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!

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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  (“,)

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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

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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!!!!

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The top tier.

The 2nd tier.

The bottom tier.

The overall look.

I need to work harder!!! Hait!

p/s: in case you are wondering, my post does not get shorter and shorter. I’m just short of time.

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Waaahh…tajuk tak boleh tahan! hahah..anyway, this order came from the groom’s family for the bride’s family and the VIPs. One of the hardest to date. Not the client, but the design! The clients are super friendly and one of the most pleasant  to work with.  The groom’s mother is a Dato’ but she is very humble and motherly.. It was the design that I had problem with.. I had  reallly hard time deciding the design and  was still unsure of the design even after I was half way completing the order. The clients requested for something simple and easy on the eyes. The theme colours were cream, brown and gold. And no pink if possible, they added.  Which is very difficult for me, not to add pink that is, and to come out with a simple design. Being the stubborn girl I am, I added pink nevertheless..hahaha..although it was only that tinny weeny butterfly.. with  the simplest design so far..

I couldnt decide whether I should add the pink butterfly or not.

Side view, still deciding about adding more colour to the cupcakes.

OOppss, I did it again!!

I couldnt help it! I need my intake of pink dosee!!

Even the teddy agrees with the addition of pink!! yeay!

Thank you Dato Safiah for the order and kind words!

p/s: this entry was quite short because i didnt not have much problem completing the order. i completed everything in just one night! alhamdulilah!

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Last week, I received an order from my mom’s friend. It was a very brief and unplanned meeting at a local supermarket; we exchanged numbers, email and wed address; and the next thing I knew, she has placed an order for her sister’s wedding. How cool is that? I wish I could get more orders like this!

The client did not specify any details for the cupcakes, as she said she trusted my taste and anything that looked sweet would be fine..see, very simple, right?? again, how i wish i get more orders like this!! hahha

So, i came out with a garden theme and chose burgandy and ivory as the theme colours. Very sweet and classy combination. But one MAJOR problem! My camera couldnt capture the colours! How lame is that?? No matter how hard I tried, the flowers came out purple and not burgandy!!! At the moment, I will hv to be satisfied with this purple looking garden cuppies and have to wait patiently (veerryy patienly) for my brother to upload the ‘real burgandy cuppies’. He’s using Canon 5D Mark II, so you’ll definitely see the differences later..

OK, back to the order. It was quite a large order, considering that I have less than a week to come out with the design and find the right packaging.  The order was placed on a Tuesday evening and the items must be delivered after Friday prayers. Nasib laa baik I’m famous for being a ‘procrastinator’ back in the college, so I get to adjust myself to last minute order. Luckily, I get to choose my own design, my own colour combination and my own way of doing it. So, I wasn’t that pressured and was actually enjoying the process!! Imagine I had to do more than 1,200pcs of mini flowersss in less than a day!! I HAVE TO ENJOY THE WHOLE PROCESS!!! hahah

Ok, these are the cuppies fresh from the oven. The smell was sssoooo good that I couldnt resist taking a bite. Ok! two bites! ok ok ok! the whole cup! I ate the whole cup!! hahhaha

Anyway, this is the closest to the actual colour that my camera managed to capture. This was before I decorated them with green leaves.

Now, the cupcakes after the final touch aka make-up!

I know, I know.. you think the ones without make up/leaves, look better kan?? I really wish you could see the actual cuppies with the leaves..they’re much nicer from the picture! wah!! terlebih angkat bakul ssuuddaahh!! hahhaha.. and sorry about the isn’t so good quality picture. I had to do lots of editing, tuning the lights n shadows, glowing them here and there, softening the edges laa ape laa…Kan best if i can just blink my eyes to capture the pictures and when they’re uploaded, the pictures will look exactly the way I see them! hahah..my sister is an optometrist, I would definitely suggest this idea to her. Any intrested sponsors?? hehe

These are the cupcakes in individual boxes. A few leaves were harmed in the packaging process! (I hate it when they look PURPLE!)

And finally into the delivery box.

