Hanni Collection

These miniature cakes are inspired from the garden theme cupcakes and the rolled ribbon roses mini cakes. They were for my cousins engagement. Truth is, he requested for the 3R mini cakes but I couldn’t find the time to roll the roses. The last two weeks (this week included) was the most crazy ever! With my older sister flying to Southampton for a few months, my youngest sister starting her new job, my mom hurting her back, and datelines for the orders queuing side by side,  it was indeed very hectic weeks. Alhamdullilah, despite all that, I managed to get all things sorted out and make my clients happy

The theme for the engagement was … emm the wasn’t any theme actually. I was free to come out with any cake, any design that I have in mind. Having only a day and a half to complete the miniature cakes, I decided to do a simple decoration but still has that sweet look. Less is more, right?

Anyway, I couldn’t decide on the background. Does orange with white polka look better?

Or this one with white and small roses?

The mini cakes are fruit cakes with strawberry glaze, wrapped in vanilla flavoured fondant. Here are some close up views of the cakes.

And luckily, I managed to snap some photos of the cakes on the fully decorated ‘hantaran’ tray, seconds before they were transported to my aunt’s house.

…and yup, my favourite picture. The mini cakes with bite size hat cookies!

Double the taste, double the glam-ness! haha

I’ve got some nice and close-up pictures of the hat cookies..will be posting them soon, ya!

Happy viewing!

I’ve always wanted to have a go at rolled ribbon rose (what a tongue twister! :p) fondant since I have trouble doing a real looking rose without all the petals going places. I’m not a very patient person, especially when it comes to handling crafty stuff. However, when I came across a tutorial by CakeJournal, I thought of how cute  the roses would look like on a cake. Even better, on a miniature cake! Cute little roses on cute miniature cake, and they have to be pink!

An opportunity came when my uncle’s client requested for a miniature cake for ‘hantaran’. And guess what, the theme is pink and purple! One lucky fella coz when I got the combination that I like, I don’t mind going the extra miles even at a slightly lower price.  Hehe .

The first few ribbon roses that I made were a bit too pastel colour (the one at the top left corner), so I decided to make a few more shades of colours until I got the combination that I wanted.  So the result was this.

This was before I added any leaves and dots on the cake.

Honestly, I didn’t have any idea how the end product should look like. And I never settled on one, IF I have one. I just knew I wanted to have rolled ribbon roses as the toppers and that’s all. But as I worked on the roses, flashes of images  and ideas (wwaaa, now I sounded like a real artist! hah!) came to mind and I slowly geared my work to suit the different ideas.

So, this is how the cakes looked like at the end. I wish I could come out with better looking and decent ribbon roes. But considering that this was my first time ever doing a ribbon roses,  I’ll let it pass. hehe

Have a go at this ribbon roses! They’re easy to make and you don’t need to be too careful or mindful whether you’ve gotten the right size, the right length whatever.  As the name suggested, just roll them and you’ll get the roses  (“,)

This is probably the quickest cupcakes ever decorated by me. It was for a cousin’s engagement. As my mom couldn’t attend the engagement, she suggested the cupcakes for them. I was reluctant at first because I had an order of 100 baby shower cupcakes and 100 chocolate lollies to finish and deliver on the same morning. Since all the cuppies were freshly baked because they were going to be used two days  after the delivery date, it was impossible for us to complete the order the day before.  But I said ‘yes’ anyway coz I know there’s no way I could say ‘no’ to her. hahah!

The cuppies and chocs needed to be delivered before 10am and by 12pm I need to get the engagement cuppies to my aunt. And soon after that, we have to do some shopping for my nephew’s birthday party. Some very wise time management I see there!~Alhamdulilah, we managed to complete and deliver the order by 9am, thanks to my sisters and brother. One down, one more to go!

Anyway, this engagement cuppies idea came from my mom and I agreed immediately because

1) I was too tired to think of anything else

2) She’s (my mom) good with frill so I could leave the work to her (hahha!)

3) I wanted to do a diffirent design and something that looked nice but didn’t require much work or energy and

4) My aunt agrees to my mom’s taste most of the time, if not all.

So this is how the engagement cuppies looked like from the top.

I think it took us about 1 hour or so to finish covering the cuppies,  doing the frills, cutting the flowers and leaves and decorating the whole cuppies. There were only 11 cuppies anyway, so it wasn’t that much work. If there’s one thing I could take out from the design, it’s definitely the purple little flowers. I would change it to eemmm..I don’t know. Any suggestions?

Now that they’re all ready to be delivered, it’s time for some shopping, and Chilis of course. Molten cake coming through right behind you!

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Dear all,

Our new offical website for Hanni Collection is now up and running. There are 7 main categories;

• Hanni Brooch – lists all brooch products from Korea
• Hanni Accessories – lists all accessories products such as bracelets, necklaces, fashion bags, handbag hangers, belts and buckles etc.
• Hanni Boutique – lists all fabric and apparel products such as ready-made costume, english and japanes cotton, chiffon etc
• Hanni Home Decor – lists all home decor products such as exclusive tableware from Royal Albert and Portmeirion, printed fabric, vintage / collectibles etc.
• Hanni Wedding, Gifts and Hampers – lists all wedding favors and gifts, seasonal hampers etc
• Hanni Gourmet – lists all home-made gourmet products such as Haari Raya Cookies, wedding cupcakes and cakes, molded chocolate and lollipop etc
• Hanni Blog – lists all updates and news

Each category will link to their own photoblog. We’ll try to update / upload new items regularly. So, have fun browsing our products and dont forget to shop till you drop!!

website: www.hannicollection.com

Alhamdulilah! As promised, the english country theme flower pot! Complete with pink polka dot ribbon! . This is the last order I receive for the year 2009 and I’m really glad I’ve made it this far. With only tutorials from my mother, the books and the internet, I’m learning one step at a time and have  completed more than 10oo pieces of wedding favours (cakes, cupcakes, fancy cookies) for the past few months.

And to wrap the year 2009. I’ve done this pink flower pot exclusively for my mother’s old friend. Not for her, but for her only daughter’s wedding. I personally chose the colour and concept of the cakes to suit her wedding theme. Since I’ve done a version of this before (refer to It’s a flower pot! It’s a cake! post), I managed to do it quicker than before.  The only problem I had was sticking the ribbon to its place.

Front view of the pots.

Top view of the pots.

Side view of the pots.

Close-up view.

Only the mini flower pot is edible. Not the big one or the spoon!

I would like to take this opportunity to thank my family and friends for their support. My clients for their trust. And most importantly, I would to thanks God for making this happen! May the year 2010 bring more and more good health and wealth *wink* for me!  Insyalllah. Amin.

Good bye 2009..

Welcome 2010!!!!