cake by cath

Miss Baking..

2011-05-03T15:00:00.002+08:00

I am on the 14th days of my confinement.. really really miss baking.. I just can't wait to make cuppies and cakes again.. Planning to try more recipes..

Can't wait to open for business again.. ^_^

It's time..

2011-04-19T11:39:00.002+08:00

Sorry.. I have to stopped the fairy tutorial half way..

Tomorrow is a big day for me.. I am going to deliver my 2nd child (Thru c-sec).. Very very nervous (Eventho' I've been thru the same procedure with my 1st baby ~.~)..

I miss baking already.. ^_^.. Wish me luck.. ^_^

Sitting Fairy Tutorial

2011-02-16T22:44:00.012+08:00

1. The Body

Starting with making the body.

A. We need a fondant up to the size you want (How big the fairy you want). I tinted with skin colours.. depends on what skin colour you want (I am using the Wilton food colouring. will need to update the numbers later)

B. I also prepared a small square container, to place my figurine. I wanted to make my fairy in sitting position..

Direction according to picture :

1. Roll your fondant to almost cylinder shape. Next to create the legs, using your knife cut fondant according to pic no.1.

I just estimate the length of my figurine's legs.

2. Next.. you have to shape the legs.. I will shape the thighs and the knee area will need to be slighter slimmer.

3. Choose which part of the fondant will be the back side of the figurine. and using the back of your knife.. make a light cut on the knee area so easy for us to bend the legs.

4. Now turn to the front of your figurine and make a light cut according to the picture no.4. This is to make it easier for us to bend the figurine into sitting position.

5. Take the container (Already dust with corn flour) and place the figurine body into sitting position. Remember the cut is to make it easier for us to bend the body and the knee. If it still hard for you to bend, cut a bit deeper until you able to bend it.

6. Last pic no.6, I will give a 'bump shape' for the figurine to make it easier or stabilize when in sitting position.

We are done with the body part. Next we will dress up the body.

2. Dressing Up

Next dressing up the figurine.

Direction according to pictures :
1. Prepared a small ball of fondant tinted with your fav colour. I choose purple for mine. Roll the fondant using a smaller pin.

2. Next to make the skirt. Take a fondant cutter with any shape you want. You can also use knife to cut the shape you want.

3. I choose this pattern. I cut the access on top, so it's looks like a skirt and easier for me to wrap my figurine.

4. To make the skirt more beautiful.. I am shaping every petals of the skirt using the fondant tools (Big ball tool, as in photo). Put a side.

5. Creating the top for the dress. use the same fondant. Roll and cut into rectangle. The length just nice to wrap the figurine body. Take the fondant and try to wrap the body to measure. If it is not long enough. Roll it until you have the length desire.

6. Now trim the fondant into this shape.. Something like a 'house roof'.. ^_^. The smaller part will be on the neck line of our figurine.

7. Take the figurine body. brush water or Tylo glue around the top body of the figurine (I am using Tylo glue. Refer my tutorial on how to make this).

8. Wrap the top dress around the body. Stick it together at the back using water or Tylo glue. Using Tylo glue is more effective than water. Remember.. the smaller angle will be on top, on the neck line.. use your finger to open the neck area, so we can slot the head later.

9. Take the skirt. Brush glue on the waist part only.. and wrap around the figurine waist. I need to pair of the skirt, for front and back.

This is how it will look like. You can roll fondant to create a tiny string to cover the cutting area on the dress or may be create some tiny flower to decorate.. be creative.. ^_^

As for the feet.. using your finger.. shape it into pointy shape as on photo.

We are done with the dressing up.

3. Put on shoes

1. As for the shoes.. I make a very simple one. prepare 2 tiny ball of fondant, which I toook from the access from making the dress. ^_^

2. By using the pointy part of my painting brush (Make sure the painting brush is just for your sugar craft only ^_^).. make a hole, just nice to insert on the figurine feet.

3. Brush Tylo glue inside the hole and insert the shoes to the feet.

4. I wanted my figurine to cross her legs.. Use the Tylo glue to stick the legs together.

Note: You can always make a stripes to create a Ballerina sandals.. or may be put a tiny flowers on the shoes.. be creative..

4. The hands

1. Always spare a ball of fondant for the figurine hands. Shape into a cylinder shape like this, just long enough for your fairy hands. Cut into 2.

2. Shape the hands almost like the leg.. on elbow area, make it a little slimmer. and on the palm area, just make it round and press flat. Take your knife, cut 4 lines to have the five fingers.. refer my photo no.2. (You can use your finger to rounded all the fingers.. to make it more tidy)

3. Turn to the back of the figurine hand, lightly cut on the middle.. to make it easier for us to bend it.

4. Next.. using Tylo glue, stick the hands on the body.. I wanted to have my figurine hands to be together. Use glue to stick it.

We are done with all the body part. set a side and leave it for over night to have a better shape. Advisable to leave over night before attaching the head, otherwise the shape of the figurine will be out (example will go backward or front when placing the head).

Next lets make the head..

Note :I will continue the next part soon..

Missing pic

2011-01-11T20:53:00.005+08:00

Dear friends and readers.. It has been quite sometimes I did not post anything here.. due to my pregnancy.

I am in my 3rd trimester now (Almost).. and thank God that everything seems to be alright, even tho' I went thru so many hard time..

I remember I promised to post the step by step tutorial for my fairy figurine..

After sometimes.. I felt today is the day I am so in the mood to post it..

UNFORTUNATELY.. I got a shocked when I found out ALL the pictures for this are no longer in my hard drive.. I was soooo sad.. *Sigh*

Any how.. worry not.. I can always do another 1.. similar with this..

