tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77640211141407900642024-03-13T02:46:15.336-07:00Flibby's ArtisticakesSpecial Custom-made Cake and Sugar ArtAbibyabbyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12942662969980508104noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764021114140790064.post-87569372463160013212013-01-26T22:44:00.002-08:002013-01-28T23:44:31.224-08:00Lala Loopsy Gumpaste Figure Tutorial<br />
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I'm so excited to be sharing with you this tutorial. It's the very first tutorial that I've done ever so please bear with me on this. :) <br />
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WARNING: It's a looooooooonnnnngggg tutorial. I apologize. There are a lot of steps involved.<br />
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A lot of people have been inquiring and ordering these Lala Loopsy dolls as toppers for their cakes and cupcakes. Usually when I do figures, I try to check the web first for available photo or video tutorials on the figure that might help me mold it just to get a clear background on how it's made, proportions, etc. Lala Loopsy is fairly new so there aren't any online tutorials on it. I decided to check out the dolls itself at the toy store to see the designs and the colors as well and check the figures/dolls online as well. <br />
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CHALLENGE ACCEPTED! <br />
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The Lala Loopsy doll is a bit complicated to make given the different colors and costume details of the dolls. I decided to make it a bit simpler and not dwell too much on the costume detail but still making sure that the "look" and overall Lala Loopsy design isn't lost. My clients usually order these toppers in bulk and I don't have the luxury of time to make them as detailed as the dolls themselves. They're pretty cute and colourful and you can dress them up in a lot of different styles! <br />
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Here we go... My first gum paste figure tutorial. :)<br />
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REQUIREMENTS and TOOLS needed: <br />
-Fondant: skin tone, white, black, magenta and orange<br />
-Fondant or Clay extruder<br />
-Tylose Powder<br />
-Mini scrapbook scissors<br />
-Fondant Modelling Tools: Ball tool, Bone Tool, Veiner<br />
-Water brush OR gum glue with a small paint brush<br />
-Black edible pens<br />
-Toothpicks<br />
-Small fondant rolling pin<br />
-Crisco or Shortening<br />
-X-acto Knife or Hobby Knife<br />
-Wet wipes/Moist Towels (not in photo)<br />
-styro foam<br />
-Craft cutting board (optional: <i>I like using a cutting board as the fondant doesn't stick to the surface</i>)<br />
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If you may notice, I have a lot of extra tools in the photo. I got too excited and I grabbed whatever tools that I think is needed but there are some on the photo that I didn't use in this tutorial. :)<br />
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1. We start working with the skin tone fondant first. As much as possible, I work with the light coloured fondant/gum paste first so the darker colors don't stick on my hands and get on the lighter ones. Make two small balls with the skin tone fondant. One roughly the size of a big marble, the other just a bit smaller than a ping-pong ball. I add a little bit of tylose powder to my fondant to make it into gum paste and so it hardens quicker than regular fondant.<br />
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2.-3. Roll out the smaller ball with your fingers into a long log a little bit smaller in size than a pen or a pencil.<br />
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4. Pinch the log in the middle to make the legs.<br />
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5. Take the bigger ball of skin tone and knead it till soft and smooth.<br />
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6. Shape it into a smooth ball first and mold it into a slightly oval shape. This will be the doll's head.<br />
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7. Grab a nice and sturdy toothpick, dip it a little gum glue (a mixture of water and tylose powder) and stick it under the head.<br />
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8. Set aside and let the head set for a while by sticking the toothpick onto a small styro foam. <br />
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9. Take a ping-pong sized piece of black fondant and add a little bit of tylose powder to it.<br />
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10. Shape it into a ball and roll it a bit on one side to make a tear drop shape. This will be the doll's body.<br />
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11. Flatten the bigger base of the tear drop shaped gumpaste onto the surface.<br />
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12. Position it on top of the legs directly onto the folded part and make sure the proportion is right (the body is not too big or not too small). Gently press it down to get a mark at the bottom of the body shape as to where the legs will go and glue it down with a bit of gum glue. <br />
