Birthday Cakes ideas - assorted designs

Ideally, I would love to post 1 topic for 1 cake, so that you can straight away know the content of my post from the title itself. But, my time is so limited, because I like to do many things. Since we are now approaching the second week of Ramadhan, I am making myself busy with sewing. This time around, I want to sew baju kurung for my kids, my helper and myself.

You see, my mom used to have a children's boutique way back when I was a little girl. UniFashion. :-D. Too bad, she had to close down her shop because my dad was a government officer, and we had to move a lot. :-( . I had the bestest time of my life trying out dresses, and becoming a runway model .. muahaha.. .. and I was so 'perasan' that ALL the dresses were MINE. I remember I got into a fight with another model, because she wore MY dress for the show. *evil grin*

My mom loves to sew. If I'm not mistaken, she started sewing when she was 9 or 10. And when I was 13, she taught me how to sew, but I wasn't interested at all. I learnt anyways. She always tells me (till now) that the skill would come in handy one day. And that I could make a business out of it.. (tengok2 buat bisnes kek.. hahahaha)

True enough, I sew my own curtains and all my new borns' comforters, pillow cases and bolsters (except for Hannah, I got my mom to sew them for me) . I even sew basket cover for my first born, Nurin. (She turned 14 last Friday). Tapi, bakul tu takat Nurin je la.. muahaha. As for Jasmine, initially I wanted to buy the material for her at Kamdar. When I went there, it was a Sunday, and the shop was closed. So, I went to Baby Land next to it, and found ready made ones, so I bought them. And when I finished sewing the curtains for the children's room, I realised that I had extra materials. So, I made another set of beddings for Jasmine. I only completed the bed sheet, pillow cases and bolsters as I was already approaching the expected due date. And now, Jasmine has started moving around the cot. So, last week I completed her crib bumper.. I completed the crib bumper for half of the cot only, hehe. Sebab takut tak sempat nak jahit the girls' baju kurung.. (esok dia golek2 lagi.. jahit the other half). So, last week, I completed Dania's baju kurung, tinggal nak jahit tangan aje on certain parts.. (Lawak gila, sebab bila nak jahit, baru bukak note book dulu2.. and garu kepala tengok apa yang ditulis, dan apa yang dilukis.. :-p)

So, this week I plan to complete the rest of the baju kurung. My in law pulak bagi kain lagi.. So, sorang ada dua baju kurung. Jenuh gue nak menjahit.

Err, this wasn't suppose to be a long intro. Sorry about that.. Let's go to pictures!

This was orderd by Gee for her 1 y.o. son. She loves Ellie's Thomas Cake and wanted the same design. Ellie punya ada Thomas toys on top. So, jenuh Gee korek2 cari Ziyad's Thomas train. I do not recommend fondant train, sbb the cake is not a fondant cake. Kalau fondant cake, dia lagi kuat untuk menampung berat figurin. BTW, this cake travelled to Temerloh for Ziyad's 1st Birthday celebration! ... and best kan nama anak dia : Jaudat Ziyad Mikael!

And this, was ordered by my cousin's friend - Shaila forher 7 y.o Zane. Avatar! Coming to cinemas, kan?

This was ordered by Amy, after her boss gave her a box of cupcakes for Shao Er's full moon. It was a very last minute order for edible images.. So, tak sempat nak ding dong ding dong. If you notice, the quality of the picture is not very clear. This is because the picture sent was very small. When asked her feedback, Amy likes it nevertheless. Here is the guideline on the size of a pictures for a superb quality image. Now, I do not travel to Puchong to collect edible images anymore. I got Arie to post them to me even though I know that my margin would be smaller for this set. Save the stress of the traffic jam. :-D

And this lovey dovey choc cake was ordered by Tini for her anniversary. Happy Anniversary darling.. Tini dulu kerja sama unit ngan I.. :-)