(Still thinking.. where all the pic goes??)

(Updated)
I found all the pics.. I was using my hp to take all the step by step making the figurine.. LOL.. How did I ever forget about it.. will publish it soon.. ^_^

Wishes..

2010-12-25T11:10:00.001+08:00

Merry Christmas from me Cath and Family..

Have a blessed Christmas and Happy New year..

Slow update

2010-09-04T01:23:00.002+08:00

Dear friends.. It's gonna be a slow update here for a while.. because I recently found myself pregnant again.. but unfortunately experiencing blood spotting during this pregnancy..

It is a very early pregnancy.. only 3-4 weeks time.. need a lot of rest at the moment..

Regards,
Cathj

Teddy With Shirt Tutorial

2010-08-13T22:06:00.016+08:00

Finally I got a chance to prepare this tutorial.. It might not be a professional tutorial but I hope it help you in a way.. ^_^

I won't list out what tools needed here.. but you can always refer to my 1st Teddy tutorial HERE.

Body

(1) Take an amount of gum paste (some called it sugar paste. It's the same thing.. ^_^).. and knead. Photo showing you how to knead. pressing the gum paste using the lower part of your palm.

(2) When the gum paste is soft enough (Easy to mold) , tinted with brown colour using cocktail stick. Photo shows how to tint the gum paste and knead the gum paste again until even.

(3) Ready to be mold. Cut a little bit of the brown gum paste and keep aside for the hands and legs.

(4) Using your palm.. roll and shape the gum paste to form this shape (Photo no.4). It's the body part.

Pants and Feet

(1) Prepare another ball of gum paste for the pants.. I tinted my gum paste with blue.. (My teddy wearing blue jeans ^_^)

(2) Roll into sausage size.. depends on how long the legs size you want. Cut into 2.

(3) Using your palm, roll each sausage to create this shape.. almost a con shape.

(4) We are now creating a pants hole. Using a gum paste tool (Big ball tool).. make a hole on the wide part of the pants. You can use any other stuff to poke and later use your finger to make a thinner shape around the pants edge.

(5) Flatten a bit on the pointy part of the pants.

(6) Make another small hole inside the hole.. to slot in the foot later. I am using the pointy part of a painting brush (Which I used only for my sugar art work).

Take half of the brown piece we kept on the first place. Use your finger, create this shape.. This is the feet. Make a sharp shape on top of the feet.. just nice into the hole we make on the pants.

Using your paint brush.. brush some glue (I am using Tylo glue. Special for sugar art project. check out how I prepare it on my side bar) inside the pants hole and slot in the feet. Stick the legs to the body. You can refer to my previous tutorial if you not sure how.

If you don't have tylo glue.. You can use water too.. but take time to stick together.

Using the pointy edge of the knife.. create lines of the pants.. up to your creativity.

Shirt

(1) Take a small amount of white gum paste... and roll into thin layer and cut (using Pizza cutter or just use your knife) into this shape.. rectangle..

(2) Make a small slit, top and lower.. 1 is shorter (For the collar).

(3) Next.. Cut into this shape on the longer slit.

(4) Brush Tylo glue around the body.

(5) Carefully place the shirt on the body. Use Tylo glue/water to glue which ever area needed. Especially at the back. Remember the short slit will be on the middle top (Neck. as the collar).

(6) Fold the collar as on photo. Do not bend it to much.

Note: You can make the shirt longer to cover the lower part body (So you won't see the brown colour underneath. Or you can wrap half of the teddy's body with blue before doing the pants part)

Hands

Making the hands, just follow the same instruction on making the pants. Just make it shorter and using white gum paste as the sleeves. For hand, just make it round.

Paste the hands on the body. You can refer to my previous tutorial if you not sure how.

I used a satay stick or cocktail stick as the neck base. Easy to connect the head later. I prepared the head (Check out how on my previous tutorial) and let it be this way for a night to make it harden. I will only place the head on the next day..

I hope you enjoy the tutorial.. ^_^

Latest Project : Fairy Theme Cake

2010-08-10T10:20:00.006+08:00

Fairy Theme cake was my latest project..

Customer requested for 2 fairies and wanted to have a 2 tier stand. Usually I made the stand for order with cupcakes.. So I have to fill the lower tier with artificial flowers..

I actually can add lot's flowers there but it was not in the budget.. so I just find something that suit the budget.

Enjoy some of the cake view..

This are Chocolate Mud cake, filings with Chocolate Ganache and crumb coated with butter cream.

Covered with fondant and decorated with Sugar paste modeling and also I am using the butter cream to draw the crawling leaves.

How I packed my cake..

Note: Thank You Felicia for the order.. she drove from far away to get the cake.. I hope she managed to carried the cake safely home.. ^_^

How I deliver my cake to my meeting point with customer. I have to drive extra careful.. do a slow turning and slowly facing all the road humps.. -_-

It's not an easy job!!! But once I surrender the cake to the customer my job is done.. and it's depends on the customer how they carried their cake safely to reach home.

UP COMING TUTORIAL..

Teddy with clothing.. I did teddy tutorial but without the clothing.. so my next tutorial will be with the clothing. ^_^

After the teddy.. I will share how to create this little fairy.. Sitting position.. Do 'Follow' my blog for up coming tutorial and news about my cake projects..

Oh yes.. don't forget to join my FB to get latest update on my blog too..

Have a lovely day!!!

