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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1. Engagement Mini Cake
2. Roses, A la Cath Kidston
3. It’s a flower pot! It’s a fruit cake!!

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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