Lellow Cakes

1st Holy Communion

2011-06-25T20:58:00.000-07:00

End of school term 2 is nearly approaching, and I can't wait for the school break to fly home to catch up with all the family we dearly miss! But just before taking off, I've got one more celebration cake to complete. This is a first holy communion cake for the special Alexa. Congratulations!

($130)

Barbie doll cake

2011-06-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday, beautiful Bridget!!!

($130)

My first attempt at making a pink barbie doll cake, hence this was a joy to make. The last time I held a barbie doll was many decades ago, so it was exciting to deal with things 'girly' again. One thing that a mom of two boys doesn't know is never try to give Barbie a new hairstyle, specially when there's no Barbie hairbrush in sight!First thing my 4 yr old son asked me when he saw the completed cake was were the legs inside the cake!

Gogo's Crazy Bones - Tremi cake

2011-06-03T02:58:00.000-07:00

A dream's been realised with this cake.

Cake making

2011-05-23T22:06:00.000-07:00

At the end of each cake task, I often ask myself what is it about cake making that I enjoy the most, and my answers were always the same no matter how big or small the task was. Aside from liking an artistic challenge, it's also seeing the joyous reaction of whoever receives the cake, and it's very overwhelming to feel it. I celebrate in the fact that I am directly involved in making someone's day a little extra special, and I love the fact too that I can touch someone's life simply through a...cake! Hopefully, with all the cakes I've made I've etched in their memories a little reminder that it was their special day and that they too are very special.

Death Star Cake

2011-05-22T21:23:00.000-07:00

The second cake for this same weekend was for Thomas who loves Star Wars. Here's my take for the Death Star:

($100)

Mermaid Cake

2011-05-22T20:56:00.000-07:00

I had the pleasure of making two cakes this week - one of for a birthday girl and another for a birthday boy. Here's the mermaid cake for Sienna and I love going pink or anything 'girly'.

($95)

Joshua's Baptism

2011-03-22T20:38:00.000-07:00

May God grant your little one all the blessings of His gentle love.

($130)

Sofia's and Luna's birthday

2011-03-08T19:00:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday to Sofia and Luna - two sweet little girls who were born on the same day - and now they're both one year old!

Inspiration for their birthday cake was Sofia's favourite toy - a rocking dinosaur. I wish you both a fabulous and fun-filled year ahead!

($130)

Jamie's and Ethan's birthday

2011-03-08T18:41:00.001-08:00

Our sweet boy Jamie's now four years old! He loves spending hours doing craft, painting, colouring and is attracted to the colour yellow! How I wish that packets of crayons and felt-tip markers come in single colours, so that we will not quickly run out of yellow!

Jamie was very lucky to share his birthday celebration with his good friend Ethan, who also turned four on the same month. Our craft-loving preschoolers opted for an art-themed party, with plaster painting as their main activity. The other side of the cake has Ethan's name on it, so that they appear to have their own separate cakes for photos (let me dig again for more photos and I'll post it soon).

School fete

2010-11-06T03:40:00.000-07:00

($68)

I've been put to a challenge this year by being involved in running the cake stall at my son's school's spring fete. Two other wonderful and very supportive moms were behind planning and running this cake stall, and plenty more parents who donated their time selling cakes and sweets during the day. Above is the cake I donated for the big day.

Will & Anh's wedding

2010-09-25T03:04:00.000-07:00

There's nothing sweeter than to know that two people very much in-love are getting married. They've been together for many years, and they got married on a beautiful spring day in September of this year.

I'd be honoured if I could help in any way in my family member's big occasions, and one way I knew I could do good would be to make a wedding cake. So I was very thrilled that I could do it for my brother Will, just like how I contributed and made my brother Tristan's and Melinda's wedding cake last year. We made plans months ahead, and Anh and Will gave me detail descriptions on what to have on their cake - like the yellow ribbons, cascading flowers and the very cute 'Romeo & Juliet' inspired cartoons Will drew of themselves. However, a few months just before the wedding there became a slight change in plans, and I couldn't make their cake that week prior to the wedding. Thankfully, they both agreed that I could still help by making their cake topper, and we'd get someone else (Cupid's Delight) to bake their cake.

