It’s a flower pot! It’s a fruit cake!!
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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Tags: fruit cake, hantaran kahwin, miniature cakes, wedding favour