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13. For the skirt, take a piece of magenta coloured fondant and roll it into a long log. Gently flatten it with a rolling pin until it's flat and long.<br />
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14. Cut off the edges lengthwise until you have a clean long strip of fondant. <br />
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15. Do the same with a small piece of black fondant. Roll it out in a flat strip.<br />
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16. Cut the edges for a smooth and clean cut. *You can use a pasta roller if you want a thinner strip of fondant. <br />
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17. With your water brush, add a little water or gum glue to the black strip.<br />
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18. Glue the magenta strip to the black strip.<br />
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19. Once it's glued on, fold the 2 strips on itself like a fan or a ruffle.<br />
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20. Put a little glue on the body and legs of the doll and carefully stick the ruffled skirt on the body.<br />
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21. To cover the messy top part of the skirt, roll out another piece of magenta fondant.<br />
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22. Like the ones before and for a clean finish, cut the edges to size and make sure that it fits around the body and covering the top of the skirt. Don't knead or crumple the cut edges for the shoulder straps on the doll's dress.<br />
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23. Glue on the last magenta strip just above the doll's skirt. Make sure to not cover the top black part of the doll's body.<br />
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24. Using the edges from the last fondant magenta strip, cut 2 long and thin strips. Glue them on the body like on the photo. <br />
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25. Add a little glue to the top of the body for the neck.<br />
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26. For the shoes, take 2 small balls of orange fondant and roll them into clean balls. <br />
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27. Roll it out with one hand on one side to make a small cone shape. <br />
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28. Using your bone tool, make and indentation for where the legs will be glued. <br />
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29. Now for the belt. Roll out a small piece of white fondant with your fingers into a long, thin log. <br />
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30. Carefully flatten it out with your fingers as well. You can use your rolling pin if you're in the mood. :)<br />
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31. Glue it at the middle of the body like in the photo.<br />
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32. For the arms, roll out 2 logs of skin colored fondant. Make sure that one end is a bit bigger and rounded than the rest. <br />
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33. Flatten the bigger end for the hand. <br />
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34. Using the ribbon tool or a knife or any flat tool, make lines for the fingers on the flattened end. <br />
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35. For the sleeves, flatten2 small black fondant into half-cricles. You can use a small circle cutter and cut it in half if you want. <br />
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36. Add some detail to the sleeves with the veiner tool and glue on top of the arms.<br />
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17. Stick a toothpick through the body from the neck down. This will be the "spine" and will help hold the head without crushing the body down.<br />
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38. For the eyes, I make them manually. Roll and flatten 2 small black fondant balls. You can use a small circle cutter if you have available.<br />
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39. Glue the flat circles to the head. <br />
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40. Take a small magenta fondant and mix it with white to get a light pink or rose pink color.<br />
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41. Same with the eyes, make 2 small flat circles and glue them on the doll's face to serve as blush cheeks.<br />
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You still with me? Alright! We're near the finish line with this Lala Loopsy doll. <br />
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42. We're going to do the hair. Flatten a big circular piece of orange fondant.<br />
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43. Measure around the head of the doll and once you're happy, glue it down and around the head.<br />
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44. Using the veiner tool, run it along the orange fondant in horizontal stripes.<br />
