Princess Cupcakes

A colleague of mine wanted to surprise her niece with a princess themed cupcakes for her 5th birthday. The lil girl was really happy to see the pretty cupcakes (so said the aunty la!) and they are now looking forward to the elder niece's birthday in Aug as they cant wait to order the next batch! But I am challenged to come up with a female version of Ben 10 (and its not Gwen ya!!) .... so Im scratching my head now .. hahaha.

Am thankful for her support :)

Mickey Mouse Cake

One of my all time favourite cartoon, Mickey Mouse!!! Love it to bits even at this ripe old age (LOL) and when my ex-colleague asked me if I could do one for her son's 5th birthday .. I quickly accepted it and to make sure I had the deal sealed, I even gave her a discount before she could even say "let me think about it" ... LOL!!!! Coincidentally, her son's name is also Brian but spelt with an "i" whilst my Bryan is spelt with a "y".


















Another vanilla butter cake with buttericing all over Mickey's head with lemon flavouring. This Mickey surely smells fresh!!

Sharing with you another Mickey cake which I did last year for my Bryan's 3rd birthday and looking at it both ... I really hope to believe that my cake decorating skills have actually improved, dont you think? Feels really good!

Cake for Full Moon

It was a baby boy's full moon dinner and this cake was sent all the way to Seremban for the said occasion. A lovely buttery vanilla cake base topped with lemon butter icing flavour. I used the Wilton pan which was a gift from my aunt when she came back from US. Its so cheap over there compared to a similar pan that costs more than Rm100 over here ... ridiculous rite? Certainly hope they liked the cake.

Simple & Sweet Flower Cupcakes

It was report card day last week so I decided to bake some simple cupcakes for Bryan's teachers. Bryan has been enjoying school for the past year and a half and I am simply proud of him & proud of the teachers for all their dedication to ensure that my son has a fun & enjoyable learning experience. Thus far, Bryan really does enjoy school & loves to have his friends play with him.

Animals Cupcake

Some animals cupcake ordered by a first time customer for her Baby Keith's 1st birthday. She wanted bears & tigers. Received an sms later in the day telling me that she loved them as it was so cute & nice wor. Made me feel good.

Wedding Cupcakes

Romantic pink wedding cuppies for a friend of my sister-in-law.

Had the pleasure to bake for 2 separate pre-wedding dinners. Choice was vanilla butter (which is always my recommendation for cupcakes, which makes it a simple & pleasant flavour for such a mini piece of cake) and its good since we normally consume cupcakes as dessert (after dinner). In my opinion, cupcakes should never be heavy (like rich chocolate).

Fondant looks great but does not taste as good as buttericing. So I try to decorate it with minimal fondant as it holds well and looks good as a decorating item whilst balancing it with buttericing which taste good but cant do much shapes due to its liquidity.



















Purple themed cupcakes for a chinese wedding.

Disney Junior - A New Channel Brand!

I was very very pleased to be invited to the dinner hosted by Disney Junior on 1 June 2011, who has cordially invited their Senior Vice President for Original Programming & General Manager for Disney Junior Worldwide, Ms Nancy Kanter!


















Reason being, at age 4 now, Bryan is really getting a bit bored of Playhouse Disney and I was very very excited to see what they lined up in Disney Junior. Even his grandma can tell me that she is quite bored with Playhouse Disney (cos you see, Bryan insist that grandma sits next to him while he watches his favourite cartoon shows .. hahaha).

Having spent an evening there, I am very excited to share with you what's in store for your prince & princess come July 2011 *wink*

Disney Junior, a new channel brand will replace Playhouse Disney on Astro Channel 613 on 11 July 2011. However, please be rest assured that some of our favourites will be maintained! They include Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Handy Manny, Special Agent OSO, Imagination Movers, Jungle Junction, Little Einstein & World World (hope I remember them correctly!). And the best part is, they will be showing all new series and no more the repeats of what we have been watching for the past few months/years! Hurray! At least Bryan will keep quite for a few more episodes rather than force us to accompany him to play badminton .. wuah .. tired leh.















What's the difference b/w Disney Junior & Playhouse Disney?

Disney Junior will have a bigger focus on the storytelling element (isn't that nice!!) to bring across a more engaging viewing experience for kids & parents. There will also be more family-favourite movies from Walt Disney Pictures & Pixar Animation Studios. With the new programming, Disney Junior will not only appeal to preschoolers 2-5 yrs but also to older kids 6-7 years, and their parents. Now grandma will be very pleased to hear this! And daddie will have more rest during the weekends since we will have less running around in the house .. hehehehe.

What kind of new programs are expected on Disney Junior, you may ask. Then let me introduce you to some of those that we think will be all-time favourites!

Jake and the Neverland Pirates (first & exclusive on Disney Junior)

Join Jake (the captain) and pals Izzy & Cubby, as they set off on adventures to find hidden treasures, while trying to outsmart a very naughty Captain Hook and Smee who were made famous from the classic, Peter Pan! This series teaches little ones about teamwork, problem-solving and physical activity.

Cat in the Hats Knows a Lot About That!

This is another charming new animated series starring Dr Seuss's beloved Cat in the Hat. This series is about everyday things that concern young children such as playing, being friendly, spending time with the family and finding out all about the world and how it works.

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue!















What would you do if you met a fairy? Witness the historic moment when Tinker Bell first meets a human being and its NOT who you think ... !!

To be premiered in the Not-Too-Distant-Future!