Anh and Will, congratulations to both of you! Wishing you a wonderful beginning, and love to last a lifetime. Wish you too a lifetime of happiness and fun-filled adventures. I'm very happy for both of you and love you very dearly!

love,
Jen

Choo-choo, he's 2!

2010-09-01T17:38:00.000-07:00

Baby shower cakes

2010-08-27T21:33:00.000-07:00

I had a couple of requests for baby shower cakes, and they were both fun to make. One is for someone who clearly knows they're having a boy, and the other is keeping the gender a surprise. Congratulations to both happy couples!

($100)

Wiggles Big Red Car

2010-04-03T00:50:00.000-07:00

Toot, toot chuga, chuga big red car, we’ll travel near and we’ll travel far.Toot, toot chuga, chuga big red car, were gonna ride the whole day long.

Murray’s in the back seat, playing his guitar.
Murray’s in the back seat, of the big red car.
Jeff is fast asleep, his having a little rest.
We better wake him up, so lets all call out ‘Wake up Jeff!”

Anthony is eating, his got so much food.

His eating apples and oranges, and fruit salad too!
Greg is doing the driving, singing “Scooby Doo Wa!”
Greg is doing the driving, of the big red car.

Toot, toot chuga, chuga big red car, we’ll travel near and we’ll travel far.Toot, toot chuga, chuga big red car, were gonna ride the whole day long.

($260)

Pink baby shower

2010-03-21T00:33:00.000-07:00

Julie's having a girl! What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice, and everything nice of course! Let's think pink from now on! My good friend, who's expecting in a few weeks, had a fun baby shower made to pamper girls well - a relaxing massage and beauty treatment. Now, that's nice!

Little Mermaid

2010-03-03T19:13:00.000-08:00

($100)

Ariel the Little Mermaid is one of the Disney Princesses, which also include Snow White, Cinderella, Aurora, Pocahontas, Belle, Mulan, Jasmine and the most recent addition Tiana. I think my favourite is Snow White, because she was in the very first movie I saw in a cinema. From memory, I was probably less than five years old then, and I can still clearly remember sitting in the cinema and listening to the seven dwarves sing "Hi ho." Ariel is cute and lovable too, just like the rest of the princesses.

Baby pink & white

2010-02-21T18:43:00.000-08:00

I was thrilled and honoured to make Aoife's cake since meeting hermom. She requested for baby pink decorations for her beautiful baby girl. Baptism took place on a perfect and bright day, and Aoife looked very cute in her special baptismal gown.

Gogos Crazy Bones Cupcake

2010-02-01T19:56:00.000-08:00

My eldest had been asking me for almost a year now when was he going to have his birthday party with his friends in school, for month after month there was someone else celebrating a birthday but never him. We loved talking about what birthday theme he would have in a year's time, and I was pleasantly surprised that he could wait that long. Although, there was one time he said to me that he'd like to celebrate it at any random month! Finally his birthday month had come, and I was thrilled to come up with what to surprise him and his little friends.

The boys went bowling, and they were joined too by the Gogos Crazy Bones gang - Mosh, Tremi to name a few I know. I knew very well these cupcakes' designs would certainly tickle them crazily!

Lovable Lucy

2010-01-18T23:58:00.000-08:00

($150)

This was for the 3rd birthday of an adorable and sweet little friend, who I was told loves the colour pink and loves playing with an imaginary family of pigs - papa, mama and baby pigs. Oh, how cute!

Lightning Mcqueen Cake

2009-11-28T22:58:00.001-08:00

For my son's 3rd birthday party, I wanted a car theme to show his love of wheels and speed. Lighning Mcqueen, of course, is the best pick, because he is speed!