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45. We're going to use the clay/fondant extruder to make the rest of the hair. Knead orange fondant and make sure your use enough shortening or Crisco so the fondant doesn't stick and it comes out smooth. <br />
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46. Roll the fondant into a log and load it into the extruder. I use the disc with the 7 holes. <br />
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47. Extrude directly on the head to measure the length for the hair. Glue it on.<br />
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48. For the ribbon, I use a silicon ribbon mold. It's small so it's perfect for ribbons on small figures. Use a little bit of red fondant and choose the ribbon design that you want. <br />
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49. Un-mold the ribbon from the silicone mold. <br />
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50. Glue it on top of the head, in the middle to complete the figure. WUHOO!!! You're done!<br />
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You can use this figure for cakes and cupcakes or for clays.<br />
Hope you find this tutorial is helpful. :)<br />
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Abibyabbyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12942662969980508104noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764021114140790064.post-75418086979668677522013-01-14T05:57:00.000-08:002013-01-27T07:09:56.541-08:00Basic Intensive Class with Sharon WeeOkay. Me and my sister, we're big fans of <a href="http://www.sharonwee.com.au/wedding.cgi">Sharon Wee's works</a>. She does amazingly beautifully wedding cakes that are so sleek, clean, classy and intricately done. When we heard that she's conducting classes in Singapore, we immediately booked our flights and our classes with her. <br />
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Sharon was incredibly helpful and patient and don't even get me started on how unbelievably talented she is! She's so friendly as well, the whole class just had a blast.<br />
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Because of our schedules, we took her Basic Intensive class last November. And since we are not as confident to take any of her advance classes just yet, we wanted a simple class that covered all the basics. <br />
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You would think that a Basic Intensive class would be pretty easy. It's not. <br />
It's intense. It's work.<br />
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But it was fun. It was really fun. Like a-kid-in-a-candy store kind of fun. Hehe.<br />
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Here's a brief overview of how we did the cakes. <br />
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First up... Levelling and GANACHING. I'm gonna be using this word a lot. Ganaching. I like this non-word. Don't judge me. Same with CAKE-ing. I like them both. <br />
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Whoever said that ganaching a cake was easy must be the most optimistic and happiest person in the world. It's messy and a lot of work and if you're OCD you'll be spending a lot of hours on this step just to get it right. <br />
But, if you want those awesome (Australian style) razor-sharp edges on your cake, you MUST MUST use ganache and perfect this stage. It's the most ESSENTIAL step of the process and if you mess it up you're gonna have a bad time. <br />
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Take your time, put on some soothing music and ganache your cakes away! <br />
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I wasn't able to take photos of our ganaching during our class (because I forgot and I THINK I was listening intently... I'm such a goody-goody teachers pet). <a href="http://www.notquitenigella.com/2010/11/04/how-to-make-a-two-tier-wedding-cake-with-faye-cahill/">Not Quite Nigella</a> shows a great step-by-step look on how to properly ganache and cover cakes Australian-style on here blog. <br />
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There's carpentry involved if you're going to use wooden boards and dowels. Don't be afraid of tools. Love it! You'll feel all macho and bad-ass afterwards. <br />
We levelled and filled our cakes and put them on top of their boards. Now, this is important. Have a board on top that's EXACTLY the same size and shape as your bottom board so your cake is straight and un-wonky. <br />
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Believe me, I didn't follow this exactly, I made a round cake and measured the board by hand, both of them and after ganaching the cake it cake out all wonky. Very bad. If you can get them the same size always from a shop or somewhere then good for you. Bad for us here in the Philippines where we make our own boards. There's a business opportunity behind this misery. I shall look upon that.<br />
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The ganached cake really helps when it comes to covering. The cake is much more sturdy and the ganache is rock hard there's no destroying it in the right temperature. As usual, using 2 cake smoothers and acetate, you buff out the imperfections and create that razor-sharp cake edges. <br />
