Cupcakes and the City

A year since I last updated??

2011-05-18T06:47:00.000+08:00

Oh wow!How did I ever manage to do this?Hahaha! OMG. Anyway, so many things has happened since then.I safely gave birth to my son Harith of course and I even moved to Johor Bahru! And guess what...I've only baked 3x since last June...as my new stove that comes with an oven is not working... I am so glad that my mom is giving me her brand new oven, sending it all the way from KL...thank God! I

Father's Day hooray!

2010-06-17T16:27:00.000+08:00

Father's day is just a couple of days away, and I received an email from Matt who asked me to link his post here. To his request, check out here his cool site on ties and everything tie!I love looking at the cake ties! Here's a sneak peek: and to all dads, HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!We love youuuuuuu!xoxo

How to introduced your cupcake to people?Continued...

2010-05-27T18:02:00.000+08:00

4.Host a tea party. Invite your friends or if you have children, invite your kids and their parents to come over. This will be a very welcoming opportunity as you may get some orders immediately. 5. Sponsor your cupcakes to charity or a farewell or office party. You can expose a lot of people to your cupcakes this way. 6.Bring your cupcakes everywhere.Everytime you visit,go to a small gathering

How to introduce your cupcakes to people?

2010-05-24T21:54:00.000+08:00

1.Start with people around you -families & friends. Tell them what you are getting yourself into and ask them for their opinion on your cakes. Take their comments positively and a way to improvise your baking skills. 2.Ask them to tell their friends. Tell them to share with their friends that you are baking cupcakes. 3.Although not many people would recommend, I would suggest that you give them

Icing your cupcakes

2010-01-07T12:58:00.001+08:00

There are many options for you to ice your cupcakes, with buttercream, fondants, royal icing etc. But I'm just going to mention about buttercream coz it's my fave! I always think that buttercream makes the best icing on cupcakes ever. Royal icing is more for flowers and add ons that you would need to wait to let it crust.You don't have to worry so much about its consistency if you are not doing

Cake troubleshooting

2009-12-30T18:25:00.000+08:00

Why did my cake sink in the middle? Opening your oven before the minimum baking time may cause the cake to sink because of the air that flows into the oven. It could also be that the oven was too cool, batter was too runny, cake was taken out too soon from oven, too much flour or too much baking powder was put in the batter. What can I do next time? Try not to check your cake by opening the oven

Less than 5 minutes icing recipes!

2009-12-18T10:30:00.004+08:00

Here are some super simple icing recipes that I use to put either on cupcakes or regular cakes (sometimes ice cream:p ) Lemon cream cheese icing 60g cream cheese, softened 30g unsalted butter,softened 1 tbsp lemon juice 1 1/2 cup icing sugar, sifted Beat cream cheese with butter in a bowl.Add lemon juice and icing sugar. Beat them until smooth. Coffee Buttercream 3tsp instant coffee powder 125g

Local cake supplier shops and workshops

2009-12-16T10:37:00.001+08:00