Alright! that’s all for this time. Will be updating soon for more. Insyallah. Many thanks for reading!

p/s: Pn Hamsiah, thanks very much for the order and trust!! It was a pleasure working with you!

p/ss: Comment from Pn. Hamsiah- Everyone loved them. tak berenti2 komen positively. penat i menjawab. thank you very very much. mana tau we’ll meet again in our business dealings.kah2.

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It’s a flower pot!! No, it’s a fruit cake!!  No, no, it’s both!!!

And believe me, they are edible..every bit and pieces of the pot!

Alhamdulilah! Introducing my new creation, fruit cake in a flower pot! That’s quite a mouthful isn’t it? Wait til you see the process!! This design was inspired by Ms. PP, my favourite cake artist. Her version was a lot different than mine.. i didn’t have as many skills as her, so i had to do some (a lot actually!) improvisation. Plus, i had to do last minute changes as usual..

Initially, i’ve another design in mind and have already done some shopping to suit the design. But, God knows better. While I shopped for the ingredients the morning before my mom baked the cake, I found a set of molds that would look great for a pot. I suddenly remembered the design by Ms. PP and my mind went ‘TING!’.. All cakes need to be fresh and can only be prepared no more than 3 days in advance. Since I havent tried doing this design, I couldnt take the risk. So, I prepared cakes for both designs, the initial stripes design and the pot..Because what ever happens, I can still use them for practice.

Later that night, when all the baking and covering were done,  just when i thought everything would go fine with the intial design, i received a phone call from the wedding planner. There’s a last minute change to the colour. The bride wanted something blue and something different. And do you know what happen to last minute changes? I changed the whole thing!

The initial cakes i’ve finished covering with fondant minutes before I decided to change to the pot. Very fickle, i know!

So I started everything all over again, with reference to Ms. PP’s book, I improvised here and there and my mom came up with a brilliant idea of how the pot should look like! since we didnt have the luxury of time to do this, we chose to make simpler flowers and leaves. 13-15 flowers per pot! Not that simple i guess..

So, another night staying up, which means a few more intake of caffeine and tidbits, which means another weight gained! hahhaha.. Luckily, my mom and sister were there to help though it was only until 5 in the evening…As usual, I was so engrossed in doing the pot and sssooo excited to see the result that I forgot to snap more pictures of the process..So, the next thing I knew, I had these gorgeous flower pots ready on the table!!! YEAY!!! And yes, the bottom part is the fruit cake. I was really happy to see these pots and didnt have the heart to cut them to show you the cake. I wish I had taken a picture of the bottom part before it was covered. But whatever it is, YEEAAAYYY!! I’ve done it!!

I can’t believe my own eyes!! My very own fruit cakes in flower pots!!

This is a perfect gift for your loved one, mother, teacher or sister; especially if they love gardening! And of course, perfect for weddings too!!

I cant wait to make another set. One with english country theme perhaps??

Let me know what u think of this one, ya..

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For the VIPs...

I received an order of 500 decorated cookies for wedding gifts. It was, as Posh Beckham puts it, major; and a much-awaited offer, since I was somewhat free that week and needed some extra money. It started as a thing to pass the weekend and then came an offer I wouldn’t dream to refuse. I came up with a sample, showed to a very dear friend who showed it to the client. She immediately fell in love with the design. And the rest is history.

All the love in the world.

I like doing this heart-shape thingy. Because I can do it while watching tv without feeling guilty in front of my parents. I mean, it made you look busy with your hands working, shaping and all but you were never that busy actually? If you know what I mean, yeah.

Another kind of love…for the VIPs.

So, tell me, what cookie are you?

A plain cookie?

A smart Cookie?

A two-faced Cookie?

A c0mPLicAt3D c0ok1e?

Whatever your choice is, it is the differences that make things more interesting and beautiful.

Because eventually, all will end up in the same place.

… THE BOX …

heheh .

Anyway, thanks Nat for the orders. It is such a great pleasure to serve you and for the record, you’re one of the most pleasant clients to work with!

THANK YOU!

P/S: Mi, thanks! I owe you! hehe

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