Cake in a Cup!

Rainbow Glitter Birthday Cupcakes!

2011-11-17T23:37:00.002+08:00

Emma looking excitedly at her cupcakes :)

Her school friends seemed to like it too

Posing with her beautiful mummy

A few days ago, it was my niece Emma's 3rd birthday. My 2nd cousins asked me if I could bake for her party, and I gladly obliged!

It was originally suppose to be Elmo cupcakes, but due to time constraints as I was away over the weekend, I recommended to bake a simple pink rainbow glitter version instead.

The flavour was vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, and all the little kids seemed to enjoy it. But the biggest joy was seeing Emma's face light up when she saw the cupcakes. It was absolutely priceless. :)

Baby Boy Shower Mini Cuppies

2011-11-17T23:33:00.002+08:00

These cute minis were made at the last minute for a baby boy shower party. I just bought some royal icing toppers from a store, and topped it for an adorable effect. :)

Mini "Tiffany" Tower

2011-11-17T23:25:00.003+08:00

This "Tiffany" inspired tower was created for a wedding at the Amara Hotel in Tanjong Pagar a couple of weeks ago.

The flavour was vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream.

Glittery Fuschia and Purple Minis

2011-11-17T23:21:00.001+08:00

These mini's were made for a purple and fuschia themed bachelorette party. :)

Introducing....."Original Sin!"

2011-11-17T18:19:00.002+08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, this has to be THE best cupcake I have ever made. Even my friends and family said so! So this is my new flavour that will be added to the menu, that is called "Original Sin".

It's a chocolate guinness cupcake, with a chocolate ganache and topped with Bailey's buttercream. I swear it's total heaven in a wrapper.

Try it soon! ;)

60th Birthday Cupcakes

2011-11-17T18:07:00.003+08:00

I made these special cupcakes for a special 60th birthday party. My customer Rachel requested the "peaches" for her father in law's birthday. In Chinese tradition, you have to order the large "peach" when you turn 60, 70 and so on as it represents longevity. So I made the mini versions for cupcakes!

It took me quite a while but the result was worth it. The pink came our darker then what I preferred, but overall the effect was still there. The flavour was red velvet with a vanilla buttercream.

Pink and White High Heel Cupcakes

2011-11-17T18:01:00.002+08:00

I was asked to make these high heel cupcakes for a girly type of event. I first attempted a fondant heel, but failed miserably. I didn't have the right tools and I needed more time, so hopefully I can churn those out in future.

However, a good idea hit me so I just made these high heel shapes from royal icing. I added some glitter dust and silver balls on and walah, instant high heel shapes! The flavour of the cupcakes was chocolate with vanilla buttercream.

Blue Whale Cupcakes!

2011-11-17T17:56:00.002+08:00

Sorry it's been so long Cake in a Cuppers! I have a bad habit of uploading everything at once, once every couple of months. Will try to be more regular in future.

I made these to die for cute whale cuppies for a birthday gift. My customer gave me a picture, and I just copied the design. The whole look is too adorable!

Blue & White Full Moon Party Treats

2011-10-01T10:38:00.002+08:00

An old friend of mine booked me back in May for her son's full party in September. Thank the Lord she gave birth to a beautiful baby boy who's healthy and so cute!

She requested a blue and white theme, so I made red velvet cupcake in blue and white colours and she put her own toppers on them. She also requested my cupcake shaped cookies in blue and white colours, and I iced her son's name on them.

Thanks for the support Mama Su! Love you!

Basketball Team Cupcakes

2011-10-01T10:27:00.003+08:00

Basketball Team Logo

Charlie with his jersey "cupcake" number

These cupcakes were made on request by my boyfriend. :) He plays basketball with some friends semi professionally, and their team is called the Dunk n Donuts. Kinda cheesy but cute name!

Anyways their team mate Charlie (pictured above with his jersey number) has left for Boston, so they had a going away party for him and asked me to make cupcakes in the team colours. That was lemon cake with cream cheese frosting.

An extra request was for my chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting.

Pink and Lime Green Cupcake Pots

2011-10-01T10:23:00.002+08:00

Hello October! Can't believe the near is nearing to the end so quickly again. Nevertheless, the cupcakes are still coming. :)

Made this lovely pink and lime green pot combo a couple of weeks ago. Flavour was red velvet, and my client requested pink roses and pink hydrangeas.

I took the first couple of photos in natural light, but it didn't show the green properly, so the last pic I took inside which shows what the actual colour looks like. Pretty isn't it? This is one of my favourite colour combos for a party.

"Boobie" Birthday Cake!

2011-09-15T12:28:00.002+08:00

A friend of mine requested boob cakes for his sister's friend's birthday so here is the result! It was quite fun to make them, and I'm happy to venture out into making novelty cakes besides cupcakes. I'm quite okay with things like this on a small level, but I love a challenge so bring it on and I'm happy to make it.

Btw, this was my first time making a boob cake. It's a chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream.

P.S. I've had a couple of people that made negative comments about my "penis" cupcakes. Look, these are just cakes on request and people order these novelty designs for a laugh. Same with this boob cake, there is not intention to offend or gross you out. See it from the funny side!

Multi Coloured Rainbow Cupcakes

2011-09-14T14:26:00.002+08:00

The same customer that ordered the "Stitch" cupcakes also requested my rainbow cupcakes and she wanted multi coloured toppings.

It takes a while to make the rainbow cakes, but it's so worth it coz once you slice it open, it's just such a pretty sight to see all the colours.

Flavour was vanilla cake, and topping was a mix of vanilla buttercream, lemon buttercream and vanilla cream cheese frosting. I topped it with edible gold glitter, and rainbow sprinkles.

"Stitch" Birthday Cupcakes

2011-09-14T14:23:00.002+08:00

My customer requested "Stitch" themed cupcakes for her niece's birthday. She gave me an image to copy and I did my bestest to recreate it. I couldn't find long biscuits for the ears, so I used jelly candies instead.

"Vintage" Cupcake Pot

2011-09-14T14:18:00.002+08:00

I made this vintage looking cupcake pot over the weekend. I had done similar designs before last year for a wedding, and my customer requested the same for her wedding but in a pot design.