I was very pleased to hear that they have a new series called Disney Poetry Shorts. These are short peotry telling in its all-natural way on how poetries are meant to be told! You all know, in Asia, peotry or even story telling is not our forte and with this, even I would enjoy listening to them! And we were told that famous stars like Vanessa Williams are the story tellers, amongst a few more. Can't wait!

Other new offerings are Minnie Bow-Toons, a spin-off from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (and yes, she deserves a series of her own!) where Minnie plays a variety of different roles, from party planner to tour guide & beyond ... nice!

Line ups for 2012 includes Doc McStuffins, who heals stuffed animals and toys in her backyard clinic ; 7D, short form animation based on original Seven Dwarfs and Oki's Oasis, the first Western-themed amination for pre-schoolers.

Now do you understand why I'm so freakin' excited? Maybe I'll bake a batch of cupcakes over that weekend and enjoy it with the boys while we glue ourselves to 613 on July 11 .. yeehaa!

Tom & Jerry Cupcakes

Had the pleasure of baking for Blue Ranger. Ethan turned 5 and his mommy was craving for orange poppy seed cupcakes! And yes, she is preggy .. so she has the right to crave for anything she wants .. hehehehe.

Topped with edible sugar sheets and personalised wordings, I was glad to receive a message a couple of days later, saying they enjoyed them.



















Thanks again Blue Ranger for the order.

Bikini Cupcakes

Bikini cupcakes for a male friend celebrating his 41st birthday. He is a great guy with a great sense of humour but is still single. Hopefully this sexy cupcakes can create some excitement when he shares it with his friends/colleagues and mana tau .. sekali cupid strikes somewhere leh!!!

Mothers' Day Cupcakes

This is my Mothers' Day cupcakes design which I am promoting for this coming Mothers' Day. They are available for sale till 12 May 2011.

Business is very encouraging for a first timer like me and I am so thankful for friends who are strongly supporting me in this new venture.

Ben 10 Cake

Here is the Ben 10 cake I did for Bryan's family celebration at home. Its also my first chocolate cake. Everybody thot it was really nice and special with his face on it :-p

Ben 10 Cupcakes

The school had a celebration for April babies yesterday and Mommie decided on some Ben 10 cupcakes since Bryan is sooooo crazy over this series lately. Was not sure how many kids in the class but I guess a box of 16 large cuppies should be enough for the kids + teacher. The flavour of the cuppies are chocolate and iced with buttericing and a few decorated with edible images. Will have to make a full Ben 10 cake for his home celebrations this weekend and will post it up her for your comments, ok?

Father & Son Bonding Time

Its been quite a while since I have updated on Bryan. He is doing pretty well in kindy. He takes the private van to school and back. He does not have much problems but if there is a few days break in between (like CNY holidays or school term holidays) he turns a little lazy and will cry a little when its time to hit the 1st day of school after the break.


The kindy provides a meal for the kids (like friend mee hoon, biscuits, doughnuts, etc with drinks like milo or ribena ... thats what he says lah cos we ask him everyday, how was school and what he did and what did he have for tea today, etc). So I guess, he is in good hands.

















Bryan started kindy for 4 yr olds this year and they start learning how to write properly. They also started Mandarin classes as well. He can now read some of the pages from his Mandarin text book. Generally, he is a bright kid .. just a bit "angin" .. wuahahaha!

Daddie has started him on computer lessons! Yes! And the younger you are, the larger your laptop .. hehehe. He enjoys reading and stories from Starfall now and a couple of times a week after dinner at home, he gets to enjoy his very own computer time (old junk from Daddie lar) ... I must say he is really good in handling the mouse. Im quite impressed at how fast he learns such skills! Not to mention he can navigate his Daddie's Iphone 4 like a pro!

Would you know of any other sites suitable for his age, do let me know ya. Thank you.

CNY Cupcakes

CNY came and went with a blink of an eye! I sure do hope that means I had a great time!! Did you?

I took a couple of days off before CNY to bake for the family and also to fulfill some orders. I am happy that I found my love for baking and it has really helped me "find myself" in someway, you know. Other than work & Bryan, now I feel I have something that is for "me" and I feel as if I have made myself useful again and of some value in being "me" ... does it make sense?

Anyway, back to CNY. I made quite a number of designs this CNY but below is two of my favourites. These 2 designs were also the most ordered designs by several of my customers. And mind you, these are all first time customers as I only started selling my cupcakes back in December :-p



















I have hardly blogged about stuff on Bryan and other happenings, but you know, things are getting pretty routine and nothing "hip" is happening other than makan-makan and lou sang here & there.

This weekend, I'm hopping over to a friend's place to learn to bake macaroons! Do you like them! They are pretty delish but I've heard they are very sensitive creatures, meaning very difficult to bake lah. So, fingers crossed, our baking session will be successful. Keep you posted ya!

Train Cake

My very first order for a real cake for a real customer!!!! Well, so far, I've had orders for cupcakes and was busy all of Christmas fulfilling them, but this is the first time I got an order for a full whole cake!

I have baked & iced many cakes before but they were always for family and friends but this one can collect money one .. wuahahahha!

Customer only had one request and that it must be a Thomas Train cake. I googled for some ideas and finally decided on this train design as I felt it was much more attractive than a simple round or square cake. Do you like it?


















Its a vanilla butter cake with buttericing. Face of Thomas was hand-moulded fondant. Every single thing on the cake board is edible including the tyres, tracks, etc :-)

The cake was almost 2.5kg *heavy*. I normally do not deliver but if its nearby or on my way, I dont mind delivering it to the customer. Qi Xuan was really really happy to see his cake! Cake deliveries are every baker's nightmare but I guess when you see a child so happy with your creation .. its indeed very satisfying.