A little bit of hiccups

2010-08-07T15:26:00.005+08:00

Hi all.. So sorry for the delay of my tutorial.. my lap top having problem with the fan and it cause an automatic shut down every time I start my lap top. -_-

Already ordered the fan but still have to wait for sometime for the stock.. -_-

Thank you for visiting me.. you can join my FB to get latest update on my latest tutorial and projects..

Have a nice day!

White and Blue Teddies theme cake

2010-08-01T22:10:00.002+08:00

Latest cake project I made.. a white and blue colour theme.. with teddies..

Close up teddies..

Note: I am going to share with you a tutorial on how to make the teddy with clothing on next post. so stay tune ya.. ^_^

Top view..

This cake is all Vanilla cake. Cream coated and fillings with butter cream. Decorations are from fondant and sugar paste.

Addtional order 2 box of Vanilla cupcake with Teddies button from Sugar paste.

Close up of the cup cake..

Thank you so much for Mrs Mini for the order. Happy 1 year birthday to your beloved son.

I am Back..

2010-07-23T22:04:00.003+08:00

I am back.. Very excited to do some baking.. Will prepare some tutorial soon.. ^_^

I am away for a while..

2010-07-04T02:45:00.001+08:00

I will be away from 6th July - 21st July..

Open For Order

2010-06-20T15:12:00.002+08:00

Hi readers..

Please be informed I am taking order for cupcakes and cakes now.. please email me to order. and do check out my price on my side bar.

Thanks everyone..

My email : cj.simplelife@gmail.com

News from KK

2010-06-06T09:30:00.001+08:00

I am now having holiday at my home town.. Kota Kinabalu, Sabah..

Feels good to be back at home with my family.. ^_^

Figurine Demo

2010-05-26T13:23:00.003+08:00

Hello friends and readers... Sorry for the long silent.. Was busy traveling around.. ^_^

Do visit my personal/travel journal if you are free.. I always updating my blog there.. Of coz never leave my cake blog just like that.. will share tutorial sometimes here.. ^_^

Sharing a short demo on how I assembled my figurine..

It's not a tutorial coz it was not a complete process.. Don't worry.. I will make a tutorial on figurine here in future.. Don't forget to follow or join my FB for latest info..

When doing my figurine.. I always start doing the legs or pants 1st..

I will assemble my figurine on a container.. so when it dried it will keep the sitting position and easy to transfer to my cake..

Picture above showing the pants with a hole underneath to make it easier to slot in the feet.. ^_^

Body attached.. I will show the complete process on my figurine tutorial in future.. No worries.. ^_^

My completed figurine..

I was actually asked to make a figurine referring to a photo.. I am trying my very best to make the eyes.. as Chinese looks as possible.. LOL..

I love the outcome of the hair.. ^_^.. Unfortunately I made the girl look fatter... Oopps!! ;-p

Make a flat button for my figurine to sit so that it won't get mess with the cupcake cream.

Additional.. a balloon.. seems customer having a balloon theme.. might as well I make 1 for the figurine to hold.. ^_^

Hope you enjoy the demo... If you can't wait for my figurine tutorial.. you can always purchase a complete tutorial from the Sugar master (My sifu ^_^).. Of coz not the same figurine.. but at least you got the same technique or idea.

Lorraine (Search for online tutorial)

Bday Cupcake with figurine

2010-05-05T14:48:00.002+08:00

Another Cupcakes with figurine on top. I was ask to make a figurine according to their friends photo.. I think I just made her fat.. OOpss... ;-p

Thank You Shiok Jin for another order.. ^_^

Bday cupcakes with balloons

2010-04-16T10:42:00.002+08:00

Cupcakes with balloons and some tiny flowers decoration.

Vanilla and choc cup cake..

Thank you Shiok Jin for the order.. ^_^

How to make small flower and leaf

2010-04-10T15:51:00.004+08:00

Today I am going to make a demonstration on how to make some cute flowers and leaves for cup cake or cake.

The tools and ingredients we need :

1. Please ignore the 1st pic.. ^_^.. we just need the white long curve mold to place the leaves later.

2. Flower and leaf cutter. This is from Wilton. You can have it from other brand or non brand from local bakery shop.

3. I am using this palate with holes to place my flowers later to maintain the shape..

4. Thick and thin sponge to shape the flower. (Opss.. I did not take the thin sponge photo.. but will show it in the process ^_^) and we need the green tools which called the ball tools..

5. Colours for the flower and leaf. I am using pink and green from Wilton for this projects.. Please ignore other colours.. I am using it for other project *wink*..

6. Important ingredients.. I am using Satin Ice gum paste..

7. A little bit of Icing sugar to dust my surface so it won't stick..

Ok here goes..

This is how the gum paste looks like.. Cut the amount of gum paste you want and cover it back and put back into the container to prevent from harden.

Knead 2 ball of gum paste.. just small 1 (Depends on how many flowers and leaves you need). Tint the gum paste.. 1 for green and 1 for pink.

Note: I keep all the other gum paste inside a plastic to prevent from harden.

Always dust your table surface with icing sugar before rolling the gum paste. 1st I am doing the leaves.. Roll the gum paste into desire thickness..

..and using the leaf cutter, cut as many as you want.

Here are mine.. ^_^, The balance you still can make more leaves.. knead it and roll again.

Use knife tool.. or you can use the back of a small knife too.. make some lines on the leaf..

Here's mine.. ^_^

I will put the leaves on this cylinder mold to have a natural shape of a leaf.. we don't want it too flat ya.. ^_^

Leave it for at least 3 hours but I prefer to leave if for an over night. The leaves will harden according to the mold shape..

Same goes to the flowers..

Place the flowers on the thin sponge.. and use the big ball to shape every petals.. as on photo.. Just press on every petals..

