Little Mermaid & Friends

A disney lover I definitely AM! :)

Jumps up high and low when i found out I get to do Little mermaid :) & flounder my fave!

These are all their friends!

(idea for this is inspired by Hello Naomi)

Hope it was a great birthday celebration!

Fun with Sugar Art - Winnie the Pooh's 1st class

Fun with sugar art continues! This time, the theme is Winnie the Pooh! It's definitely more tedious to do. Estimated about 6 hours for 4 of these cute figures!

I shall let the picture do the story telling...

My students - All first timers with fondant :)

Look at their amazing handiwork! Was hard for me to believe it's their first time!

Tigger's ready to prance!

Piglet & tigger's done!

Now left Eeyore & Pooh's head...

Finally! All done.... here's the amazing result of their work :)

I'm very very happy with the result :)

Oohhhh look at all the Pooh bear collection together!

Finally, a group picture together before we part!

Great job all of you! Keep up the good work!

Hope that all of you will continue doing this :)

A Valentine Story

Another very sweet story told using cupcakes....

Not nice for me to share the story but this is quite amazing :)

Am very happy for them :)

You can guess ahead what the story might be! *grin*

"to fall in love is very easy... staying IN LOVE is the challenge"

Let's all put extra effort in making sure we stay IN LOVE... :)

Sisterly love

Received a request to make a simple teddy design to depict the love of 2 sisters who loves to shop!!!

So here goes!

2 sister teddies with lots of love and shopping bags allllllll around it!

Hope it was a great birthday celebration!

Featured Vendor @ Whizarts Wedding!

Whizarts started to feature their vendors recently and this month, I'm privileged to be their vendor of the month! This is the featured article. Read on! Thanks Ke Wynn!

Featured Vendor: Love-A-Cupcake

July 13, 2010

Featured Vendor Of The Month!

For the month of July, we’ll be talking to Ween Nee from Love-A-Cupcake.

Vendor: Love-A-Cupcake
Specialty: Wedding & Party Cupcakes & Cakes
Website: http://www.love-a-cupcake.com
Contact: loveacupcake@gmail.com

1) What made you start “Love-A-Cupcake”? What’s the story behind it?
I used to run a restaurant and the cake supplier was very inconsistent. I got frustrated and attempted to bake on my own only to realize, I don’t enjoy the baking bit too much. Then my friends from US introduced me to fondant (sugar paste) and from there, I began to explore the amazing world of sugar art! It was definitely not a properly planned business. It’s more of a hobby turned business which is great! It’s been about 3 years and I really enjoy what I do. It is a business of passion hence my biggest challenge constantly is to keep my passion all charged up!

2) Describe yourself in 3 words!
3 words? Quirky sugar artist

3) In what ways would cakes or cupcakes add a special touch to a party or a wedding reception?
Wedding cakes and wedding cupcakes are usually the main centerpiece decor for a wedding ceremony. The cake is also symbolically the first task that the bride and groom perform jointly as husband and wife. I always ask my customers to choose the design of their wedding cakes/cupcakes to symbolize them. Some couples are very romantic while some prefers a more traditional wedding and there are also some who are very adventurous and fun! These different characteristics will portray in their choice of cake designs.

4) What is “Sugar Art”?
Sugar Art is what I do. I am not a baker but a sugar artist. The common misconception people usually have when they would like to order my cakes/cupcakes is they are buying a ‘cake’. But really, what they are buying is actually a piece of art made using sugar – hence the term sugar art! Usually for a normal order, I spend 10% of my time baking and 90% of my time hand sculpting the decor.

5) What is the most interesting cake / cupcake you’ve every made?
Amongst the cakes and cupcakes I have made, these are the ones that have challenged me to the very max

I was given an illustration and asked to create something similar. This may look easy but it took me close to a non-stop 10 hrs to complete!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/love-a-cupcake/4289111467/in/set-72157624447949640/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/love-a-cupcake/4289860038/in/set-72157624447949640/

I was asked to make little designer bags and shoes in an oriental theme. This took me close to a week to complete!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/love-a-cupcake/4261057169/in/set-72157624447949640/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/love-a-cupcake/4261054797/in/set-72157624447949640/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/love-a-cupcake/4261048741/in/set-72157624447949640/

And this is one of my first 3D novelty cake and one of my personal favorite!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/love-a-cupcake/4137821121/in/set-72157624447949640/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/love-a-cupcake/4137815623/in/set-72157624447949640/

6) Why do you call your cakes & cupcakes “art of love”?
I call them an ‘art of love’ because I spend hours and hours creating them. I have tried to create them without adding the secret potion of ‘love’ and ‘passion’ into it and it doesn’t work. It does not materialize! The secret potion behind the success of each of my little art pieces is really the love and passion for it.

7) How do u plan to move on ahead
Sugar art is still fairly new in Malaysia. I hope in time to come, more people will start appreciating the beauty of this. I have recently started to give classes on sugar art and I feel that this might be one of the best ways for people to learn and understand the beauty of sugar art. By doing these sugar art hands on, they realize the value of it.

For a very Special Lady

This post is also a special dedication to a very special lady.

This order is requested by my husband for his mother, my MIL :) for her birthday..

I have heard of many many horror stories about MILs but mine is far from all those stories. In fact, it's just the opposite! She's like our biggest & strongest wall of support. Always supporting even the craziest ideas; never doubting and always so proud of us.

No wonder my hubs is quite a mummy's boy! hehehe I don't blame him :P

So this 'cake' is designed to be all about her!

her number 1 hobby: shopping!!

she loves to travel - covered more than half the world already, me think...

loves all things pretty... (who doesn't?)

designer bags

a lady who loves technology and cool gadgets

and a seriously good golfer

Thanks mummy for always being there for the both of us through thick and thin!

Happy Happy Birthday!