Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!
A quick recap on what's been happening over the month...

Meet Tiffany, my sis Ji and Kevin's bundle of joy. We just had her 'full moon' party as she turned 1 month old on 23 Dec 2009. :)

Caramelised onion and tomato tarts to tempt your tastebuds?

What about some rich, creamy caramel cheesecake bar?

Green tea and rose macarons, perfect colour combo for the festive season. Making these will always remind me of my time in the UK. :)

One big happy gingerbread family.. Mel's brilliant idea!

Our miniature Christmas trees with furry Ozzie friends.

Here's wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a fabulous New Year!

Up & away

AstroBoy as promised...

I think he looks like a lil kid who wants to be AstroBoy. In fact, I was told that the b'day boy looks similar to the figurine itself. How adorable! I've not met him but I've heard many times he's super duper cute.

On the same day, I also managed to make a green tea sponge with fruit cocktail + whipped cream. yum yum!

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X'mas is only 5 weeks away! Wonder what I should make this Christmas? I'm missing the Christmas Markets in the UK and definitely the cold weather there now that it's steaming hot here. It's so hot that my brain's melting. If only it snows in Brisbane.

More roses

"It's about time you update your blog!" says my Dad.

So here it is, a decadent 2 tiered chocolate mud + mocha cakes topped with handmade sugarpaste roses, specially for Anita's big day.

Being such a tall cake, it was a mighty effort to cover the whole cake with sugarpaste. It was quite a scene in the kitchen, for sure. Thanks to my Mum and Mel who kindly lend me a hand to put this together. We were basically covered with icing sugar at the end of the night! hehe.. Very fun indeed. We were up till the wee hours of Saturday morning putting the final touches on the cake and being the paranoid me, I woke up extra early to ensure all was in order and not forgetting the all important photo session. :)

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Moving on, I've been told a lil boy's turning 1 in a few weeks time and the theme of party is...

Astro Boy!

I'm not too familiar with Astro Boy so it'll be interesting to see how this one turns out. Nonetheless, another fun cake to come and back to the drawing board for me.

Hmm...If only I can still wake up to baking and decorating cakes everyday. Lilibet, any plans for expansion to Brisbane soon?

Congratulations Mr & Mrs Goh!

20-09-2009 marks the date when my sis, Val, took on the title of Mrs Goh. What a whirlwind day it was, indeed! Once again, I had the opportunity to work my brains and came up with these little beauties...

Little cuppies to match the wedding cake. :)

Glad how they turned out as I imagined them to be. Most importantly, the Gohs were happy too. yay! Another success.

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A week later, it was Alvin's birthday.

Giraffe-themed cakes were in the works.


Whilst I was forming the giraffe faces, I had people asking me if I was making cows, monkeys or rhinos! hehe! How funny. Kept people guessing for sure.

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Admittedly, I have been pretty slack at updating this blog of late. Well, no excuses from me but the big news is, I'm currently working on a wedding cake for this coming weekend. It's gonna be a biggie!

Seeing red

After days of non-stop mixing, rolling and forming, these pretty blossoms graced the world...

*phew* I was definitely seeing red when all 200+ roses were made, having walked around with red tinged fingers and palms for the few days. hehe!

Now they're ready to be shipped across the ocean to MissyK who will having these roses for her wedding. Can't wait to see how they look like perched on top of the cupcakes. Next task...Hunt for boxes to fit all these little beauties.

Sunshine state

Yes, I'm back in Brissie! More updates to follow...

At last

The internet's up and running again! yay!! So here goes, way overdued photos of Miss Jones's farewell cake.

First, I started off with 2 huge sponge cakes baked by Lilibet. I slapped on some vanilla buttercream and raspberry jam onto the sponges, turning it into a Victorian sponge cake. yum yum! A classic British cake.

Hours later, wala...!

Miss Jones was Lilibet's home economics teacher back in school years ago. Hence, the fully equipped kitchen which is almost a double take of Lilibet's own kitchen at her shop.

I also made a mini Tommy with his usual white overalls + baseball cup outfit. A decorator by trade, he's always seen zooming around Southport in his red van, very hard at work indeed.

Moving on to the birthdays celebrated since my last entry. One of our dear friends in Liverpool, Gaik Min, was treated to Lilibets of Paris's summer cake, Fraisier. Packed with fresh strawberries and rich mousseline cream with layers of sponge, topped with Italian meringue. To-die-for!

Also, a triple chocolate, Bavarois, with a message for the birthday girl.

Oh.. not forgetting, Mos's birthday! Strawberry cheesecake made specially to match his top. hehe..

Only a few more days left of packing and we'll be making our way to the other side of the globe!