Fashion Themed Cupcakes

Hi Ladies

I want to start with showing my appreciation towards my friends; whom have invited me to be part of their celebrations by creating all cakes and treats for them in August.

Here are more "Red Velvet Cupcakes" with cream cheese frosting and a mix of all the high fashion brand toppers. Ooh, these cupcakes are so cute, they are so pretty with this red colour, perfect to be given as a gift for a special person, don't you think? Although they are red colour, don't forget they are actually chocolate cupcakes. The cupcakes are delicious and I just loved my new not so sweet cream cheese frosting; I think that it is a perfect combination.

Most cupcakes are based on the designs by "Dolled Up Cupcakes", "Platito de Azucar" and "Celebrate with Cake". I am so glad that I get a chance to use my edible printing station; while the LV cupcakes are my own from using my decorative tools.

Cupcakes were ordered from my Yoga Instructor friend Vicki to surprise her Yoga friends. Her friends are definitely some sweet girls whom love high ends. She wanted a few cupcakes that reflected that and the fab things are all 100% edible.

PLUS, here is a great news. I have been asking about how I bake my delicious cupcakes. I am going to have a workshop soon to demonstrate that. The best thing is you get to decorate them with buttercream and bring your work home.

Until then, thank you for stopping by!
Happy baking
Beth xx

Little Pony Cake

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Here was my second cartoon cake that I made in August. My friend Jimmy wanted to surprise his wife with a "Little Pony" themed cake for her birthday; for who I gathered is collecting these adorable characters.

It is inspired by "Minerva Reyes of My Cakes". Everything is made of fondant except the little pony toppers Jimmy bought. I loved to create this edible rainbow and clouds. I then added her name on the cake.

6" round dark mud cake and covered and filled in ganache. It's covered in pastel pink fondant and the sides had a quilted pattern with white sugar pearls at the intersections. The idea is based on his wife's love of CHANEL.

I have got a lovely message saying she loved the cake. How sweet when people spending time to tell you that you did a good job. I am simply wanting to dance on my toes.

Thank you for everyone's support of my little habit.
Happy baking!
Beth xx

Guitar Cake

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I want to share this biggest cake I have done so far. Oh my, I didn't know what I have got myself into until when I started this birthday cake. I tried to make the guitar cake a life-sized one, but I didn't have enough cake so I ended up having the guitar only 1" thick. Next time, I would have done at least 2" in thickness.

A lot of cake decorators did the strings with flower wires or spaghetti; the strings of my cake were fondant. I wished that I could make it more realistic with more details but Jeremy has been seeking attention lately. The musical notes were blue chocolate melts. They are certainly rooms for improvement.

The cake was a predominantly dark chocolate mud cake with a swirled mixture of white chocolate.

We had a great time at the party because our birthday friend had performed a few songs he wrote to entertain the guests. The cake was totally fitting in so well.

Until then, thank you for stopping by!
Happy baking
Beth xx

Simple Bag Cake

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Here is my first project in August - a simple white carry bag birthday cake for my beloved friend - Claire.

Last year, Claire and I went through a lot with our pregnancies, a few hiccups here and there. We were there to support each others. This is a cake definitely a reward that we both pulled through at the end. She is now a mum of beautiful Zoe and I of cute Jeremy.

Look a little closely and you may be able to tell that the logo on the board is GUCCI logo prints which was stencilled with white lustre dust mixed with vodka. To reflect our new job as mums, I also created a edible milk bottle with white icing representing milk dripping from the milk bottle to write her name.

Layered vanilla cake, finished in fondant and created into an edible bag; this is an eye catching piece of edible art in any parties if you want to make a statement.

Thank you for stopping by!
Happy baking
Beth xx

Tiffany Box Cake & Cupcakes

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A Tiffany box full with jewellery or a ring is every girl's dream to receive for her birthday or from a proposal.