Next step.. transfer the flower from the thin sponge to the thick sponge and use the small ball to press on the middle of the flower. It will automatically create a beautiful loop for the flowers..

While the flower still have their loop shape.. quickly transfer to this palate (You can use other tray with hole if you don't have this palate.. may be use the egg tray, covered with tissue or aluminum foil).

Take a small ball of white gum paste and put on the middle hole of the flower (Do this on the palate ya) and press the flower slowly inside the palate hole and leave it for few hrs or over night.

Here's mine.. I am done..

I am making some tiny flowers too.. ^_^

I am ready to decorate.. ^_^ (Make sure everything harden before use.. prefer to leave everything for over night or couple of days before using)

How to make teddies was listed on my tutorial.. do search for it ya...

All the best and enjoy!! ^_^

New home for my blog.. ^_^

2010-03-23T16:12:00.003+08:00

Yahoooooooo.... I got new home for my blog.... Hope you will feel good when visiting here too...

la..la...la...la... *Happy dance.. with Pato dance* ... Hhehehehe... you got to watch POCOYO cartoon to know how Pato dance.. ;-p

My blog design by : Forever Tulip

Some changes soon..

2010-03-20T00:50:00.001+08:00

This little cake blog of mine will have a face lift up soon.. I am sooo happy... *Happy dance*..

^_^

PRU Teddy Theme Cake

2010-03-12T11:45:00.006+08:00

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Ordered by Amy for their PRUmy child event. Thank you for having me Amy..

This cake was a Moist Chocolate cake crumb coated and fillings with Magnolia butter cream.

Seems the moist Choc cake is quite soft, I have to put in a fridge for a while to let it firm and easier to assemble them. But I am afraid that the cake too moist and start to 'sweat' after decorating.

But today before sending them.. I can see it is OK.. Phiewww..

My 1st time delivery cake far away from my territory ^_^... It was challenging!! Where your cake bumps a lot.. Uhhhh... The fondant got a little crack but not that obvious..

Jeez.. have to really consider before taking long distance order in future.. LOL.. No wonder people charge higher on cake delivery (Referring others with delivery service ;-p)

I love my loopy loop ribbons.. Just perfect (Duh.... ).. Will give tutorial on this next time k.. ^_^

Side order 3 boxes of Cupcake (1 box = 12 pcs cupcake).

Wording using Food pen..

How I deliver my cake...

Thank you and happy weekend!!

(Thank you Amy for the order.. ^_^)

Couple Teddies Cake Topper

2010-03-09T13:35:00.009+08:00

Received new order from a company (Will reveal once done ;-p).. It's time to prepare all the decorations.. It's a Teddy Theme (Wow.. everyone loves Teddy ya.. ^_^.. Me too... )

I am making a skirt for a girl Teddy.. ^_^

This is how I do it.. 1 of the technic of coz..

My client requesting for a same theme like my previous Teddy cake.. But I am being generous here.. Making them something special.. ^_^.. Give 2 Teddies..

For your info.. I am using fondant to create this teddy.. except the girl teddy dress.. I mix my fondant with the Tragacanth powder (1 tsp + 750g ready made fondant and knead well, leave for a few hours before using)

I will leave this for an over night.. too make sure the body is firm enough to carry the head. Advisable to leave it for a night to avoid my teddy head looks slanting or 'looking up'.

I am using the cocktail stick to join the head and body.. leave it this way for overnight..

Next morning.. I can place the head on.. I personally think this teddy was cute... ^_^

The dress colour was actually in red.. but looks like peach in photo.. LOL..

Check out how to make this teddy on my tutorial.. But I have not teach how to make their costume.. May be next time k..

Have a wonderful day..

Carnation Flowers With Gum Paste (Tutorial)

2010-03-02T23:56:00.007+08:00

Lets make Carnation flowers today.. ^_^

Tools you need :

Cake decorating Glue (I am using Tylo Glue).. You can use water too.. But take time to stick or dry..

Roller stick..

I am using the carnation cutter.. You can use other cookie cutter too.. But for this Tutorial I am using this cutter.

Cocktail stick.

Icing Sugar.. To avoid your fondant or Gum paste from sticking on surface..

I am using Gumpaste from Satin Ice. It's imported product. Pricey but Fantastic product. You can use fondant too (If possible to add the CMC or Gumtex powder on to make it more firm)

Food colouring.. I am using Wilton Pink colour. Take a piece of Gum paste and tint it with Pink colour. I always put my reserved Gum paste in a Zip lock bag (Or any plastic bag) to avoid it from drying.

Let's Start:

To tinted my Gum paste.. I use a cocktail stick to put colour on the Gum paste. Knead well until colour spread evenly.

There you have it. I divide it into small pieces.. The balance keep it inside the zip lock bag if not using.

Roll the Gum paste into very thin size.. Just nice for a petal of flowers.. Don't forget to put Icing sugar on your board surface before rolling.. To avoid from sticking..

Next take your cutter.. dip the sharp edge into the Icing sugar 1st.. To avoid from sticking..

And then use it to cut the shape..

This cutter have 3 sizes.. perfect for the Carnation layer..

Take a cocktail stick.. place it on the petal, press a little bit and roll front and back ward.. It will form a nice petal waves.. You have to do it on every petal.. (Be patience.. ^_^)

I am using this palate for my project.. Make sure this is just for your gum paste projects ya.. ^_^

I put the 1st petal into the hole..

Brush Tylo glue on the middle and put the next layer on top..

Use the pointy part of your brush to push the petal in to stick..

For the last petal.. I will need to fold it into 2.. 1st fold like this.. Don't press to hard..

and 2nd fold..