There were more cupcakes like this in the same design, but all boxed up to be given away.

I added an antique gold ribbon finish the whole look off. :) She chose vanilla on vanilla for the flavour of the cupcakes.

Simple Chocolate and Vanilla "Farewell" Cupcakes

2011-09-14T14:15:00.002+08:00

The heading describes it all.

Golf Themed Birthday Cupcakes

2011-09-14T14:12:00.002+08:00

These golf ball babies took a long time to create! But the result turned out well. :)

Frangipani Birthday Cupcakes

2011-09-14T14:03:00.002+08:00

Hello! I was on travels for a little while so haven't blogged for bit, but here I am again. :)

I made these birthday cupcakes back in August. Btw, the design was originally my sister's from her website www.lealalicious.blogspot.com My customer saw the design and wanted the same.

Flavour was chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting.

Boobie Cupcakes!

2011-08-03T14:26:00.002+08:00

A wife with a very good sense of humour ordered these "boobie" cupcakes for her hubby this morning. Apparently he had a very good laugh when he saw them! hahahahah!

Rio Colour Themed Cake and Mini Cupcakes

2011-08-03T14:19:00.003+08:00

I love how these colours turned out on the cake and cupcakes. :)

These were ordered for a little boy's 1st birthday party, and his mummy wanted Rio colour themed cupcakes and a cake.

The cake was a simple vanilla with vanilla buttercream, and the mini flavours were chocolate, coconut and red velvet.

Green Theme + Penis Cupcakes!

2011-08-03T14:17:00.003+08:00

These were ordered for a customer's friend's birthday. Added the penis in for extra pun. Whaddya think? :)

A Garden Full of "Blooming" Cupcakes

2011-08-03T14:06:00.003+08:00

I absolutely love making these potted cupcakes! Since I posted the first one a few months back, requests for them have been coming in quite a bit so keep em' coming!

I made both these pots for two separate clients, and both were for birthdays. The pink roses was for a customer's mother's birthday (as you can see from the message), and the other was for a customer's boyfriend's birthday.

The flavours were red velvet with vanilla cream cheese frosting, and lemon with vanilla buttercream, respectively.

Pink Rose Birthday Cupcakes

2011-08-03T14:03:00.002+08:00

I made these simple pink rose cupcakes for a family birthday party. And I happily used my new Martha Stewart cupcake tier that I bought in San Francisco earlier this year. :)

More Bride and Groom Cupcakes + Lotsa Minis!

2011-08-03T13:46:00.003+08:00

These cuppies took a lot of work and time, but the result was so cute. :) This wedding took place at the Mandarin Hotel on Orchard road, and the bride and groom had a lot of guests so we had two separate tables to place the cupcakes.

Each table had a tier with about 300 minis each, so around 600 in total. They also requested 23 cupcakes each of a bride and groom design. The "groom" had a top hat and bow made from chocolate fondant, and the "bride" had a "tiara" type thingy which I made from fondant and sprinkled with edible pearls. I also cut small pieces of tulle and stuck it to the "tiara" to create a veil effect.

They had red velvet, chocolate, coconut and coffee as flavours for the cupcakes.

More Mini Cupcakes for another Fullerton Hotel wedding

2011-07-26T13:47:00.003+08:00

Another lovely bride of mine ordered 400 of these minis for her yellow, orange and gold themed wedding. The minis had a hint of edible glitter on them for extra sparkle!

Birthday Boy Cookies

2011-07-26T13:43:00.002+08:00

A lovely customer ordered these for her son's birthday. It was a vanilla cookie, with a mix of vanilla and chocolate royal icing.

Chic Pink Minis @ The Fullerton Hotel

2011-07-26T13:26:00.002+08:00

I loved making these minis coz this couple is one of the nicest I've ever met. And so easy to deal with. The bride wanted something simple and chic, and I'm always a believer that less is also more.

The simple pink swirls topped with a blue flower created such a pretty effect. She chose red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting as the flavour, and also ordered extra regular cupcakes as gifts for her friends. Such a sweetie!

Mini "Tiffany" theme cupcakes!

2011-07-26T13:25:00.001+08:00

I will never tired of making tiffany themed cupcakes. The colours are just beautiful.

This was for a wedding at the Sheraton Towers last month. :)

Baby Girl Cupcake Cookies

2011-07-20T12:34:00.003+08:00

Hello Cake in a cuppers! I know it's been a while since my last posting. Lots has been happening on my end, and that includes a lot more cupcake and cookie creations!

I made this back in June for a baby full moon, and I think it's so cute! The mummy wanted a pink and white theme, and I delivered in a cute basket made by my friend Justin from Fleurlicious.

It was just a simple vanilla sugar cookie with royal icing. These babies are so much work but the result is simply too cute to be true!

A Pot of Lovely Pink "Roses"

2011-05-30T18:15:00.003+08:00

I had the opportunity to create another cupcake pot last Friday so I happily took the chance! They were red velvet cupcakes with vanilla cream cheese frosting, and it was ordered by the same lady who ordered the "Strawberry Shortcake" cupcakes.

She said feel free to do whatever you want, so I went ahead and piped roses for this pot design. I finished it off with a soft green ribbon which I think complimented the colour of the roses well.

Afternoon Cupcake Treats

2011-05-30T18:10:00.004+08:00

I created a variety of flavours for some of the research staff at the Khoo Teck Puat hospital last Friday afternoon.

They requested vanilla, chocolate, red flavour, lemon and a couple of chocolate vegan cupcakes. I paired them with vanilla buttercream, chocolate buttercream, vanilla cream cheese frosting, lemon buttercream and a chocolate raspeberry ganache respectively.

"Strawberry Shortcake" Cupcakes

2011-05-30T17:57:00.003+08:00

I made these cuppies for a regular customer last week, who wanted to treat her 3 year old daughter to these treats because she did well in school. She asked me whether I could make a Strawberry Shortcake 3D image as her daughter is a big fan.

However, after looking up the images I realised there was too much detail to create a fondant image and I'm not up to that level yet. So I thought of making my own toppers!