Lola by Mark Jacobs Cake

2009-11-21T16:11:00.000-08:00

A weekend ago my son's school had their most-awaited annual spring fair. They had a bouncy castle, a dunking station, gelato stand, white elephant stall, barbeque, and of course a cake stall. My contributions were decorated chocolate mud cakes for this fund-raising event.

The first two cakes were inspired by the new fragrance Lola by Marc Jacobs. It's attractive bottle, topped with a fancy flower in bright colours, shows fun and liveliness coupled with flowing femininity. I was also amused by its wonderful name, because Lola means "grandma" in my language, so I like this bottle too because it reminds me of my own two Lolas and my kids' Lola.

($82)

Gogo's Crazy Bones Cake

2009-11-20T05:39:00.000-08:00

Most children, from kindergarten to year 5, in my son's school are currently going crazy over Gogo's Crazy Bones. They're colourful and cute little figurines, each carrying a special 'power', that are played against each other. I'm impressed how my son knows plenty of Gogo's names and characteristics, so he must be discussing a lot about gogos with his friends. Pity for him that I don't know how to play them, but I do love them for their cuteness. I made the following chocolate cakes for the school fair for those who love Gogo's Crazy Bones:

This is MOSH. He's very friendly and kind, and most Gogo's want to be his friend.

This is TREMI. Appearances can be deceptive and not as grumpy as he looks.

This is IZUMI. He loves speed and won't get off his motorbike.

Melinda's & Tristan's Wedding Cake

2009-10-03T21:55:00.000-07:00

About a year ago, my brother Tristan and his fiancee Melinda were very kind to accept my offer to make them their wedding cake. Truthfully, I panicked inside when they accepted it, for I've never made a wedding cake before. However, in my mind I knew it could be done. When they provided me early this year with their very own original design and sketch, I faced my biggest cake challenge ever! Alright, nine months to deliver this cake to perfection, and the challenge was on!

Six months down the track, I asked for my mom's help to make the sugar flowers to save me from transporting the fragile flowers on my flight to Perth. I was so delighted that she agreed, knowing that she was very busy with millions of things. There was no doubt she couldn't make them since she had studied sugar flowers before and have agile surgeon's hands. So, for weeks we chatted long-distance all about flowers!

The cake project started nearly as soon as we landed in Perth. Got the equipment and supplies out of the suitcase, and the pans were lined. I also had to rush to the supermarkets before they closed on the weekend to get all the fresh ingredients, like eggs and butter. Here they are ready on the kitchen bench:

Hours and hours of baking chocolate cakes permeated chocolate aroma in every room of the house, and it made me imagine I was living in Willy Wonka's chocolate factory. The three tiers were all beginning to take shape once they were covered in white icing.

The moment my husband Mark and I placed the last tier on top, I felt a big relief on completing the cake project. It was exciting to see and touch the completed cake that all started with a sketch.

One thing I loved about my cake assignment was that I made it for my family, and it was completed too by my family. Thanks to all who have helped me accomplish this: to my mom for the beautiful roses and oriental lilies; to my mom-in-law for lending me her cake pans; and to Mark for extra helping hand on finishing touches. Finally, my biggest thanks to Melinda and Tristan for believing in me.

Congratulations to Melinda and Tristan, and may you have a blessed and wonderful journey together forever! Love, Jen

Noah's Ark Cake

2009-09-24T03:21:00.000-07:00

This special cake was for my son's 2nd birthday. As you can see, two's the theme and everything's in pairs. This Ark is made of scuplted dark chocolate cake. I had so much fun carving and putting together the cake pieces. The most time-consuming bit in making this cake were cutting and 'nailing' the timber, and after more than 10 hours decorating this cake it was truly a labour of love for my wonderful son! Happy Birthday, Jamie!

Birthday gift

2009-09-07T03:21:00.000-07:00

This is the best chocolate cake for my brother's and future sister's-in-law wedding cake, and it's all wrapped up here. Happy birthday to you, Mom! Love you so much!