Brush Tylo glue on the middle and place the last petal in. This might a bit tricky.. Be patient.. ^_^. Use your brush or the pointy edge of your brush to open the petal.. make it more neat.. ^_^.

Cover your Gum paste if you still cutting others.. To make sure it don't dry before you shaping them..

For the leaves.. Tinted your Gum paste into green..

Take a little bit of it and shape into this..

Roll it like this..

And press at 1 edge.. and you are done.. ^_^

I purposely put the leaves that way to create more real shape.. Dry your flowers over night before using it on your cake..

Enjoy!!

Some new tools and ingredients..

2010-02-28T15:28:00.005+08:00

I love visiting bakery shop supplies now a days.. wanted to see what new products they have.. ^_^.

Here are some tools I bought (Photo above)..

I found the Tragacanth powder too.. Oh! I tell you.. it was so hard to find this in Malaysia.. and i found this at different bakery, quite far from my house.. not the one that I always visit..

Tragacanth is used to mix in your gumpaste or fondant to make it more harder or firm.. especially when making flowers or figurine.. It will hold more firmly..

Using it on making flowers is the best.. you can roll your gumpaste very thin and it will hold nicely..

Psst.. you still can use others like CMC or Gumtex from Wilton tho'.. But I want to try this Tragacanth power.. ^_^

I bought 2 for my stock.. Quite pricey.. but I need that in my project.. ^_^.. (Price RM9.90 per bottle)

Ok.. next tutorial making Carnations flowers.. ^_^

Chocolate CupCakes

2010-02-26T11:04:00.002+08:00

Sharing 1 of my favourite chocolate Cup cakes recipe..

Ingredients :

2 cups all purpose flour (Can use normal flour)
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
4 large eggs
6 oz unsweetened choc (Use your baking scale to measure ^_^)
1 cup buttermilk (I use full cream milk)
1 tsp Vanilla

Note : 1 cup butter = 2 stick butter (1 stick butter = 4 oz) For my own reff ^_^..

I always cut the chocolate into cube..

Same goes to the butter..

Lets baking :

1. Melt Choc with double boiler method. Set a side to cool (Note: I add Milk to make the choc melt faster.. Around 2-3 tbsp)

2. Heat the oven 350 (180 degree for my Oven)

3. Line Cupcakes paper on tray (For this recipe.. I can get like 18 cakes) depends on how big 1s your cup. Smaller cup might get (12 x 2)

4. Shift flour and Baking Soda. Put a side.

5. In a mixer.. Creme Butter, Sugar and Brown sugar until fluffy (Approx 3mins). You can use the hand electric mixer too.

There.. Fluffy enough.. ^_^

6. Add 1 egg at a time.Make sure you brake the egg in a bowl before adding on the batter.. To avoid any nasty stuff or skin..

Mix well..

7. Take the melted Chocolate and add to the batter.. mix well..

8. Next the flour, milk and Vanilla.. Try to add the flour in 3 batch.. gradually with the milk and Vanilla.

Remember to stop and scrap underneath the bowl to make sure everything is mixed together.

9. Lastly.. I add the Chocolate Chips.. Mixed for a while don't have to over beat..

Ready to go..

Scoop batter to cup.. Not too full because it will raise.. Bake around 20-25 minutes or until stick comes out clean (Using toothpick or cocktail stick to poke on the middle of the cake).

Ready to decorate.. Refer some suggestions butter cream recipes from my side bar.. ^_^

Enjoy!

Having my own domain.. ^_^

2010-02-24T16:28:00.001+08:00

Please be informed that.. I have changed my domain from 'cakebycath.blogspot.com' to my own domain 'cakebycath.com'.

If you have my link.. please changed to http://www.cakebycath.com.

Thank you and have a delicious day.. ^_^

Double Boiler

2010-02-24T13:00:00.000+08:00

For newbies.. Just want to show you what the meaning of double boiler.. This is how I do it..

Put water in a small pan like this..

Boiled the water..

This was another small pan to put on top of the boiling water.. (Can see me on the reflection.. LOL!)

Melting chocolate using double boiler method.. ^_^.

Stir the Choc until melt and leave to cool. Will be using this method in some of recipes I learned.

Good Luck..

'Snow Ice' Ready Made Fondant Review

2010-02-23T14:28:00.003+08:00

I used to make my own fondant before this.. But as you all know it really needs more energy to knead.. ^_^

I am using 'Satin Fondant' after that.. Yes it's a great product but quite pricey tho..

Lately I found a new ready made fondant called 'Snow Ice', Local products.. You might know this.. But I just get to know with this product.. ;-p

I give it a try and this was my review :

Price was great.. (1kg - RM18.90 at the nearest bakery shop I can found here)
Packaging great.. Got a zipper.. ^_^
The texture.. Easy to knead just that you will need an extra Icing sugar and need shortening to grease your hands.. It's quite sticky...
Easy to apply.. but don't rolled your fondant to thin.. This product easily crack on the edges (Especially using it on square cake).. But always can fix the cracked by rubbing it with a lilttle bit of water. ^_^
Can keep for 6 months..

I have not tried using this for my figurines or any decorations.. I think I will need to add the CMC powder or the gum Tex powder (From Wilton) to make it harder or dry quickly..

Thank God for ready made fondant.. LOL!

Back..

2010-02-19T11:43:00.002+08:00

Just came back from my Holiday.. and I am bck to bisness.. LOL..

Wishes..

2010-02-12T18:03:00.004+08:00

Dear friends and readers.. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday and...

Gong Xi Fa Chai.. and Happy Valentine's day!!