I got a really good friend of mine to create the image within a circle, then I cut it out and stuck it onto a pink card and glued it to a lollipop stick and walah! :)

The cupcake flavour was chocolate with strawberry buttercream.

My Beautiful Blue "Hydrangea" Pots!

2011-05-24T12:59:00.003+08:00

I am so in love with these cupcake pots! I've always wanted to do a blue hydrangea for the pot and finally the occasion came up because a girl friend said she needed a gift for a baby shower, and I recommended this!

The flavours were vanilla and chocolate cake, paired with a vanilla buttercream. I use 2 different blues and a purple to come up with that exact blue colour shade that I wanted. These pots are the perfect gift for any occasion.

I would like to venture out and make this into something that I do quite often. I mentioned in my sunflower posts that these could take the place of your flower arrangements during a wedding or lunch reception.

If you are interested let me know? My pots start from $25, and it can range from 6 cupcakes up to 20 cupcakes.

As mentioned previously, I'll be designing more cupcake pots and you will see the options I have available. In the meantime, if you can think of an occasion for this gift idea, do let me know! :)

Hello Sweet Pea!

2011-05-24T12:46:00.002+08:00

I really enjoyed making this order! My customer was actually a previous bride, and I made cuppies for her wedding 2 years ago on Valentine's Day. So turns out she just had a baby girl, and wanted me to make some cupcakes to commemorate her full moon. I was more then happy to do the job!

She wanted a sweet pea/daisy theme for the cupcakes and showed me some photos for reference. I then sketched out what I wanted to do for her, and here are the results! I handmade the large daisies and the sweet pea from fondant. It was so much fun to do, and I loved how they turned out, especially the sweet pea.

For the cupcake flavours, she chose vanilla cake with lemon buttercream, chocolate cake with strawberry buttercream and coffee cake with cream cheese frosting.

Chic Pink and Chocolate Wedding Minis

2011-05-24T11:15:00.002+08:00

These little mini pink and chocolate cupcakes were made for an intimate wedding at Graze Restaurant in Rochester Park.

The bride wanted to keep it simple with high swirls, and I topped the frosting with edible chocolate beads and white sugar pearls.

Simple but chic!

The Usual Cupcake Order

2011-05-15T00:25:00.003+08:00

These cuppies were made for an office going away party. I thought that morning the simplicity and structure of the cupcakes came out well, that I thought I had to post it.

Flavours were my "Choco Nutter", "Dark Decadence", "Southern Belle" and "Tropical Bliss. Was quite pleased with the meringue on my coconut cupcake, and I also attempted a rose swirl on the red velvet cupcakes. Topped it with edible glitter, just to make everything shinier and new. :)

Penis Cupcakes!

2011-05-15T00:19:00.003+08:00

From flower cupcakes to this....

The title says it all....hahaha! Well at the last minute, my girl friend asked me if I had ever made penis cupcakes before. I said I never have but I'm up for the challenge. It was for her friend's bachelorette party. Suffice to say, the bride and ladies were very happy with it. ;)

P.S. I don't usually do "adult" themed cupcakes, but if it's for a special occasion I really don't mind. At your discretion of course...

"Sunflower" Mother's Day Cupcakes!

2011-05-15T00:10:00.002+08:00

These is my first ever cupcake pot! Ain't it so pretty? I actually have to thank my sis for this idea as she suggested I made a cupcake "bouquet" in a pot for her mother in law for mother's day. So off we went to buy the pot, the flower sponge and I had some spare lollipop sticks in the house.

And wala! This creation was born. She was so happy with the result, and I think it makes for a perfect gift for any occasion.

Hence, I've decided I'm gonna market more of these cupcake "flower pots" as an alternative to the usual cupcake box gifts. And u know what, these pots could also take the place of a flower arrangement during a wedding dinner. It looks pretty but also can serve as dessert for guests, so you kill 2 birds with one stone.

Watch this space soon for more cupcake "flower pot" creations!!! Coming very very soon...

And Then There Was A Bride & Groom...

2011-05-14T23:56:00.004+08:00

A lovely couple from Indonesia made an unusual but creative request for their wedding last weekend. They wanted a main bridal cake with cupcakes, but they also requested "bride" and "groom" cupcakes.

The idea was totally their own, and they even provided me with sketches on how they wanted the whole thing to look like. Cute and creative couple!

The flavours for the main cake and cupcakes was red velvet with a vanilla cream cheese frosting; the "groom" cupcakes was chocolate with a chocolate orange buttercream, and the "bride" cupcakes was lemon with a strawberry buttercream.

Bestie's Birthday!

2011-05-14T23:53:00.004+08:00

It was one of my best friend's birthday, and so we all met at a french bistro for lunch and had a lovely afternoon. I made his favourite, lemon cupcake with lemon buttercream.

Love you Justin!

P.S. Justin is the creative master of his own florist company "Fleurlicious". He's the best! check out his website www.fleurlicious.com

Malk's Birthday!

2011-05-14T23:51:00.002+08:00

A lady ordered this for her colleague's birthday. I love the pink, blue and chocolate colour combo.

Shanghai Style Mini Cupcakes

2011-05-14T23:06:00.005+08:00

A lovely bride of mine called Rachel ordered these shanghai style minis for her wedding reception at the Swissotel at Clarke Quay. I had done something similar before, but I tell you icing the "xi" itself took over an hour. But the result was worth it!

I chose the bright and contrasting colours to make the mini's stand out, which I sort of based on the colours by Shanghai Tang. Much "double happiness" to the newly wedded couple!

Pink and Cream Cupcakes @ Goodwood

2011-05-14T22:53:00.002+08:00

Made these simple goodies as a surprise birthday gift from a bride to her hubby during their wedding reception. Hence the love heart theme. :)

My Niece's Pink and Green Birthday Party!

2011-04-20T14:04:00.006+08:00

Me feeding my sweetie pie Leala, she loved the icing!

My darling niece Leala turned 1 last December, and her mummy decided to throw her an unforgettable pink and green themed 1st birthday party. The party took place in Bandung at an old colonial house, which is about a 2 hour drive from Jakarta. We baked the cupcakes in Jakarta, and transported everything by car to the place.