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I love it! Razor-sharp cake edges are beautiful! <br />
OH.MY.GOD. Ganaching a square cake is tedious! TEDIOUS! oh my. Getting those edges sharp is a challenge and covering it is even a greater challenge. <br />
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We also learned how to carve a giant cupcake and ganache an irregular shaped cake. This was new to me and a refreshing way to make a giant cupcake since all my giants are baked on a mold. <br />
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After ganaching the cakes, we had to hot knife the ganache to make sure every surface is smooth, covering them is such a breeze and we had a lot of fun decorating them.<br />
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We left the ganached cakes for at least 12 hours or overnight to set in an air conditioned room which is very essential given that you're working with chocolate. The next day we covered all our cakes with fondant, made the stripes and the decorations, etc. This is where the fun begins!<br />
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After covering there comes the stacking. This cake wasn't a normal center stacked cake. The 2nd layer was stacked a bit off-center to make way for the bow. <br />
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I just got introduced to this brand and SUGARFLARE gel colors ARE.THE.BEST. Hands down! I love love love it! I used the bitter lemon lime for my square cake and the claret color which I fell in love with for the bow.<br />
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During the last day of class, we did the gumpaste figures and all the other decorations like the bow and the pearls and of course covering the cake board with fondant. <br />
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At last our finished cakes! Three full days of non-stop cake-ing and decorating and we're done! <br />
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The best thing about taking classes like these are the people you meet. Our classmates who are also there with you taking on every class challenge and going out of their comfort zone and thinking out of the box to create their best works. <br />
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Our teacher, Sharon who was as supportive and very very helpful and never hesitating to answer questions about her work. Troubleshooting the cakes whenever there's a problem with your work became easier with her help. We learned a lot from her. Making new "cake" friends is amazing. It's great to meet people who are also on their cake decorating journey and just having fun and learning. <br />
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And of course our hosts, Artistiq Sugarcraft who were so accommodating and so happy-go-lucky and whose passion for cake-ing and decorating and finding ways for all of us to experience the opportunity to take classes with amazing and talented decorators. Awesome awesome!<br />
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You can check out <a href="http://artistiqsugarcraft.com">Artistiq Sugarcraft's</a> classes in Singapore at their website www.artistiqsugarcraft.com or their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ASPLSg?fref=ts">Facebook Page</a>. <br />
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Tel: +65 62388806 Fax: +65 62388807<br />
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enquiries@artistiqsugarcraft.comAbibyabbyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12942662969980508104noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764021114140790064.post-45299941127413299412013-01-07T01:32:00.001-08:002013-01-07T01:32:54.310-08:00TOP 5 Favorite Cakes from 2012Continuation of our top 10 favorite cakes from 2012...<br />
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5. Christmas Bauble Cake <br />
It's the first time I've tried baking and ganaching a ball/sphere cake and it was the first time I learned that this particular ball is called a "bauble". You get to learn stuff everyday hehe... <br />
Ornament, bauble or whatever you call it, I learned how to ganache the ball cake on my own (*ehem* I actually loved smoothing the ganached ball with my hands *ehem*) and cover it with fondant. It's a bit tricky but it was a good practice. <br />
We ended up serving this to our store customers. We sliced it up and served it to customers who come in. I LOVED the coconut cake inside! It's my favorite cake recipe!<br />
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4. Chanel Cake<br />
I believe the simplest cake designs are the hardest and most nerve-wrecking things you could do. You have to be really precise and perfect and make sure that there are no rips, tears and imperfections whatsoever because it WILL ruin the whole design of your cake! The minimalistic cakes mean perfect covering and no space for bubbles and wonky fondant because you can't and won't be able to cover it with any other design.<br />