Haaa, this order came in and made me smile from ear to ear (sebenarnya I ketawa terbahak2.!!).. Syakimah told me that her son wanted a 'lori sampah' cake.. Lawak Lawak!!! I could not find a good view of the Alam Flora lorry when googled. I got my phone camera ready every time I left the house that week, to snap a picture of it. But, encountered none! And when it was garbage day at my area, I waited and waited. But when I heard the engine, it was already at my neighbour's. I just managed to take note of the colors. Syakimah and Thaqif were happy with the cake, Alhamdulillah.. And the very next day, I saw Alam Flora lorry everywhere.. At carwash la, mana la.. Rata2 nampak.. :-p

This was ordered by Nik for her beloved hubby. Jenuh Nik pikir nak kek apa for her husband, as she only found samples of boys' cakes in my blog. Due to that, I re-organised the sets in my flickr. And added gadgets on the right column. I named them For Him, For Her etc. These are links to the new sets in flickr and hopefully it would help narrow your search.

I did 2 Dora cakes that week. This time around, Nana chose Princess Dora for Jannah. Dah 3 tahun Jannah. Jannah's No. 1 cake design is still a hit. Sekarang Nana dah terer plan parties.. Boleh la nak bukak ala2 Balloon Bouquet kat Bangi.. or bukak Party Planning services kat sana.. :-D .. Nana insisted that the Dora has to have the 'I dream of Genie' tocang (I actually coaxed her to have a crown instead), sbb Jannah dah sikat2 rambut macam princess.. And the party pack also displays the Princess Dora with tocang.. Tak aci la if pakai crown.

And ni pulak for Beth! Her name is so long. Beth is taken from Bethrisya. Sorry ya, I saja yang panggil dia Beth. This cake and lots of mini carrot cupcakes travelled to Muar for Beth's birthday. Beth's mom, cikgu vogue, Ena had her niece and nephew to help transport not just the cake and cupcakes, but balloons too!! Ena, belon tu kena tambah helium lagi kah? Ni lagi sorang boleh bukak party planning shop! And thanks to Nan and Ena for the party packs.. Seronok la budak2 kat rumah ni..

SubhanAllah, I still have lots of pics to go.. Cepat2 aje lah ya.. Nak jahit baju ni.. Takut nanti either budak2 tak de baju raya or customer tak de kek raya.. muahaha.. Testing my priorities eh.. :-p (susah nak tulis sikit2 sbb many cakes ordered have a story)

Like this one, Ewan was way too shy to even send me an email to order a cake for his girlfriend. So, he got his sister Nur to liase with me. His girlfriend loves antique cars.. and he wanted me to follow the car from the movie Herbie and change the number 53 to 97. He is such a romeo that he even designed the cupcakes.. See the stripes and number.. I'm very happy that Ewan and Nur love the cake.. Gracias! And Nur, I hope he has paid for your shopping sakan?

This castle cake gave me sleepless nights thinking and dreaming. Inspired by Sofieya AsZahra's castle cake, Farah mentioned she wanted something like that, but ommit the sprinkles on the ice-cream cones. Geli tekak kata, nya. The cake was for her niece, Sarah. Like Gee, Ziyad's mom. Sarah's mom wanted figurines too, to place on top of the cake. Initially, she wanted Barney.. and when I mentioned the cream-weight issue, she agreed to find Barney toy figurines. However, she found Disney Princesses figurines instead! So, we changed the theme for a more princessy castle. The turrets or small towers were made of gumpaste. I got the idea from Carol Deacon's Perfect Party Cakes Made Easy book. However, I think next time, I should shorten the pillars.. or fasten the turrets with fondant.. Tak terfikir pulak masa tu.. Berdebar2 nak transfer the cake into the box, and then nak pergi Shah Alam pulak lagi. Alhamdulillah selamat sampai. Yes, Farah sent an MMS of the cake with figurines on top. Later2 I upload ye. Yang kelakarnya, belakang dah 'regeh', sbb semua orang makan yang belakang dulu.. Sayang, katanya.. :-)