XoXo

Teddy Button Tutorial (For Cupcakes)

2010-02-09T15:04:00.002+08:00

Here are the tutorial for the Teddy button for cup cakes.. enjoy ^_^

1. Prepare a brown Sugar paste. Roll to a sausage shape.. Easier to work with..

2. Cut to 4 pieces. For the head, the pout and ears. Make sure for head give a bigger size (As required).

3. Take the head portion.. make a ball and flatten it to a coin shape. Not too thin.

4.Make a hole for the ears. This is not necessary.. you can just paste the ears at the back of the head too ^_^.

5. Take the smaller portion for the pout. Shape into oval.

6. Brush Tylo glue on mouth area.

7. Paste the pout and flatten it a bit.

8. Take the ears portion. Shape into tear drop shape..

9. Use the pointy edge of your brush (Painting brush. Make sure you bought this just for your sugar craft project) to roll a little bit to create the ears shape.

10. Press the pointy part. like this (On photo). And stick it to the ears part using Tylo glue.

11. Using a small piping tip (Round shape) to create the pout shape.

12. Like this.. ^_^

13. Use at the back of the knife to make the line..

14. The result..

15. Take a black sugar paste to make the nose.

16. Using the cocktail stick (Toothpick) draw the eyes with Black food colouring.

My complete Teddy face.. ^_^

And making lot's of them.

To make the button.. Use a sugar paste with your desire colour.. Cut a coin shape using cookie cutter or using anything that have a coin shape.. I am using the big size pipping tip.

I make it double for this cake.. You can have it round or any shape you 1..

All the best.. ^_^

Credits to Aine2

Edible Images For Cakes

2010-02-09T03:25:00.004+08:00

Edible images for cakes. This are few that was available in my stock. Choose your cake and just add the edible image price as listed. Thank you!

BEN 10 (A) - RM5
2 available

BEN 10 (B) - RM5
1 available

Barbie - RM5
1 available

Barbie Cake

2010-02-08T03:27:00.002+08:00

My Barbie Cake.

Note: Transfer from my old blog ^_^..

Balloons and Heart Theme Birthday Cupcakes

2010-02-07T13:46:00.008+08:00

Wordings.. I am using the Food Pen from WILTON (Can eat 1).. ^_^

Cupcakes ordered by Carrie.

Theme : Bday Cupcakes. She requested for something with balloons, heart shapes and Pink, purple, blue and cream colours in pastel.

Cupcakes was a Vanilla and Choc + Choc chips in Magnolia Butter cream and decorated with Sugar paste.

Thank You Carrie for the order. ^_^

OTHER CAKES

2010-02-07T03:10:00.002+08:00

1. Cake Flavor : Vanilla / Chocolate / Lemon (With Butter cream icing decoration only)

11" - RM55 (Round/Square)
9" - RM45 (Round/Square)

1. Carrot Cake (With Cheese cream)

11" - RM70 (Round/Square)
9" - RM55 (Round/Square)

Teddy Theme Cake With Cupcakes

2010-02-06T16:35:00.006+08:00

My latest cake ordered by Leona for her 1 year son birthday.

Teddy Theme.

Square box cake was a Carrot cake icing with Cream Cheese butter cream and decorated with fondant and Sugar paste.

Cupcake was Vanilla cake icing with Magnolia butter cream (Will share the recipe later) and decorated with Sugar paste button (Will give tutorial on this too ^_^)

View from Top.. Trying to make the loopy loop ribbons using 'wiring' technique.. (Thanks Andrea Sweetcake ^_^)

From side view..

The writing are using the FOOD PEN.. From Wilton. ^_^..

The round box cover was a cake too (Carrot cake). I actually plan to make another round shape box but seems it will weigh over than 2kg (Requested by customer).. So I decided to make just the cap only.. ^_^

Customer also ordered cupcakes with same theme with the cake.. I personally think this was soo cute.. ^_^

This is how I deliver my cake.. Candle and plastic knife will be included.

Hope you all enjoy.. ^_^

Note: Thank you Leona for the order. ^_^

My Fondant Cake Pricing

2010-02-06T03:38:00.006+08:00

My pricing will be based on size of cake and how heavy is the decorations. Here are the basic price.

1. Cake flavor : Vanilla/ Lemon (With simple fondant decoration) :

Fondant cake with simple decoration.

10" = RM110 (Round/Square)Vanilla / For Choc flavor or Carrot cake = RM120
9" = RM90 (Round/Square) Vanilla/ For Choc flavor or Carrot cake = RM100

2. Cake flavor : Vanilla / Lemon (Novelty Cake) :

Some samples of my Novelty Cakes.

10" = RM160 (Round/Square) / For Choc flavor or Carrot cake = RM170
9" = RM130 (Round/Square) / For Choc flavor or Carrot cake= RM140
6" = RM65 (Round/Square) / For Choc Flavor or Carrot cake= RM75

Note: You can mix and match size and shape to have layered Novelty cake.
(Example : 10"(Round) + 6"(Square) = RM160 + RM65, Total =RM225)

Price not included figurine (Example: Teddy and fairies, Price from RM8 - RM15 each large figurine, 1st figurine will be FREE)

My Cup Cake Pricing

2010-02-05T18:57:00.013+08:00

1. Cup Cake Flavor -Vanilla / Lemon :

A. (With Butter cream topping or add some sprinkles only )

12pcs (1 box) = RM15 / For choc flavor = RM18

Cup cakes with sprinkles only.

B. (With Butter cream and Sugar paste decorations.. Flowers or buttons)

12pcs (1 box) = RM26 / For choc flavor or Carrot Cupcake = RM29

Cupcakes with Sugar Paste Buttons.