We stuck to a simple vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream, and topped it with rainbow sprinkles. My sister bought her pink and green cake toppers from an American website, and had them customised. And of course, pink and white polka dot cupcake wrappers to make it all look cuter.

The whole candy bar set up was done by my sister's in laws, and we helped out. The jars were all self bought and the candy they also bought as well. Not bad for our first candy bar set up! Of course not to forget, the cupcake cookies that I carefully brought over from Singapore. :P

I'm so happy the look came out just how my sister imagined it to be. And the darling girl was so well behaved and happy on her big day. Can't wait for her 2nd birthday! ;)

Another Baby Boy Full Moon Gift Box

2011-04-20T12:45:00.003+08:00

I've done these designs a few times already, but thought I'd show you again. :) My client had her baby boy Kaylen in November, and December was the full moon so I made a number of boxes for her.

She also had 3 types of packaging, which I finished off with a pastel blue ribbon and my cupcake cards.

Cupcake Cookies!

2011-04-20T12:36:00.004+08:00

Aren't these cookies the cutest things??? :) I made them last December for niece's 1st birthday party in Jakarta. Yes her "Ah Yee" prepared it in Singapore before heading there. There will be a later post on her b'day party and you can see all the treats that we had.

I made a basic vanilla cookie recipe and used vanilla royal icing and chocolate royal icing for the decor.

Christmas Cupcake Order

2011-04-20T12:15:00.003+08:00

Here's the christmas cupcake order that I mentioned earlier. The client was Raymond Weil (the watch company), so I also added in a sugar print out of their corporate logo.

I also spray painted the boxes gold, which took quite a long process but the result was nice and appropriate for the Xmas season. :)

Mint Green, Cream and Mocha Themed Mini Cuppies

2011-04-20T11:58:00.009+08:00

Made these soft coloured mini combinations for a wedding at the Conrad Hotel in early December. Flavours were chocolate, mocha and vanilla.

Christmas Cupcake Samplers

2011-04-20T11:50:00.003+08:00

This post comes a little bit too late but I made these cupcake samplers for a friend in that run's an events company. His client wanted to order boxes to deliver to her clients so I made a range of Christmas designs. Happily the client was happy and ordered from me!

Luckily her orders all came in 2 weeks to a week before Christmas so I was still available. Photos to come in a later post.

Baby Blue and Brown Vegan Cupcakes

2011-04-20T11:46:00.004+08:00

I made this striking colour combo for a friend that was ordering for a birthday. I had ran out of butter that day so I made a vegetarian version using canola oil. Perfect for something last minute, but the taste is still good!

Sweet Pastel Minis @ Furama Hotel

2011-04-20T11:32:00.005+08:00

Hi Cake in a Cuppers! I know it's been agessss since my last post! I got real busy over the Christmas holiday period and at the moment I'm juggling 4 jobs so sometimes it get's a bit nutty on my end. Sorry if I've ever replied late to your emails, or seems like I'm not active in the cupcake circuit.

Rest assured, I'm still very much alive and still baking my babies! Boy have I got a lot to post up. :P

I made these sweet little mini's for a wedding at the Furama Hotel last November. Flavours were choco nutter, and vanilla with vanilla buttercream, from what I remember. :)

P.S. The pearls were provided by the bride's entourage.

A Bouquet of Cupcakes!

2011-01-20T10:57:00.002+08:00

Happy New Year Cake in a Cuppers! I know it's been a while since my last post. I was busy with work and also the holidays, but now it's back to cupcake business again!

I made this lovely "bouquet" of flower cupcakes couple of months back. I saw the hydrangea step by step piping on a website and used a mix of blue and purple icing. I ran out of yellow, so I gave my client pink sunflowers. If there is such a thing! And I used chocolate crunch balls for the "seeds" of the sunflower.

It'll make a good Mother's Day gift hey? :)

New York-esque Pink Mini Cupcakes + DISCLAIMER

2010-11-08T17:09:00.002+08:00

These have to be my favourite mini designs so far. It was for a wedding at the M hotel, and the bride wanted a high pink swirl topped with a chocolate chip. I used a dark brown wrapper to pop out the colour more. She chose a chocolate cake base with vanilla buttercream.

This is something I have to mention to whoever is reading. The bride misplaced my tier so now it's gone. I wasn't happy about it, and she offered to pay me the cost of it.

I'm gonna write this part in CAPS so everyone can read clearly and understand.

COME JANUARY 1ST 2011, I WILL START CHARGING A RENT DEPOSIT FOR MY TIERS. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DAMAGED OR LOST PARTS OF MY TIERS, OR MISPLACED THEM IN THIS CASE. IT'S NOT A RISK I'M WILLING TO TAKE ANYMORE AS I SOURCE MOST OF MY DISPLAY ITEMS FROM OVERSEAS, AND THEY AREN'T EASY TO FIND AND QUITE COSTLY.

MY SMALL TIERS WILL BE CHARGED AT $50 PER PIECE, AND MY LARGER TIERS AT $100 PER PIECE. NOT TO STRESS, THESE AMOUNTS ARE FULLY REFUNDABLE ONCE MY TIERS ARE RETURNED IN GOOD AND WORKING CONDITION. THE REFUND WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN 1 TO 2 DAYS OF THE RETURN, SO PLEASE FURNISH ME WITH YOUR BANK DETAILS DURING THE PROCESS OF ORDERING YOUR CUPCAKES SO THAT I CAN TRANSFER IT BACK TO YOU VIA INTERNET BANKING.

I HAVE TO DO THIS TO PROTECT MY INVENTORY. HOPE ALL OF YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE I AM COMING FROM.

Thanks for listening!

Mini Cuppies for 1st Birthday Party

2010-11-08T16:59:00.002+08:00

Made these little treats for an ex bride's niece's birthday party. She chose the same flavours that she did for her wedding. :) They were my "Southern Belle", "Choco Nutter" and vanilla cake with strawberry buttercream.

Chocolate and Meringue Birthday Cupcakes

2010-11-08T16:41:00.002+08:00

Made this order of Dark Decadence, Choco Nutter and Tropical Bliss cupcakes for a simple birthday order.