Aduh, kek ni lagi syahdu (how to tell short stories?). I was already fully booked that weekend. With the castle cake and wedding cakes, I received a text message from Saw Gin. I can't remember the exact words, but the text message read that she wanted a fire engine cake for her 3 y.o son, Edward. Have called up 6 other places but all declined. She hoped that I could fulfil Edward's wish to have a fire engine cake. Text message ended with please, please, please.. I told her that I was already full, she pleaded again.. Sedih I.. Hahahaha.. and when I told Nurin about it.. she insisted that I bake the cake for Edward! 'Kesian Edward mama.. anggaplah tu Iskandar' ..kurang asam Nurin, playing with my soft spots. So, I baked anyways.. :-D (Hehe.. nasib baik nama Edward... ada lah sumber inspirasi Edward Cullen sikit)

OK. Quick one.. colorful mickey heads!

aaaahhh... this is Caelan's train cake for his 2nd birthday. Caelan is Cecelia's son. Cecelia is my friend. She started by being my trainee, and then good friends! Rindulah nak gossip lagi Cece.. Kat rumah, asyik gossip ngan tepung aje.. No office affairs.. muahaha. Yang bestnya, Cece and Internal Systems team gave me this cake pan for my birthday.. It was the last birthday I celebrated with them.

Jangan marah aa.. this Elmo cake was ordered by Cece last year for Caelan's 1st birthday.. Lupa, lupa, lupa nak post!

Winnie the Pooh cake ordered by Norsha.. Waaa... Norsha dah jadi full time mom ya... Tak dan nak gossip la u.. When you came, I was busy with other cakes/cupcakes for another 2 customers that night.

Kalau tengok design ni, mesti tau inspired by Farell's cake, kan? Ayra's mom, Fuzi changed a little bit of Farell's design so that it is different (a little bit). Color scheme : more pink and purple. Sprinkles: Stars to Heart.. and additional ballonns and flowers.

And finally, Mickey Mouse cake for Afiq! Ala Rahayu, gambar Bob the Builder last year pun tak upload.. Nanti I cari (sama case ngan Cece.. ampun!)

And I realised, ada a few more birthday pictures I tak upload lagi.. Simpanlah dulu untuk posting akan datang.. Bulan puasa ni, cake/cupcakes tak mencabar sangat designnya... cewah. Nanti, tak de benda pulak nak post. And yes, Ramadhan ni, business as usual.. :-)

And gambar yang enter frame this time is Jasmine! This is Jasmine saying 'Hi there!' from her crib with her new crib bumper.. She is going to be 3 months old in 2 days time, insyaAllah.. :-D ... Till then everyone.. Happy Fasting!

This Is It

This is it everyone! It's time.. Time to reduce the number of cakes to bake.. Effective March, I shall limit the number of orders per day to 2 customers only... Good news is that I can still accept if you need cupcakes for door gifts up to 250pcs or a 3-tier wedding cake. I think, in April kot baru start 2 cakes per day.. So, if you are interested to order, please, please, please place your orders the soonest possible time to avoid dissapointment, and do not be angry with me, as I am only human with a big tummy. And I have started taking orders for April too. I am due, insyaAllah in May ... err end May kot..

Btw, as mentioned earlier, I collect all edible images every Wednesday, so pls place your orders for edible images at least before Monday, or better still, the sooner the better.. Like a customer once said to me - you can never change a birthday.. so order early to avoid dissapointment and again jangan la marah I if you missed the boat..

I am still unsure of my pace in making gum paste flowers yet.. last week, I main belasah aje accepted orders for homemade flowers.. nak dekat 50 kuntum kot.. Hari2 buat from 8am till 2pm.. Break at 10am.. siap ada jadual waktu.. and panic unnecessarily sbb takut tak sempat siap.. So, I rasa if you like the homemade flowers for your hantaran or you have a special color like lavendar, or lilac (instead of purple), pls place your orders at least 2 weeks earlier.. so I can make them dengan tenang.. Here are some of the pics for you to enjoy Some I mixed with store bought flowers..