With Balloons and heart Sugar Paste decoration.

C. (With butter cream and Sugar paste decorations - Heavy deco)

12pcs (1 box) = RM34 / For choc flavor or Carrot cupcake = RM37

Cupcakes with heavy decor.

3. Additional Information :

Adding Chocolate chips to Chocolate cup cakes add RM3 (Per 1 box)

Using Chocolate Ganache (Instead of butter cream) as cover for set no. 1A and B add RM6 (Per 1 box)
Add fillings on Cupcakes add RM6 (Per box).

My Work Place

2010-02-05T11:10:00.003+08:00

This is where I do all my cake decorating.. ^_^

(I think it's important to let my customer knows how my work place is seems I am making a home made cake and cupcake as part time)

That's how it looks when I'm with my project.. Sometimes can be more messier.. ;-p

Tap water.. most important part in my work.. hehehhe.. I wash hands very often when doing my decoration.. so to have a sink near by me is very handy..

Have a great Friday everyone... I got order to complete today and need to meet customer by 5pm.. ^_^..

'Chao the mao'...

Sugarpaste Teddy Cake Topper

2010-02-04T00:03:00.001+08:00

Hi friends.. I am preparing a Teddy theme cake for my lovely customer. So I think why not share the the Teddy tutorial here.. ^_^..

This will be a Sugar paste/Gum paste Teddy topper for a cake.

Ingredients and tools :
(I am so sorry I forgot to take photo for all the tools I am using but I will mentioned it during this tutorial)

Gumpaste
Knife (To cut the gumpaste)
Food colouring Brown and black
Toothpick/cocktail stick
Gumpaste tool
Tylo Glue
Brushes (Drawing brushes ^_^)
Icing Sugar (To dust your surface and finger avoiding from sticking)

I am using white gum paste. I need a brown colour for the teddy.

The Body:

1. Tint Gum paste with brown colour (I am using Wilton food colouring. You can use any brand too). Knead well until the colour blend well on the Gum paste. (Knead = uli yer.. ^_^)

2. I need this much of Gum paste for my teddy body.. It's depends on how big your Teddy is k.

3. Shape the Gum paste to almost a pear shape.

4. Than just cut of a little bit on top of the smaller edge (For the head area) and put aside.

I will put the body in stand position.. Where the big part will be underneath. (I didn't take the photo for this.. ;-p)

The Legs:

Prepare a long sausage of a Gum paste..

Cut into 4 sizes.. 2 part for the legs and another 2 for the hands. So make sure the legs portion is bigger size ya.. *Wink*

8. Take the part for leg. Create a tear drop shape (Knead the Gum paste if getting dry). and
flatten underneath (As on photo no.8).

9. Than shape a little bit out to create the feet.

10. This are the shape that we trying to make.

11. And the feet palm.. ^_^.

Flatten the sharp edges of the leg, so we can stick it to the body after this (Refer photo No.18) This is what I mean by flatten the edges.. ^_^

12. Brush Tylo glue on the area where we going to place the leg.

13. Stick the 1st leg and do the same to the other.

14. Both legs done.. ^_^

15. Now put Tylo glue on hand area..

The Hands:

16. This is how I brush the Tylo glue.. Can you see the shining part?

17. Take the other 2 portion of Gum paste (For hands). Make a tear drop shape..

18. And flatten at the smaller edge (as on photo).. That it for the hand.

19. Stick both hands on the hand position.

The Head:

20. Take a ball of Gum paste (Depends on how big the head you want). Using the brush stick, flatten a little bit on the eye area of the teddy face. We need to create the pout for the teddy ^_^.

21. Using the brush stick.. Make a hole on top of the head for the ears position later.

22. Using a piping nose (Design as on photo. I am using the large size of it bcoz My teddy quite big).

23. Create the shape of the Teddy mouth (Using half of the circle shape)

24. Create this shape..

25. For the middle line.. Use the back of the knife to create the line.

26. The result.. ^_^

27. For the eyes.. I will use the Gum paste tools to create a hole for eyes socket.

I am using this tools.. But if you don't have it, you can use the pointy edge of your smaller brush (Painting brush) to make the whole..

The ears:

28. Take 2 tiny pieces of Gum paste, just nice for the ears and make a tear drop shape.

29. Always remember.. If you Gum paste start to become harder.. you can knead it 1st before shaping your Gum paste and if it become sticky, use the icing sugar to dust your finger tip or on your brush pointy edge. Next.. Press flat the tear drop.

30. Use the pointy edge of your brush to create a hole on the ears.. Just roll a little bit on the middle.. (The paint brush very handy right?? ^_^.. Make sure you buy them just for your Gum paste project only.. ;-p)

31. Press the end of the ears.. as on photo..

32. Brush Tylo glue on the ears hole..

33. Insert the ears in. you can use the brush pointy edge to help you to press the ears in. Do both ears the same.

34. For the eyes. Take tiny pieces of white Gum paste and shape into tear drop.

35. Brush Tylo glue on the eyes socket and insert the eyes. Use your finger tip to press it.

Finishing face:

36. I make a small rice shape to put on top of the eyes shape.. Just some extra there.. ^_^..

37. Take a small dot of black colour Gum paste and paste it on the nose. Use the Tylo glue to stick. Take a black colour food colouring and just draw a black dot as the eyes using a toothpick/cocktail stick.

38. The result.. (I just poke some hole on the face to make it more real.. ^_^)

I am using using Black Wilton food colouring to draw the eyes. You can use any brand too.