I made a Tiffany gift box for a 21st birthday party with 50 mini bow chocolate cupcakes over the weekend. Mum wants to surprise her daughter with a necklace (yes, the original Tiffany Key Necklace) on the cake. What will be a better way to present it then a Tiffany gift box which is also edible itself?

A 6" square box cake with it's lid offset and sugar pearls and tissue spilling out; covered in Bakels fondant with a gumpaste bow and gift tag. The lid has the Tiffany & Co company logo handwritten in black edible paint, just like any real Tiffany jewellery box.

The heart locket with Tiffany & Co abbreviation was made 10 days in advance so the chains had time to dried. The heart locket how-to has demonstrated by "McGreevy Cakes" on YouTube. It was so challenge that it took me five times to complete it. I then coloured them with light silver paint and brushed it with white lustre dust.

The cake is a dark chocolate mud filled with dark chocolate ganache. The mini bow cupcakes were originally designed by "Pink Cake Box", while the design of the cake box similar to "MyCupKates".

Mum sent me several photos and told me the cake complemented her daughter's party so well. I am so glad that San-Rene liked the cake and what a sweet life a cake could make.

Thank you for stopping by!
Happy baking~
Beth xx

Monster High Cake

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My dearest friend Evelyn asked me to do a cake for her daughter - our beloved Gabrielle who turned 8 on Sunday. She was telling me that Gabby and her best friend are really into Monster High at the moment. Gabby found a cake she wanted when searching for ideas that I saw a similar design on the CakeCentral. As soon as I completed the sketch of what I wanted, I was so excited to make it.

This cake was a 4" and 6" round tiered checkerboard mud cake, iced in ganache with fondant accents and a bling number 8 (she wanted one as soon as she saw my birthday cake) on the side. I thought I used the original design to create a gum paste initial G for the topper.

The top tier was covered in pink fondant and decorated with purple pinstripe diagonal pattern. The stripes were made using my pasta maker - you could get the same effect with a ribbon cutter. The bottom tier was covered in true black fondant and decorated using diamond cutters and white stripes by using my gum paste gun to make the argyle pattern on the sides. The ball border is fondant in purple, black and pink.

I worked on making the rolled gum paste skull a week before the birthday from a picture of the skull I downloaded off the Internet; then transformed it into a template for cutting the gum paste. I then painted the bow with pink shimmer lustre dust that was mixed with Vodka. I love the extra shine added to the look.

I created a matching birthday card. Please check it out via "巧比工作坊“. I hope you enjoy looking at this cake, I know I can not take my eyes off it.

Happy 8th birthday, Gabby!

Thank you for stopping by.
Happy baking
Beth xx

Chevron Birthday Cake

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Oh my, I am now half way of my 30s. God bless me with a good hubby, a cute son and many wonderful friends. This year, I had a birthday party at our local park where it provides kids friendly playground of all ages and a few BBQ stations.

My party theme was Chevron print in pink and blue. Hence, I have a Candy Table filled with pink and blue sweets for my guests i.e. French Macaroons, Strawberry Yogurt in a jar, Popcorns and Mini Marshmallows.

My design of the party was inspired by chevrons in of course. A simple & chic pink and blue chevron cake accented with a handmade sugared Ranunculus, some store bought hydrangeas and bling number 3 & 5 toppers were included in my design.

The cake itself was a checkerboard using our delicious dark chocolate and white chocolate mud cakes (I decided on this way before the show from The Australian Greatest Bake Off if you wondered where I got this idea from). Sorry that I haven't got a chance to show you inside the cake because we finished it pretty quickly.

I hope you enjoy my own birthday creation. I can't wait to share my next cake in two weeks for our dearest Gabby's 8th birthday. She wants a "Monster High" Cake. Hopefully I can meet her expectation. She wants a checkerboard cake as soon as she saw my cake. I hope I have time to photography it next time.

Thank you for stopping by.
Happy baking
Beth xx