Keith's 4th Birthday Cake

I took a long break from fondant making/decorating. I only started it for my dear son's birthday!!!!

We decided to make a train with carriages to share with his classmates.

I tried to include all his favourite characters.

First of all, a TRAIN!!!! He loves trains.  Whenever he gets the opportunity, he will ride a train.  Sometimes on his school break, he will ask his Ah Kong (grandfather) to bring him out and they will take trains the whole day long!!!  His Ah Kong is very nice to him and will try to let him ride all the different trains/lines; KTM Komuter, Kelana Jaya Line LRT, Ampang Line Starline and the KL Monorail.

The different views of his train cake. (Sorry the photos are not very nice or clear!)

A peek of the birthday boy peeking at his cake.

A close up of all his favourite characters; Elmo and Cookie Monster.

Of course...... the pigs from Angry Birds!

Larry and Bob from Veggie Tales (further in the background on the yellow train carriage. Larry is poking his head out from the carriage)

I didn't manage to take a close up picture of the Yellow Bird and it's nest from Angry Birds. But it's there in the background.

A different view of the Yellow Bird and a close up of the Red Bird from Angry Birds.

P.S. I've got to continue working with fondant.  A long break doesn't make for beautiful characters or fine work!!! Sigh!

Children's Favourite Characters

This is going to be a longer post than usual as I'm posting about my son's birthday cake.

This Cookie Monster Sesame Street Book is one of his favourite books.  It reads as follows:

C is for Cookie.

COOOOKIES! COOOOKIES! Best things to eat.

Chocolate cupcakes are also a treat.

Carrots taste good. Me like that crunch.

Corn on the cob makes very nice lunch.

Cucumbers are cool -- me can't get enough.

Cauliflower! Cabbages! Me LOVE that stuff!

Cookie Monster's crazy about cantaloupe, too.

Caramel is good but very hard to chew.

All these things delicious, but cookie's still the best.

Me give you one of the these and then me eat the rest.

Wasn't that fun? Thanks for eating with me.

And now that food's all gone...

Let's eat the letter C!!!

That's his favourite part of the book.  So ........that's what he got as his birthday cake.

 

And since mummy does fondant figurines as a hobby business, he gets other cartoon characters too.  A close up of Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger (in their toddler years just like my son)

He also loves Blue in Blue's Clues but Blue got damaged before he got onto the cake.  Here's a photo of him alone.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KEITH!

Choo Choo!

Yes, I know it's corny to describe a train as 'choo choo' but this post is after all about a cake for a 1 year old boy.  And most people teach kids that trains are choo choo trains.  Do trains still make the choo choo sound now that it's running on electricity (LRT/Komuter) or diesel (KTM Berhad)?

Anyway, a client recently ordered this cake for her son's one year old birthday party.

For a Pokemon Fan

My friend recently ordered a Pikachu shaped cake for her son's 7th birthday. He is a true Pokemon friend. When I passed them the cake, he was watching a Pokemon DVD in their MPV. 

His favourite characters are Cyndaquil.  For uninformed people (like me who had to google it), here's how it looks like.

And, here's my handmade fondant version.

And Baby Charmander.

Here's my handmade fondant version.

Face On?

A client ordered these custom cupcakes.

Children Don't Fight

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With both girl and boy themed cupcakes in a set, hopefully the client's children will be appeased with this custom made cupcakes.

Top row from left: ballet shoes, ballerina, tutu.

Bottom row from left: helicopter, race car, train

Current Offerings

I'm currently offering cupcakes with the following themes:

Royally Cute
for the little (or not so little) princess in your life.
Top Row From Left: Butterfly wand, Frog prince, Star wand.

Bottow Row From Left: Pumpkin carriage, Tiara, Princess castle.

Rough 'n' Tumble
because boys just wanna have fun. And cake.
Top Row From Left: Snail, Rocket, PSP

Bottow Row From Left: Legos, Race Car, Snail

Pretty Baby
can anything look more scrumptious than a precious little baby? Of course not. But you can't eat them, so....
Top Row From Left: Baby booties with balloon imprint, Stacking rings, Baby bottle and bib.

Bottow Row From Left: Rattle, Baby under a blanket, Baby footprints.

Love Me, Do
that's what this adorable set screams! In a totally subtle, elegant way, of course.
Top Row From Left: Roses, Package bow, Kissing lips.

Bottow Row From Left: Bear holding a rose, Bear holding a heart, Heart with arrow.

Each cupcake set (one flavour per set) is RM48 nett.

Orders of one to four sets typically require a minimum of three days to prepare. Larger orders may require a longer lead time.

The usual Fine Print applies.