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This cake design isn't actually ours, it's from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/51511395@N04/7763446248/">FROST YOURSELF</a> but my client really wanted this design and I was happy to try it out sans big diamond and diamond studs. We loved doing this and the design made by Frost Yourself was really elegant and stunning. <br />
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3. Barbie Cake<br />
I have a fear of tacky cakes and they usually come in the form and theme of Barbie and other overused cartoon/tv characters that kids love. I was hesitant to to take this order because I was afraid of designing it. But then again... challenge accepted! <br />
It was my first Barbie skirt carving and I really liked doing it. Of course we bought the real Barbie doll and she looked so pretty. I got insecure a little. My inner fashion designer was happy, I got to dress her up in a poofy ball gown. <br />
I actually loved how it turned out. The colors didn't look tacky and I loved how the skirt cake looked so natural with the doll.<br />
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2. Sharon Wee's Basic Intensive Cake Class<br />
I love love love <a href="http://www.sharonwee.com.au/">Sharon Wee</a>! I love her work and she's so amazing. We had an opportunity to take her Basic Intensive Class in Singapore and we had an AMAZING time. Sharon was a great teacher and she was so cool and very helpful in class you just end up having a lot of fun.<br />
This class covered all the basics of Australian-style cake making and decorating. We ganached squares, round and carved cakes and learned how to cover them properly. <br />
I particularly liked this class because the design of the cake is just too cute to eat. We had so much fun and meeting other cake designers and making friends with them was clearly the icing on the cake.<br />
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1. Zombie Head Cake<br />
And... my most favorite cake of the year.... my ZOMBIE HEAD CAKE! (*insert maniacal laugh here*)<br />
OH.MY.GOD. I can't even begin to explain how much I loved loved loved making every bit of this cake. I'm a huge zombie fan and I love Halloween (the gore kind) and horror that I seriously planned this head cake way way ahead of time. It was challenging and it was the first time that I actually carved something that's not a regular shape but a head. At first I wanted it to be just a severed head but the perfectionist that I am and how I wanted to scare people last Halloween, I wanted it to look as realistic as possible. I got scared that I won't be able to pull it off so I decided on the zombie head instead. I was so happy. It's not as perfect but it was perfect that way. I'm talking nonsense but hopefully you get the point. I was so proud of myself for making this since it's my first time to do a cake like this. Let's not forget the blood. The blood was gorgeous. <br />
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<div class="fb-like" data-send="true" data-width="450" data-show-faces="true"></div>Abibyabbyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12942662969980508104noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764021114140790064.post-667102806398952013-01-05T07:49:00.001-08:002013-01-05T07:57:16.475-08:00Favorite Cakes from 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXrD-MmUT5GIkkfLLeEqbQJPEPg3fcAnzeY9XGe0jRdl4nx-pHZoX1wha2R1GHzCqPmvLGNnZHJxuxCI8Ns2kX8CWdBMFECkixQvegAzri8o70Lg8sNDRMDZUU9EMwdBt02eYmPc6MMlZ/s1600/fave+cakes+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left:1em; margin-right:1em"><img border="0" height="400" width="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNXrD-MmUT5GIkkfLLeEqbQJPEPg3fcAnzeY9XGe0jRdl4nx-pHZoX1wha2R1GHzCqPmvLGNnZHJxuxCI8Ns2kX8CWdBMFECkixQvegAzri8o70Lg8sNDRMDZUU9EMwdBt02eYmPc6MMlZ/s400/fave+cakes+2.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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2012 has been a "practice" year for us when it comes to cake designing. It was a year of firsts on our cake journey and we're proud of it. My sister Izza and I are self taught bakers and cake and cupcake artists and 2012 was indeed a fun year for us. We're still learning and we've been enjoying taking classes and practicing and doing cake projects of our own. Every little project and orders coming from clients have been really exciting and our passion for making cakes just grows and grows every single day.<br />
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At first we were not at all confident with our skills but eventually, we got the hang of it when we got out of our comfort zone and challenged ourselves more when it comes to cake decorating and sugar art. Some of the designs featured here are not originally ours, more info on that below. <br />
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From the many cakes we've done this year, here's our top 10 favourites starting with number 10:<br />
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10. 3-Tier Blue Wedding Cake<br />