K Pop Concert After Party Cupcakes!

2010-11-08T15:48:00.007+08:00

This has to be one of the cutest and quirkiest cupcake tier set ups I've ever done! I got an email from the organiser of the K Pop concert, and she wanted these cuppies for the one of the management's birthday, and also for the artiste and crew to enjoy! I was choc full of orders that day but it was an order I couldn't say no to!

She chose my Aztec Gold, coconut cake with vanilla buttercream, and chocolate cake with vanilla buttercream. Decor wise, she wanted my skulls, Tiffany Collection and Minnie Mouse design! The ears were giant chocolate buttons by Cadbury. ;)

The location of the after party was Sarang restaurant at Orchard Central. Unfortunately I didn't get to meet any of the artistes as they weren't there yet. But, the organiser told me that no one is allowed to take casual photos of them and paste them online. Orders from their management!

Was hoping I could get a pic of them biting into my cupcakes...

Oh well...but still the ooh's and aah's from the restaurant staff were enough to make me feel good.

Sarangheyo!

Another East Coast Church Wedding

2010-11-08T15:34:00.004+08:00

This is another similar themed cupcake wedding as the previous post, but they had a mix of green, pink and cream and there was alternate decor of sugar flowers and silver beads.

Flavours they chose were lemon cake with vanilla buttercream, and vanilla cake with chocolate orange buttercream. They also requested sugar hearts with their initials.

P.S. The cake was not made by me, it was a last minute addition when I arrived to set up.

Cupcake Wedding @ Raffles Town Club

2010-11-08T15:08:00.004+08:00

I made these lovely pastel shade cupcakes over the 2nd last weekend of October, and boy that was a hot week for cupcakes!

She ordered vanilla, lemon and nutella cupcakes (new flavour)! I didn't have a chance to try it but it sure smelled good. I wanna try it with a nutella based buttercream soon.

The bride and groom requested for this colour themed, accented with similar coloured small flowers for decor and white heart's with their initials "Q" on it.

Official Photos from Garden Wedding in KL

2010-10-22T12:12:00.003+08:00

These beautiful photos were courtesy of Siew Yen Photography in Malaysia. I love how she captured the light and angles in these photographs. Thanks Siew Yen! :)

Check out her:

Blog http://siew2yen.blogspot.com/

Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Siew-Yen-Photography/137797499590215

You can also contact her at v2silvera@gmail.com

Garden Coloured Wedding Cupcakes in KL

2010-10-22T11:47:00.003+08:00

It was my dear friend Min Jee's wedding last weekend, and I promised her that I would make her wedding cuppies. :)

I recommended red velvet and tiramisu as the flavours, and she asked for colours of cream, yam and soft green. She wanted to just have different swirl shapes, and keep the focus on the colours.

This was my 2nd wedding in KL.

Seashell Themed Cupcakes

2010-10-21T16:36:00.005+08:00

I made these order for a 20 10 2010 wedding. ;) They wanted a seashell theme, so I recommended using belgian chocolates in sea shell shapes for the decor. Simple but cute!

I know the box looks kinda messy, but I was putting on the white chocolate ganache while the cakes were in the box. So this will hold the cup shape and it can harden nicely.

The cake flavours were lemon and vanilla.

Bright Coloured Party Minis

2010-10-21T16:26:00.004+08:00

A friend of friend requested mini cupcakes for a Shanghai themed party, so I got inspired by Shanghai Tang colours. Hence I used bright pink, green, blue and yellow and topped them with gold glitter. The flavour was vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream.

Google and a Baby Boy!

2010-10-21T16:06:00.005+08:00

A previous client of mine ordered these for his boss, who's expecting a baby boy. He also works at Google, so hence they requested the google colours!

They chose chocolate, vanilla, and mocha as the cake and icing flavours.

Cream and Blue 10/10/10 Mini Wedding Cuppies

2010-10-19T14:49:00.002+08:00

These mini cuties were made for a 10/10/10 wedding. The bride wanted a mix of cream and blue, and I handmade the little mini fondant ribbons. Flavour she chose was vanilla cake with vanilla buttercream.

Did I mention the reception took place at The Flyer VIP Lounge? :)

Pink and Chocolate Birthday Cupcakes

2010-10-19T14:43:00.002+08:00

This was a last minute order that came through, so I thought to have some fun and inject this bright pink colour. I love my new icing tip too!

Flavours were Aztec Gold and Southern Belle.

Fuschia and Gold Theme Cupcakes

2010-10-14T16:51:00.002+08:00

I wish I had better pictures of these cupcakes, but I took them at night in my guest room which doesn't have the most flattering lighting. I made two separate orders of these cuppies for two separate days over the weekend. It was a mix of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, and the bride wanted a fushia pink and gold theme. I blogged about the sampler box quite a number of months ago.

I didn't get to take any pictures of it on the tier, as the bride's friend came to pick up the cupcakes very early in the morning on both days, so they arranged it themselves at the venue. Although I heard the guests quite enjoyed them, so that's good for me to know! :)

Pearls, Roses and All Things Glorious

2010-10-14T16:38:00.002+08:00

I used oyster ivory coloured sugar pearls and a peach rose

these were gum paste roses

I handmade the white flowers with sugar pearl centres

gum paste rose with handmade fondant butterfly

embossed fondant top with gum paste rose

These has to be probably the most elaborate cupcakes I've ever made. But the credit is not all mine, as the client gave me photographs from the internet of the designs she liked. So I copied some of them, and I have to admit it looks almost the same!

She chose my signature flavours which were the Dark Decadence, Southern Belle and Choco Nutter. The wedding was located at Marina Bay area, so there was a gorgeous view of the Marina Bay Sands.

Everything you see is edible! The hubby wasn't quite, but I assured him everything was made of sugar! :)

Pink Themed Cuppies and a Chocolate Cake

2010-10-14T15:37:00.005+08:00

A lovely couple ordered these cuppies and cake for their wedding over the weekend in Nicoy Island. Chocolate is their favourite, so the cupcakes were chocolate with vanilla buttercream and the cake was good old chocolate with chocolate icing. They had a pink theme, and they were going to put pink roses on top of the cake.

