning!  I felt sooo bad that I didnt touch fondant for more a year.

Recently I took up the challenge again cos you know why .. I tried promoting my buttercream cakes but this customer still prefer fondant covered cakes cos she said she never tried eating fondant cakes before ... wuahahaha.   So I challenged myself and came up with this mickey inspired cake.    Credit to original designer but I tweaked it a little since customer prefer this design.

In order not to take the risk, I invested in using Satin Ice Fondant which costs a bomb!   But its ok.   I am not here to make huge profits from my cakes.  Im happy with the fact that I get to do something I truly enjoy.  And also happy to challenge myself slowly, step by step and see myself progressing in this field.   Money is not the sole motivator here but well .... its definitely a reinforcer, hahaha!!

Baked fresh and worked till late at night, ready in time to delivery next morning.  Cake base was vanilla butter with bottom tier 8" and top tier 6".   Forgot to weight the whole cake but I reckon would have been more than 3kg.  

Will I take on another fondant cake request in the near future?   Bring it on!    Love working with it now ;)

Transportation Themed Cupcakes

Two sets of box-of-9 cupcakes for Jayden's 4th birthday celebration in school.  Mummy said Jayden loved it but I think Mummy got no time to blog about it since titi Kevin came along.  

Jayden requested for transportation themed cupcakes (cos we all know Jayden loves trains, cars, etc) so googled for some ideas and come up with these.   

I kinda like how it all turned out.   But boy, literally took me hours to complete!   Remember sitting down after dinner one night at 8pm and by the time I looked up, Bryan was already upstairs in bed and hubby was switching off the TV, ready for bed time .. which means it is 11pm!  Gosh!!!

Note to self :  Next order cannot charge so cheap!!

Banner Cupcakes for Fullmoon Party

Decided to do something a little extra with cupcakes and decided, why not have banners to spice up the look eh?    Seen banners for cakes so I thought they could work for cupcakes as well ... and so right I was!

Quite a few of the blogger mommies are having a dragon year baby and its my pleasure to bake them some of my home created cupcakes.   This time round, its for Paik Ling's princess Kayley.    It must be a true joy to have 3 boys and then finally hit the gold with a princess ... yeay!!   Congrats again Paik Ling ;)

Baked vanilla cuppies to go with buttercream deco and fondant cut-outs in the shape of onesies, baby pram, milk bottle and also a horsie.   Pink and yellow is a good combination for girls, dont you think?

Below is a blue and yellow combination for baby Kelvin.   Those in FB would surely remember this cute lil fella.    Congrats again too to Kristie ;)

Remember, you first saw banner cupcakes at Confections ;)   Hope over to see my other creations.

My Awesome, Mean Durian Cake!!

"Last time I used to get my durian cake from Bon Bon but they no longer sell it.   Yours is just like Bon Bon's and I'm glad I found you!"    This is what some of my customers said to me.   And I'm soooo happy!!

I call it my awesome, mean Durian Cake!   Hahaha.   Cos I really think its pretty awesome and with the amount of fresh durian I have in there, they are quite mean!!!!

I made my very first Durian Cake for my MIL's birthday last July (exactly a year ago).  I had no idea how it was going to taste until we were all at the dinner venue.  After dinner, we sang the song and she cut it open ... and all hell broke loose after that, I tell ya.   The aroma was killing (esp in an airconditioned room) and all other guests were looking at us!   We had a piece each and while eating it half-way I still remember my SIL told me that the lady at the next table requested for a small piece for her daughter as she loved durian cake.  How can we say no?  We gave her a piece (cos really, not much left edi) and she (the Mom) gave us a thumbs up after trying a wee bit.  She even asked us where she can buy one ;) 

The smell was such a killer that the restaurant captain walked over.   She then told us that durian cakes were not allowed (ooopps!!)  but then again she said with a smile .. that she actually cut a tiny tiny tiny piece (more like crumbs from the sides) and tasted it and it was very very good wor ... hahaha.  We all had a good laugh.  And she ended up ordering one for herself!   Was reluctant to take her offer then but glad I did it.  She has since given her friends my contacts and the rest as they say .. is history lor.

My signature durian cake design was unintentional.  Like I said, it was designed with my MIL in mind so I piped rosettes on them.   Made a pink one for my mom as well last year.

This year, I decided to offer it for sale to friends of FB.  I only bake them when I can locate my favourite durian uncle cos his quality is assured and his prices are reasonable.  Actually prices of durian are double of last years prices but I am still maintaining the same price.

I bake only one size (that feeds 10-15 pax) depending on how big a portion each gets.    It weights about 1.6kg or more depending on my generosity ;)

Yesterday (Sunday) was my 3rd baking session and so far, all the reviews and feedback has been positive and this has motivated me further.  In fact, I manage to improvise on my sponge cake recipe and I think the improvised version will be used from now on.  I do believe its much moist and fluffier!

More photos can be viewed from www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL

Ombre Daisy Cupcake

There was a wave of rainbow cakes and now its the ombre wave!   After seeing some really good designs on line, I decided to venture on one with my very own daisy designed cupcake, albeit a simpler design.

Customers usually do have a theme in mind.  That makes it easier for me to propose designs of a similar theme.   Most of the time, they allow me a freehand on what I can come up with.  