I love the red and pink roses the most..

I had to mix this with some store bought flowers.. My stock for store bought flowers pun dah berkurangan.. Have to replenish them because the cheapest hantaran is the one using the store bought flowers..(in case you're on budget) :-) The price for homemade flowers is of course slightly higher, but still affordable..

and the lavendar.. oooh.. susahnya nak dapat warnanya.. tu, second attempt on the colors.. sekali nampak macam lilac, sekali nampak macam lavendar.. the advantage of homemade flowers is that you can almost get whatever color you want compared to store-bought flowers.. which is purple, tak de nya dia nak layan lavendar or lilac.. LOL..

And gambar yang enter frame this time is this shocking pink heart shaped requested by Mummy Eleen.. The theme was pink and black.. Well, I had to ask her permission to use shocking pink (since it goes very well with black - compared to pastel pink).. and she agreed..

And, this King of Pop's - This Is It was ordered by Leez for her son Nabil..Thanks Leez!

Till then folks! Have a productive week ahead!

Birthdays, Clowns and Spa!

First of all, I would like to apologise to my customers who called me in the morning these few days.. whose calls were not picked up.. I have very limited time to bake, make fondant toppers, flowers and such.. So, please send me a text message or an email. I will reply to you the soonest I can. Talking about replying, I realised that my emails to my Yahoo customers did not go directly to their Inbox, but to their Spam instead. I yo yo lah stay up to reply mails, kononnya nak efficient.. rupa2nya masuk Spam.. oh well, we try the best we can to be super good.. Yang penting kita berusaha.. and then tawakkal.. and jangan lupa bersyukur... (peringatan untuk diri sendiri sebetulnya..) I would like to start today's post with this Birthday cake, requested by Wendy. It is for her BF's dad who is so into clowns.. She is so creative in determining on how the clown cake to look like.. See the 6 clowns? It represents Roger's 60th birthday.. I just help materialize her cake.. Thanks Wendy for the order. Ooh.. The space in the middle is for her to place the 60 candles.

This Ultraman is a repeat design, but I just realised that it was never posted anywhere in my blog.. So, when I explain to my customers, they had a tough time imagining it. Anyways, I'm quite sure you know that there are many types of Ultraman.. My 3 y.o Iskandar is teaching me which is Gaia, Cosmos and etc.. So, if you know your son's favourite Ultraman, send me the pic, so I can follow the costume closely. Thanks much Intan for the order.

and sapa kata Upin & Ipin are for boys only.. My girls love Upin & Ipin.. Saira called to order Upin & Ipin for her 2 y.o Aisha.. I went a little bit over board over the flowers surrounding the cake.. yeah.. the dr told me I'm carrying a girl.. Probably that's why.. :-p

And saving the best for last.. A spaish bithday! Noreen called me to order a spa-ish bday cake for her two girls, Adilia and Airissa..(sedap nama.. ada harapan I kidnap nama ni..) . Sungguh beruntung budak2 sekarang.. Noreen brought them and their guests to Feffy's Kids Spa .. Read all about it here..

ooh,, and ini enter frame sekejap.. masuk under entry Birthday.. I ingat dia punya birthday, rupanya Zarina saja order for Tasha.. (Zarina selalu datang collect cakes.. and none for Tasha.. huk huk.. ni macam kes I .. bake cakes for ppl but none for my kids.. :-p) I yo yo la ingat bday Tasha sbb Zarina wanted a Hannah Montana theme.. with guitars and all.. and Zarina texted me the next day, kata Tasha tak nak share the cuppies with her friends at school! Haha.. A compliment to me, that is.. :-)