They picked up the cakes last week in a big plastic box and off they went to the wedding. However, I heard a little drama ensued as the boat crew wouldn't let them carry it onboard the boat so they had to check it in. As you can imagine, that was a big no no. Apparently all the cupcakes flipped and the icing was ruined. Luckily, one of their friends managed to bring over some icing at the last minute and the chef on the island fixed everything up for them.

Oh well these things happen! :)

My 1st Malaysian Wedding @ Sime Darby Convention Hall

2010-10-06T17:26:00.003+08:00

It was my childhood friend's wedding in KL, and she asked me to bake some mini cuppies for her cocktail reception. I made them for her a wedding gift, and just kept it simple with red and yellow swirls, topped with edible gold beads.

I made Tiramisu and Red Velvet as the flavours. And u know what, most of it was gobbled up! How lovely is that. ;)

P.S. I know half the cupcakes are gone in the photos, but I forgot to take some while setting up. So by the time I got there to attend the dinner, this was the result.

First Haute Couture Cupcakes Order

2010-10-06T17:18:00.000+08:00

I prepared these babies last night for a pick up this morning. They looked so pretty in the morning!

However after a couple of hours, I noticed the black pearls sorta "bleeding" into the icing. So one word to myself, don't put the pearls on until the very last minute! My client was sweet and totally understanding about it.

I wanna try and do this look in a few more colours. Readers, please give me the opportunity! :)

Daddy's 70th Birthday Cupcakes!

2010-10-06T17:03:00.003+08:00

The cupcakes with his "Shou Tao"

These cupcakes held such special meaning for me. :) It was my darling daddy's big 70th birthday two weeks ago in KL, and my sister and I went home for the weekend, and made this cupcakes for his pink and white themed party at home.

He requested chocolate cupcakes, an we paired it with a vanilla cream cheese frosting. My sister make the cake base, and I prepared the icing and the decor.

We thought a simple white circle cut out with black numbers, and a black bow tie would look quite chic for the party. Our daddy is a very simple man, so that suited him perfectly.

An added dessert to the party was the mandatory "Shou Tao", which a friend of mine so graciously arranged for me in Singapore. Yes I carried it all the way back to Malaysia, and on the bus too! ;) There were 70 pieces, including the large one and it was so yummy!

Nevertheless he was very happy with the result, and so were we! Most of the cupcakes were finished by the guests as well. Thankfully a few leftover the next day for breakfast.

Love you daddy! Looking forward to making you more cupcakes next year. :)

Official Photos from Zoo Wedding

2010-10-06T16:56:00.003+08:00

Credit goes to Yvonne Loh of Von Loh studios. Visit her facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/vonloh

Thanks for the photos Yvonne! :)

Official Photos from Krish Restaurant @ Rochester Park

2010-10-06T16:51:00.001+08:00

Thanks to the lovely bride Jasmine who emailed this to me! These photos are so much clearer then the other ones I took on my 1st generation Iphone.

Credit goes to George Wong from A Photo Story. www.aphotostory.com

More "Tiffany" Cupcakes!

2010-09-22T13:25:00.004+08:00

I really loved making these Tiffany Cupcakes again! A previous customer of mine ordered these chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream for her boss, and they were having a farewell party for her.

She said that were giving her an actual Tiffany gift, so she thought why not have Tiffany cupcakes to go with it? :) Hope they enjoyed it!

My First Zoo Wedding Cupcakes

2010-09-22T13:06:00.003+08:00

It really was quite a journey heading up for this wedding. And quite a journey getting in and out of the zoo but it was fun! I got to take the private buggy on my way in and out. :P

This wedding took place on Saturday over the weekend, and the couple ordered the cupcakes from me back in April. It was a dark pink and cream them, and they asked for sugee and coconut cupcakes as the flavours, and a small coconut cake for the cake cutting ceremony.

For the pink roses, I had to use food spray to darken the colour a little bit and it turned out quite pretty. For the cake, I used fresh roses to decorate the top.

Roses are one of the simplest but very beautiful way to decorate cake or cupcakes. The result is simply stunning, especially with the pairing of colours.

Skull Cupcakes!

2010-09-22T12:55:00.002+08:00

I decided to go a bit edgy for these cupcakes. ;) I made these for my trip to Manila as well, as one of my very good friend's is in a rock band and he loves chocolate cupcakes. So I thought I'd get a bit creative so I made these skull heads.

I just cut out the shape and moulded it a bit to look like a skull head, and used an edible black writing pen to draw in the faces. I finished the look with a sprinkling of edible blue glitter onto the chocolate orange buttercream.

Baby Boy & Lego Cupcakes Official Order

2010-09-22T12:45:00.003+08:00

I made the official order for these cuppies two weeks ago! It was so fun recreating everything all over again, and my customer ordered all the flavours that I mentioned in the previous blog.

I miscounted and forgot to make one extra lego shape, so hence one "empty" lego cupcake. I also added "Kai is 4" as that's her older son's name.

Haute Couture Cupcake!

2010-09-22T12:18:00.005+08:00

Presenting my first.....Haute Couture Cupcake! Ok I have to admit, I got the inspiration from a website. So I thought I had to try it for myself!

It was a little hard making the large flower because of the humidity, so the petals tore a little easier then usual when I was thinning them out. I made them a week in advance so they could dry properly. However I'm in need to fix the air con in my room so the temperature will be a little better for making the flowers.

I actually made 6 of these cupcakes for a girl's weekend in Manila 2 weeks ago. I used lemon cupcakes with lemon buttercream as a flavour, and the decorated one side of the cupcake with silver beads, black pearls and white pearls. All edible of course. Then the flower to finish.

Unfortunately, after hours on the plane and day before the girl's dinner, the weight of the flowers kinda flattened the cream. However I also put it down to the fact that my friends didn't keep the cupcakes in a cool enough area so the cream sorta melted.

But I'm glad I managed to take a picture of the finished pretty product! I hope someone orders this soon for a wedding or fancy event. :)

Sweet Pink and Green Minis

2010-09-22T12:03:00.003+08:00

These lovely minis were made for a little office party. Flavours were lemon with vanilla buttercream, and red velvet with vanilla cream cheese frosting.