There is also the other half of my customers who dont have a specific occasion and just want to order a box for tea or to be shared with family and friends.   I love working with this group cos it gives me the flexibility to explore new designs that I have never attempted before.   This is when the ombre daisy came into mind.   I think this batch is suitable for any occasion, even CNY!!

I'm hoping to venture into fondant work in the near future, especially on fondant covered cakes and figurine moulding.   Mom was telling me .. what so difficult, just roll out the fondant and put over the cake la .. hahaha wish it was that easy Mom :D

School Holiday Cupcakes

Its school holidays which means its FUN TIME for the kids!     Outings to the local zoo, by-the-stream picnics or a day at the mall is part and parcel of how we normally spend the holidays with the kids.    Too bad I still have a full time job and Bryan needs to stay home all day.  Will have to wait till the weekend before we take him out for a day trip somewhere (yet to decide, uuh!!)

A friend of mine recommended another friend to try my cupcakes for a picnic party the school is planning on the last day of school before they break for the mid-year holidays.   No specific request but just cupcakes for both the boys & girls in kindy.

I had cars in mind for boys naturally and for the girls, I wanted to do some flower  and garden themed design ... but I had no idea how many girls or boys specifically they had, so I changed it to colorful sprinkles and stars instead, which can then suit either a boy or girl .. just in case all the cars are taken up!

The mommy who came to collect the cupcakes was very excited to see this.  She told me that her boy would jump when he sees this!  And she also told me that she is also personally very excited and really liked the designs I made for her.

Actually this is my first time really using fondant to shape freehand.   I think they turned out ok ... they do indeed look like mini cars mah ... hehehe.   Hope they had a fun time picnic-ing in the park!! 

More designs available at www.facebook.com/ConfectionsKL.

Cars Edible Image Cake

Sharing with you an order I recently completed for another blogger mom (thanks Lynette!).   Glad she trusted me with this order and was thankful she also ordered some Teachers' Day cupcakes from me as well. 

Request was for a edible image Cars cake with the base cake in chocolate cheese.  Have you ever tried this combination on a cake?  Some are worried that 2 strong flavours may not compliment each other - but this is one good combination I tell ya!

I felt that just adding on the edible image still seemed plain, so I decided to do a little banner to be hung over the cake.  Think & think and ended up with a banner like in the pics.   Does it look ok?

This is how it looks beneath all the decoration :D

I really dont know how to explain the joy that cake baking & decoration gives me.   I remember clearly it all started from the day I ordered cupcakes for Bryan's fullmoon party (and that's 5 years ago!) and never got to venture hands-on until we moved to our own house 2 years ago.    Bought myself a built-in oven and my colleagues chipped in to buy me a KitchenAid stand mixer as a house-warming gift.  And the rest, as they say, is history :D

Mothers' Day Promotion - Flora Cupcakes

Never too soon to plan for Mothers' Day in May.    Show your love & support to that special woman in your life.     

There are so many mothers in our life actually - our own mother, the mother of your child or even the nanny who nurtured you and took care of you or your child .. they all play the important role that we all call "Mothers".

Bringing back my popular cupcake design for Mothers Day - Flora Cupcakes - roses & carnation designed cupcakes.    Specific colors can be requested on order to order basis. 

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Valentine Rose Swirl Cupcakes

Different shades of pink and white on my batch of rose swirl cupcakes - perfect for this coming Valentine Day!

Hello Kitty Cupcakes

Hello Kitty cupcakes in vanilla butter flavour, always a hit with both the young & old girls :)

School Holiday Cupcakes

Proposed this design for a customer who wanted 30 cupcakes for her son's school holiday party.  Ended up with a few other combined orders for more than 100 cupcakes for delivery in 2 days!!    Have been dreaming about Mickey & friends the whole nite .. hahahha

Buttericing Roses

A lovely bunch of roses for a lovely lady ...

Cupcakes for tea

Aunt came back from Vancouver for a short visit and having seen all my bakes that I have posted up on FB and being so very very kind to buy me some really really nice baking tools that are super expensive here - its only fair I bake her a batch to taste rite? Glad she liked them!

Diwali Cupcakes

Diwali, more commonly known as Deepavali in Malaysia is the new year festival for Hindus around the world. Its a public holiday in Malaysia and its celebrated in a grand way for all celebrants of this festival. This batch of Diwali cupcakes were for my colleague who had a open-house lunch. Lunch was yummilicious!!! Someone commented that this design looks more like African new year ... oh well !!!

Teacher's Day Cupcakes

Received a small order for a batch of cupcakes for her daughter's class teacher. Ain't teacher's lucky these days .... some are really spoilt with all kinds of gifts from parents!! This is a basic vanilla cupcake (my all time favourite recommendation) topped with simple buttercream rose. Customer ordered 6 boxes of 5 pieace in a box.

Baby Fullmoon Cupcakes

Had the pleasure to bake for a baby fullmoon cupcake requested by a customer recently. She had a baby girl and wanted a simple pink-themed cupcakes for her office colleagues. Ain't these really cute and adorable?

Farewell Durian Cake

Last durian cake for this season delivered to my customer last week (lucky she!!). Will miss it sooooo much (I really love durians ya know!) and can't wait for the next season to arrive later this year!!

Farewell Cupcakes

Farewell cupcakes for colleague .... wishing her all the best in her new job :-D

Wedding Cupcakes

Purple themed wedding party cupcakes.