This was our very first wedding cake and our very first 3-tier cake. The budget was too tight for this cake but it turned out better than expected. The first 2-tiers are actually styro (which I actually hate to cover and work with because it's sometimes a bit wonky and the surface not smooth). The hardest part with this was the design. Originally, the stencil should be in royal icing. As I've no experience with it, I decided to try anyway. Well, for a beginner and working on a round cake, it didn't work. It. was. a. mess. Good thing we had Sugarveil available and I used that on the stencil instead. Had to do it on a silicone mat and place the design piece by piece on the cake. phew! <br />
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9. Tiffany Square Box Cake<br />
This was a challenge that I willingly accepted. My first square cake! As you may have noticed, all our cakes have sharp-edges. Yes, we do exclusively Australian Style cake decorating. We use ganache instead of buttercream to fill and cover our cakes. It's a smoother finish and less sweet and it hardens like a rock so covering is easier. Square cakes though are a challenge to ganache because of the edges and sides. But oh man! When I got it right I was overjoyed and smiling from ear to ear! Hah hah! <br />
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After the ganache, everything was a breeze to do. It was an awesome day! Though, I wouldn't be looking forward to several square cakes in the future. They're waaaay too labor-intensive.<br />
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8. Curious George Cake<br />
This cake turned out really well in my opinion but it's not the design in particular that made this cake memorable... It was the work behind it. The cake was refrigerated and ganached and left overnight in an air conditioned room BUT... mother nature was really bitchy the next day and our AC acted up, our ganache started getting soft and melty. Uh oh! Not the bestest of days. We covered it up with fondant anyway because the client needed it asap.<br />
BIGGEST. MISTAKE. WE'VE. EVER. MADE. EVER.<br />
The fondant started sweating and tearing and chocolate started seeping through some of the gaps. IT WAS HELL I TELL YA! <br />
Good thing we were able to save it at the nick of time with a lot of buffing and improvising and strategically placing the ribbons at the right places and I was able to make the gumpaste decorations way way ahead. Client was happy and I love Curious George's expression on his face like he knows something about the cake that you don't. <br />
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7. Bloody Stitched Skin Cake<br />
Ahhhhh Halloween... One of the best and my most favourite time of the year. The time where we can be as gross and bloody and as nerdy as you like and no one judges you. <br />
I've been planning this cake project for months after I saw <a href="http://www.deadbright.com/7453/131276/cake-design/slice-skin-cake">THIS</a> I was soooo inspired and my inner gruesome-slasher-fangirl self was itching to try this one out. It didn't turn out as natural as the original because of the Australian edges but nonetheless it was too bloody and disgusting to eat that I LOVED IT! <br />
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It was never eaten though I'd like to see someone try, it was part of our Halloween store display together with the other gore cakes and cupcakes. <br />
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6. Dr. Seuss's The Lorax Cake<br />
I loved The Lorax. Both the movie and book. This was for my sister's friend's daughter Yulia and she had a Lorax themed birthday party. The whole cake was particularly my sister's work and I love the details that she made with the barbaloots, the swamee swans and the singing fishes. It was a labor of love and this cake was just awesome. :)<br />
Together with other desserts like sugar cookies and cake pops and decorated cupcakes, this cake was specially designed for her. You can check out the whole dessert table <a href="http://krazelle.tumblr.com/post/34984950716/ias-first-birthday-party">HERE</a><br />
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Top Five cakes coming up soon. :)<br />
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Abibyabbyahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12942662969980508104noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7764021114140790064.post-69963914435323214812013-01-04T06:09:00.002-08:002013-01-04T21:49:06.034-08:00First Ever Blog PostAt long last! I've created (barely) a blog which I'll be dedicating to all my (and my sister's) CAKE journey. All our practice works, our inpirations, our special orders and designs and maybe a few tutorials in the near future... If I don't get too lazy to snap how-to photos of our work. <br />
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With this blog, I promise as well, to practice my food photogrhy skills. Please don't be harsh hehe... I will try my very best to provide the best photos of everything I post here. <br />
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Also, don't get confused if ever there are posts, write-ups and pictures of very cute puppies. We own 6 shih-tzu-poodles whom we love love love dearly and they will be popping up on this blog.<br />
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Good Luck to us! <br />
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