Luscious Looking Chocolate Cupcakes!

2010-09-07T16:05:00.002+08:00

this photo can make me salivate....a perfect chocolatey swirl

delicious peanut butter fluffiness!

My customer is coming to pick these up in the evening, and I couldn't resist loading them up! It's just a simple order, 1 dozen chocolate cupcakes with chocolate buttercream and and 1 dozen "choco nutter" cupcakes. I topped it with edible gold glitter, and crunchy chocolate balls.

Can anyone say hungry?

Last Minute Wedding Favour Cupcakes

2010-09-07T15:48:00.005+08:00

Last weekend, I received a last minute order for these cupcake favours. Since I could manage some time in the evenings to prepare them, I went ahead with the order. :)

She ordered 48 cupcakes, 24 "Choco Nutter" and 24 "Southern Belle" for the favours, and 50 vanilla minis with vanilla buttercream for her office mates to shared.

I kept the colours natural, and used shiny silver beads and small blue flowers to dress the cupcakes. I mixed up a soft blue and champagne gold ribbon to finish off the look of the favour boxes.

U know which part took the longest? Folding the boxes, cutting and tying ribbon! But I don't mind doing coz the end look is worth it. :)

Coffee Delights!

2010-09-07T15:44:00.004+08:00

I wanted an excuse to use my new burberry inspired cupcake wrappers! :P So I invited some friends over on Sunday afternoon for coffee cupcakes and tea!

The result? Super yums! Like having a latte in your mouth. I topped it off with crunchy chocolate balls.

Baby Boy & Lego Cupcakes!

2010-09-07T15:19:00.004+08:00

I made these cute creations over the weekend for a tasting session. The lovely lady is having her 4 year old's birthday, and her baby boy's full moon in a couple of days, and she requested lego designs and baby boy designs.

I handmade everything myself! From the teddy bears to the lego bricks. Ok one of the bricks looks a lil crooked but I'm going to cut everything perfectly straight later tonight when I'm preparing it! I have to thank the internet for giving me the lego inspiration.

She chose red velvet, chocolate with chocolate orange buttercream, lemon with lemon buttercream and vanilla with strawberry buttercream.

Will show you the final results when I deliver everything this Thursday. :)

Official Photos from Wedding in Sentosa

2010-09-07T15:14:00.001+08:00

This was located at Coastes, Sentosa. Aren't the photos lovely? Captured the colours so well!

Photos courtesy of Bryan at Bryan Jean Photography. www.bryanjeanphotography.com

Introducing my Jakarta Partner....."Lealalicious" Cupcakes!

2010-09-03T11:20:00.004+08:00

Let me introduce you to my amazing new cupcake partner in Jakarta, the cutely titled "Lealalicious"! I'm proud to say it's actually my own sister, and I'm so excited she has started to take on a cupcake venture of her own. You can view her blog at www.lealalicious.blogspot.com

Back in the day when I started this little business 2 years ago, she was always helping me out, whether it be spooning the batter, icing the cupcakes, folding boxes, cutting ribbon, washing dishes etc. You name it in baking, she helped me to do it! Even setting up the tiers at the weddings or events itself. But she took a back seat, coz this was my baby and she was happy to see it build and grow.

Fast forward 2 years later in Jakarta, she's now a proud mum to baby Leala, hence her business is named in honour of her sweetheart of a daughter. She's a full time mummy and wifey, but for the past few months she decided to try cupcakes on her own.

And I am so super proud of her! She has come up with some fantastic creations all on her own, and she's such a part of re-inspiring to become more creative all over again! She sends me photos of her cupcakes almost every day and she never ceases to amaze me with her creativity. She pays so much attention to detail, to the point of anal but that's what makes her cupcakes gorgeous in taste and look!

Coincidentally enough, the taste of her cupcakes are just like mine! Whenever I passed her recipes, she'd try and her family members who have tried mine before, say oh wow it's just like Choy's! Well we are twins, so I guess in runs in the blood. :)

So if ever any of you are in Jakarta, or know of friends in Jakarta who are getting married, having a baby, throwing a party etc, please recommend her to them. I guarantee you she won't disappoint.

This blog is in honour of my darling sis May, and I look forward to more cupcake collaborations, and to the day we start our chain of cupcake cafe's! I love you. xxx

*Note: Photos are courtesy of "Lealalicious". Photos shown here are 100% original creations of "Lealalicious" For flavour, pricing and design enquiries of "Lealalicious" cupcakes, please email lealalicious@gmail.com

Pink & White Sweet Treats

2010-09-03T10:47:00.007+08:00

I delivered these pink and white treats to the ladies of InfocusAsia this morning. Funnily enough, one of the girls I met there last week had met me previously at a friend's house party where she tried my cupcakes. So she requested me to make some for a little office party today.

They chose red velvet with vanilla cream cheese frosting for 2 dozen worth, and I recommended the other 1 dozen worth to be vanilla with a lovely tangy lemon buttercream. I also also pre-made the sugar flowers and ribbons 3 days before hand to give it a feminine touch. :)

"Diva Channel" Cupcakes

2010-09-02T11:39:00.004+08:00

My friends in an events company asked me to bake these cupcakes for the soft launch of the "Diva Channel'. It was my first time baking for a media event, so I felt good about it. :)

I kept it simple with swirls and edible white pearls, and I used Diva's corporate colours of a peachy orange, lime green and turqoise. The chocolate icing made up for their 4th colour which is a shade of brown.

They chose "Southern Belle", "Dark Decadence", a lemon cupcake with lemon buttercream, and a vanilla cupcake with chocolate buttercream as their flavours.

I didn't get to take photos at their event as they had a courier pick up the cupcakes from me, but hopefull they'll send some official photos over soon. I also bought a new 3 tier which I lent to them to use at the event.

Will keep you posted!

Pastel Garden Inspired Cupcakes

2010-09-02T11:26:00.004+08:00

I made these cuppies over the weekend, basically after I got off my flight from Jakarta!

Luckily, I pre-made the flowers and butterflies in Jakarta, so I wouldn't have to rush anything when I got home.

