3D Cakes, anyone?

Assalamualaikum! How is everyone doing? Sekejap aje kan, bulan Januari sudah pun berakhir. Sungguh pantas. Lebih-lebih lagi jika setiap hari diisi dengan perkara yang berfaedah. Tahun ini, Alhamdulillah, saya tidak perlu ke empat buah sekolah lagi! Hannah has graduated to Iskandar's school! What a relief!

Oh yes! This year, it's Dania's turn to sit for exam: UPSR! Oh dear! I hope I don't have to take leave again, like I did for Nurin. Seriously, I can't teach her that much! Actually, I can't teach her at all! All I could do is just be there for her. Like, physically be there for her. And, she comes back at 3:30 most days, and I hired tutors for her for her Mandarin, Science and Bahasa Malaysia. Nurin is helping her out for her Math (Science and Math are also in Mandarin). I'm just.. well, her Personal Assistant! Reminding her of her schedules. The conversation would be like: "Dania, you have Ms Wong at 430, Kumon at 6, and Ms Yong at 730 today". She would then go wide eye: "Mama!!!"

Well, some parents I know says I'm overboard when it comes to raising my children. And I choose to ignore. Yes, teaching them to be street smart is much better than being book smart. It's like IQ and EQ. At this point of time, I HAVE TO do all I can so they excel in their studies. It doesn't matter what grades they get at the end of the day, it's how much effort they put into it. Berusaha, then bertawakkal. If they didn't achieve what they aimed for (or I aimed for :-p), do not despair. Allah has better plans for all of us, as He is All-Knowing. So, let us all do the best we can for our kids. Biar menyesal buat, dari menyesal tak buat.

Oh well, the past month, I've been keeping myself busy (besides becoming the aunty bus), with mostly 3D cakes. Most of the 3D cakes are castle cakes. Ada yang nak soft colors, ada yang nak bright rainbow colors.. And also this pirate ship cake.

When Sharina showed me a sample of the cake, it was finished with fondant. And she wanted hers in soft icing; buttercream. Kalau nak guna fondant, sila cari Kak Jun cupcakekasih ya.. In cream is a different challenge altogether. And I'm glad the cake arrived safely, and the birthday boy and his guests loved it! Alhamdulillah...

Castle cake for Putri, Nora's daughter.

.. Aqilah, Yanti's daughter

.. and Areesha, Nik's daughter.

and this teddy cake is for Ayva.

Tak semua 3D, ada juga cake petak and other cakes, but you all mesti dah boring tengok gambar2 tu.. :-p

Till then everyone! Take care!

Back in full speed!

Sorry sangat2 sebab tak sempat nak update blog. So many things have happened.. Dengan yang ambil PMR nya, dengan yang balik kampung sampai 5 bulan nya, dengan minor renovation to the house nya.. dengan mr hubby's policy : "No maid, no bake" nya.. Apa nak dikata.

Alhamdulillah, everything falls back in place in October. Juriah arrived on 9/10 and Nurin's exam finished on 11/10. Terus I accept orders you! Rasa rindu tak terkira dengar bunyi mixer yang bingit itu. Hehehe..

Anyways, this is a short post to say I'm baking again. I've actually accepted orders last month, but I didn't have the time to update my blog.

New flavors: Red Velvet, Oreo, Coffee (perfected), Rainbow (takla new kan? This is so last year,.. Iskandar dah nak celebrate again his birthday next month.)

New designs: Stack cakes, Castle cakes.

New Pictures: dah lama tak snap guna my dslr. Asyik guna phone aje, and terus upload to my personal facebook. Nanti I upload dalam Mama Chak's Recipe Facebook ya. Dah lama juga tak masukkan dalam flickr. Entah laku lagi ke tak account itu.. Note to self: check flickr account.

New pricing and Upgraded ingredients.. Don't worry, still affordable. Tersangat affordable. :-)

As you can see in my FYI box, sudah sendat for this weekend. But do text juga, sbb kadang2 boleh selit2 lagi for adhoc parties gitu. May not be able to answer phone calls.

Hari Isnin, hari lari2 sana sini beli ingredients.

Hari Selasa, hari tungkus lumus balut ice cream cones for the castle turrets.. and buat nama2..

Anyways, I would like to leave you with some pictures to feast your eyes..

Dalmation for Ajay Ryan

Kawan I, si Juanita ni memang suka challenge I!! Since masa kerja dulu.. And the fact that she, Zarry and the rest were the ones who gave me the 3-D teddy tin as a farewell cum birthday present, lagi la dia pandai2.. :-)

So, Juanita wanted a Dalmation cake for Ajay Ryan and she wanted it in 3-D. See the tail and the ear!.. I have actually cut longer ears for this Dalmation.. And then I realised that I forgot the tail. So, I pun design a tail, without realising I've used one of the ears to do the tail! So, I had to cut the other ear to be the same size as the shorter ear! BTW, Ju ni pun satu, dia pandai jer buat kek... bila lagi nak practise, time anak2 nye b'day la kan... And I am so proud of Zarry ... makin lama makin terer! Oh... Check out her blog!.. and the one in front of the dalmation was supposed to be a bone... tee hee hee.. Kalau buat ngan fondant mesti jadi lagi cun, kan.. *wink*

3-D Teddy for Rayyan

I was excited and nervous at the same time when I suggested to Haslyna to have a 3-D teddy for Rayyan's birthday. I received this mould as a gift on my birthday last year from my ex-colleagues (Thank u!), and my first attempt was Dania's birthday. And Rayyan's was my second attempt, but the first time that the cake was being transported on a car. So, doa banyak2 masa buat ni and lepas buat.. kah kah kah...and Alhamdulillah it was still standing when it reached Haslyna's home. I followed closely the color scheme of Rayyan's favourite teddy, Puddin, which is light golden brown, and added a pastel blue bowtie as requested by Haslyna. I heard that the party went well with ooohhhss and aaahhsss.. Thanks Haslyna!

This 3-D cake is priced at RM 85. Only self collect is recommended yeah.. with an assistant to hold the cake box. :-)