We almost done.. place a cocktail stick on the head area (as on photo) for the head later.

At this point I will put a side the Teddy for a while to let it set little bit. let the body harden a bit (Around 20-30 minutes).

After 30 minutes.. Brush Tylo glue on the neck area.. and slowly position the head on. Press gentle, because the head is still soft and will out of shape sometimes. So be gentle.

And here are the result.. I Advised you to make your topper 3 days in advance before placing it on your cake. So it will completely dry and save to be display.. ^_^

Side view..

I hope it's useful for you and enjoy!!

*Smile*

Credits to Aine2

Teddy Cake Topper Tutorial

2010-02-03T19:22:00.001+08:00

Coming soon... ^_^

Tylo Glue Recipe For My Sugar Paste Art

2010-02-02T16:13:00.003+08:00

This is a recipe on how to make 'Tylo Glue' for my Sugar paste decoration on my cake.

Ingredients:

- Tylose Powder. (1 teaspoon)

- Cooled boil water. (30 teaspoon)

- Measurement baking spoon.

- Small container with air tight cover.

I am currently using Cai Tylose Powder. I can't find this selling at any near by bakery. This I bought online.

The step:

1. Place 1 tea spoon of Tylo powder in the container.

2. Add 30 tea spoon cooled boiled water (Take note.. COOLED boil water ya.. ^_^)

3. Next.. Cover the container.. and shake it well..

4. Until you get this texture..

5. Finally.. put it in the fridge for over night.. and the chunky powder will resolved on the next day and it's ready to be used.

You can buy tiny2 container to place a little bit of the Tylo glue for your work and you can keep the balance in the fridge.

Note: This glue can be used up to a month.

Recipe Credits: Cakejournal

HOW TO ORDER

2010-02-02T16:04:00.011+08:00

Thank You for visiting my Cake Blog.

For Cake please make an order at least 2 weeks in advance. Cupcakes at least 1 week in advance.

(Location)
I am located in Kajang, Selangor. I am taking order around :

Kajang
Bangi
Semenyih

Please email me your location if I can put into a consideration (Extra charges will be added on delivery).

(Delivery)
I am sorry I do not do any delivery but I have meeting point.

Giant (Prima Saujana Giant, Kajang)
TESCO Kajang

Please email me your location if I can put into a consideration (Extra charges will be added on delivery).

(How To Order)
Email me at : Cj.simplelife@gmail.com

Ask me any questions I will try to answer as soon as possible. Thanks.

(Payment)
-Payment online thru Maybank2u or CIMB.
-Deposit 50% upon confirmation (Not refundable).

Please check out my cake price on my side bar. Thank you.

Buttercream Recipe

2010-01-29T21:08:00.000+08:00

We can find different method of making butter cream out there. This time I am trying 1 recipe from 'Seriouscake'.. I quite like her recipe.. ^_^

I can't find the exact same ingredients with hers here in Malaysia.. So I use some similar products that we have here..

Try this:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 Cup (Or 3 stick) Salted Butter (Already Softened)
2/3 Cup (Or 1 1/2 stick) Shortening (Half of Butter portion)

Note : 1 stick Butter = 1/2 Cup

5-7 Tbs Heavy Cream (I am using Whip Cream)
2 Tsp Clear Vanilla (I am using normal Vanilla. It's recommended to use good clear Vanilla)
8 cups Icing Sugar (I am using only 3 cups. Don't want to sweet.. ^_^)
1-3 Tbs Corn Syrup (I am using Golden Syrup. That's what I can found on the bakery supplier near by my house ^_^)

Tbs=Table spoon (Baking measurement spoon)
Tsp=Tea spoon (Baking measurement spoon)

Take note.. On my photo above.. the 2 containers was actually the shortening and the other 1 was the whip cream (Don't know why the sell it that way).

Let's start..

1. Put the Butter and Shortening on the mixer and spin using Medium speed.

2. Always scrap the butter to make sure all are mix well.

3. When Butter looks softer.. add Vanilla.. (While mixer still moving under low speed)

4. and add 5 Tbs whip cream only (The other 2 Tbs can add later if Butter cream look too stiff).. Once you see it mixing well already.. spin into medium speed.

5. Once all mix up well.. gradually add Icing sugar 1 cup at a time..

6. Add the Syrup.. and mix using high speed. Spin until it becomes white and can produce 'peak' form.

Means.. When you touch using spoon and pull the cream.. the shape stay..

The result.. We are done.. ^_^

Note: This ingredients can cover up to 40-50 medium size cupcakes or up to 12 inch pan (Depends on how generous you use on your cake ^_^)

Gift Box Cake

2010-01-23T09:44:00.001+08:00

(Transferred from my old blog)

Bake this cake for a special friend who was celebrating her full moon baby and Christening day.

Mix fruit cakes decorated with fondant and gum paste.

Clown Theme

2010-01-23T09:41:00.000+08:00

This cupcakes was ordered by a friend of mine for her birthday boy. Theme for the birthday was Circus and Clown.

Cup cake Small size : Chocolate with chocolate chips and Vanilla cupcake with strawberry fillings, topping with Vanilla butter icing and decorated with chocolate rice and gum paste.

Top Cake : Chocolate cake crumbcoated with Vanila butter icing, covered with fondant and decorate with gumpaste.

Fairy Theme

2010-01-23T09:19:00.000+08:00

(Transferred from my Old blog)

Made this cake for my BIL house warming.

2 flavors.. vanilla with strawberry fillings and choc cake with Choc Ganache.

Decorated with butter icing and gum paste flowers and figurine.

I made my own cupcake stand.. ^_^