The couple is looking at a soft green and cream garden theme (they've since requested an addition of champagne pink for their wedding day).

I bought new daisy cutters in Jakarta, so I was quiet excited to make them! The green edible beads are also from there, as I find it quite difficult to find any other colour beads besides silver or gold in Singapore.

So pretty and easy on the eyes. :)

Beautiful White and Black Flowers

2010-09-02T11:21:00.004+08:00

In another collaboration between Cake in a Cup and Lealalicious, we handmade these large white and black flowers from fondant.

We got inspired by a haute couture cupcake, and wanted to re-create that look. I must say it came very close! My sister will be using this for her mother in law's birthday cupcakes.

Presenting...The Tiffany Collection!

2010-09-02T11:08:00.002+08:00

This without doubt, is one of my favourite designs ever!

I have to thank my sister for this. She's based in Jakarta, and recently started baking cupcakes for a little business as well. She had been sending me photos of the cupcakes and designs she's been doing, and I got re-inspired all over again!

I admit work sometimes get's so busy, that I hadn't been putting as much time in as I'd like for the cupcakes. I admit sometimes I've been slow to reply some of the emails, for those out there, a bit sorry!

However after spending a weekend there, buying more equipment and working on my cupcake energy, I'm proud to say I think my cupcakes will get better and better from here on! The passion that's there is growing more and more.

For the cupcakes above, we spent our early Saturday morning making those ribbons and we were inspired by Tiffany cupcake images. The other cupcakes we topped with edible white pearls.

Hence the result above! Isn't is amazing? I hope someone out there orders this for their wedding or event soon! ;)

*Note: The Tiffany Collection was a proud collaboration between "Cake in a Cup" Singapore, and "Lealalicious" Jakarta.

Glitter and Shine!

2010-09-02T10:57:00.005+08:00

Now this is where you see the power of the Iphone 4G!

These cuppies are the same flavour as the previous post, and I was dropping it off to friends later in the afternoon.

Just look at how clear the camera captured the beauty of the cupcakes! Even the edible beads and edible glitter turned up so clearrrrrr.

By the way I love the simplicity of these cupcakes, they'll be perfect for any occasion.

This is where you see

Baby Full Moon Cupcake Favours

2010-09-02T10:49:00.003+08:00

All ribboned up ready to go

the process of sticking on tape

Remember the blog I did about the Majestic Hotel wedding? Well that couple just celebrated the arrival of their baby boy Joshua! :) How time flies.

So for his full moon, she asked me to bake 100 cupcakes and package them as favours to give away.

She chose the same flavours she had for her wedding, which was the vanilla choc chip and peanut butter based cake, both topped with vanilla buttercream. I don't have those flavours on my menu but I should include it in. Apparently the family enjoyed the taste so much that they requested the same again. :)

Remember to call me for the 2nd baby! :P

Aqua & Red Cupcakes!

2010-09-02T10:30:00.003+08:00

This was my first request for a red and aqua themed cupcakes, and I must say the colour combination is quite outstanding!

I made these for a tasting session, and the flavours were chocolate and vanilla.

Four Seasons Wedding Cupcakes

2010-09-02T08:36:00.002+08:00

My previous post on the Four Seasons ROM, well this is the follow up. :) The actual wedding dinner of Sulin and Allan.

The same flavours were requested, but this in colours of apple green, purple, & cream topped with little pink flowers. They also opted for gold wrappers for this occasion. I also added a small 6 inch coconut cake on the top.

One of the best things on that day, was that Sulin and Allan actually wished me happy birthday and gave me a hongbau as a gift. I was so touched! Thanks to the both of you! :)

Four Season's ROM

2010-09-01T21:10:00.003+08:00

One of the loveliest couple's ever hired me to bake for their ROM at the Four Seasons Hotel.

They wanted to keep things simple with natural colours, and edible silver beads.

They had a mix of chocolate, coconut and vanilla cupcakes. I also baked for their July wedding, which I will load up soon. :)

Rainbow Colour Delights for 1st Birthday Party

2010-09-01T20:57:00.004+08:00

These rainbow coloured cuppies with their bright coloured icing was made for a one year old birthday party.

The base was vanilla, with a mixture of vanilla, lemon and chocolate cream cheese icing.

Thanks to the little boy's mummy for emailing the photos to me!

*The 1 chocolate was added in by the family. The coloured tier is from a family friend.

Purple & White ROM @ Rochester Park

2010-09-01T14:16:00.002+08:00

Sorry for the grain look of my photos, but this was the last photos taken on my old Iphone. So everything from hear on should be much clearer!

This was for a ROM at Krish Restaurant, located in Rochester Park. The bride wanted a mix of regular and mini sized cupcakes. It was my first time doing it, and I have to say it turned out good. Gives some texture to the "look" of the cupcakes.

She had a mixture of chocolate and vanilla cupcakes, and I topped all the cupcakes with a mix of white and purple flowers.

Pasir Ris Beach Park Wedding

2010-09-01T13:55:00.003+08:00

This sweet couple ordered this berry based cupcakes for their beachside ROM. I've done this design a few times, but I think it went well with the orange orchid decor and seaside view for a tropical feel.

Blue and Gold Vegan Cupcake Wedding

2010-09-01T13:45:00.003+08:00

Ladies and Gentlemen, what you are seeing are truly vegan cupcakes! That's right, no eggs or butter at all in this creation. It was vegan chocolate.

It was for an Indian wedding, and the bride requested a gold and blue theme for her cupcakes.

Even the icing was made from unsalted margarine, and taste that is different to butter icing but no doubt still good. I found the texture quite good for making those big swirls.

The cake was also a vegan chocolate cake, which I covered with white fondant and dressed the base with a blue satin ribbon.

Hot Fuschia Pink and Lime Green Cupcakes!

2010-09-01T12:58:00.004+08:00

This dynamic colour combo was created for a beach wedding in Sentosa!

I loved how the bride chose colours that are not usually the norm for weddings.

She had a mixture of flavours that included red velvet, tiramisu, vanilla and chocolate. I topped the icing with edible beads and edible glitter.

The cake was a red velvet, and it was covered in white fondant with a large fuschia pink flower that I handmade.