Blooms

Whenever I grow any kind of plants or flowers, they usually don't get to see the ray of light for long. Working in environment field doesn't necessarily mean I have green hands. That's why I don't like gardening. It's frustrating to know I'm responsible for the dying flora.

But it's a different kind of story with THESE flowers. A sugary kind of flowers. I know I'm not good at growing the living ones but I sure can grow these babies...

The First One

The first birthday of your child is always the grandest, the biggest and the most burning a hole in your pocket  awesome one.   

Mommies especially, will go to great lengths to ensure everything is in place for the party. That includes the birthday cake. 

Yup. An amazing, over-the-top birthday cake a child could ever wish for.

So when my friend Erin placed her order for this cake, it immediately brings back my own memories of hosting Ayra’s first birthday party way back in 2005. 

Like Erin, I too have decided to have a number 1 shaped cake for my daughter. At that time, online bakeries or cake blogshops were literally unheard of. Everyone orders from local bakery called T. So to the T bakery we went. 

But on the day I came to pick up the cake, my heart sank. 

Instead of making a number-1-shaped cake, they just simply drew a big  ‘1’ on that chocolate cake! 

 Disappointed :(

Ayra's 1st Birthday in 2005

 

 Oh-my-God!

When I confronted them, they said the baker just couldn’t make the cake I wanted. I knew they were either lazy or simply didn’t have the skill to do so. I went home with huge disappointment. I thought I would never set foot on that shop ever again.

And because of that, I vowed to myself that I will not settle for second best when it comes to my kids’ birthday cake. If my kid wants a Superman cake, I shall search high and low for THAT cake. If I can’t find it in local bakeries, then I will make it on my own! 

Yup, you guessed it right too. That’s what prompted me to start Eda Cupcakes. The none-existence of customized, novelty cakes in the market has triggered the idea of starting my own cake business.

You can never beat a feeling of contentment and satisfaction out of baking and decorating a dream cake for your kids. Who cares if the work is sloppy, as long as it comes from the heart (and made by your own 2 hands), it would mean a whole world to them. That’s for sure.

I used my own template and carved the cake. No special cake pan involved.

Tadaa...!!

Pink Minnie Mouse theme. With ribbon bow and simple wording.

Thanks so much Erin. And Happy 1^st Birthday to Hasya Ailenna!

rock & roll theme cupcakes

superheroes cupcakes

edible image birthday cake

novelty/2D fondant cake

Toblerone Chocolate Cake

Red Velvet Cake with Edible Photo

Snickers Cheese Cake

I must say that my fondant cakework is not up to par compared to other talented bakers around here. It's still a bit sloppy with non-existence attention to details, much to my dismay. I blame this entirely on my impatience and lack of skills especially when working with fondant. Not that you need a college degree to ace it but go and ask any bakers and they will tell you the same thing. Practice makes perfect. Hmm... Think I should consider getting more fondant projects in the future...

This was a birthday cake I made for my cousin who celebrated her 21st birthday last November. It was a makeup, girly girl cake with lots of makeup products on it. She wanted zebra stripes and bright pink balls around the perimeter of the cake. But the pictures here did not reflect the exact tone because the tiny balls were actually shocking pink. A very pretty fuschia pink.

Anyway, I was just as happy to learn that she liked my cake. Thank you and Happy Belated Birthday, Melina Minos :)

Happy 2nd Birthday, Nael Rassul - Part 1

Like any other mischievous boys, my son too is obsessed with all things construction. Be it truck, bulldozer, digger... you name it. He can point it out and tell you exactly what they are within few seconds of passing by the road side. Though he has funny vocabs to identify these objects, e.g gogo for dump truck, but we know that he's always excited to see one.

So it's a no brainer when it comes to deciding the theme for his 2nd birthday party this year. Coordinating the colors of yellow, orange and black, I made sure all preparation is done a month earlier to avoid panic attack. I plan to stay within my budget by purchasing one party item at a time. Every detail was solely DIY - the construction signs (made out of used cardboards), birthday banner, garland and etc.

The party planner in me just can't wait to shine through. I even had a gantt chart to help me accomplish my target at the end of each week. Silly maybe but I'm so glad I did. I managed to get it all done without too much stress so I could focus on decorating the huge cake at the last stage of preparation week. 

The party favor with matching construction theme. Contains sugar cookie, choc bar and oreo pop.

The party invites. 

And finally the cake. The first ever 3D cake I made. My inaugural venture into cake sculpting/carving that I've been contemplating for so long but only have the courage to execute it until recently. I doubted myself so many times during the decorating process. But when it's finally done, I could hardly believe myself. I was so relieved having completed this cake.

The cupcake tier. With matching cupcake toppers that I designed myself :)

Sugar cookies with personalized cookie labels too.

The birthday boy with his dump truck cake.

Everyone had a blast. The party went well and everyone walked home with big smiles, lots of gifts and happy hearts. I was extremely exhausted from all the prep work that I had a slight fever the next day. But nothing makes me feel better than seeing happy faces of my loved ones during the party. And I won't trade it for anything else in the world.

Happy 2nd Birthday to my son, NAEL RASSUL. Love you always and be good :D