the key at 21

a week after zia's bday, her sister ann asked me if i can also bake cupcakes for her friend who is celebrating her 21st birthday ... ann is such a nice girl so how can i say no?

since it's a 21st bday, ann requested for a 2 batches of red cupcakes topped with a white key and the number 21 ...

i really love how this turned out ... it's not easy to make a red fondant ... it will take tons of red color paste to achieve a good red and that would definitely compromise the taste of the fondant ... and i don't want that, of course ...

so, with the pinkish fondant that i made, i painted it with a mixture of red edible glitters and almond extract ... and the result is perfect! i love it! and i also love the smell of the almond extract.

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disney princess cake

two weeks ago, i made a purple princess cake for my friends princess, zia ... the kiddie party was a blast ... it was like zia was having her debutante's ball at the age of 7 ...

mikee's 5th bday

it's been a week since my little girl's 5th birthday ... i did bake some cuppies for her to share with her schoolmates but i've been too busy lately to post the photos here ... so do mind that this post is about a week delayed =) ...

for her birthday dinner, i wanted to make a princess cake for her so i baked 4 pans of moist chocolate cake ... but due to some miscalculations on the timing on my part, i managed to do only this ...

oh yeah, and the rest of the cakes are still in our fridge ... yes, up to now!

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a farewell present

yesterday was the last day of our department's p.a. ... of all the p.a.'s we've had, i always says she's one of the best ... yeah, and i even had the nerve to tell our boss about it hahaha ... and to show my appreciation to her, i baked this cake for her as a farewell present ...

this is a carrot cake covered with a vanilla flavored rolled fondant ... carrot cakes do go well with cream cheese but i skipped the cream cheese this time to make it less sweet ... the fondant itself is already sweet so i'd rather keep it less sweet to make it more edible ...

the fondant is homemade ... i did it in 20 mins yesterday morning ... but no time at all to color it first so the purse will have to be white hehehe ...

the gold designs are simply handpainted ... i made a gold "paint" by mixing gold edible glitters with a bit of almond extract ... i don't really like almond extracts but since i have 1 bottle ready, it's quite handy for making gold "paints" and as a glue to stick gum paste decors into my cakes ...

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anything goes

more cakes ...

1st bday ...

a house warming gift for friends ...

christmas cakes ...

christmas cuppies ...

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