Choc Moist Cake with Upin Ipin edible image for Aunty Bai's 2 year old grandson, and Classic Carrot Cake for her sister's birthday.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
The Cakes I did During Hibernation (End Sept 2011 - Early Jan 2012)
Dora Cake and Buttercream Cupcakes ordered by Kak Su from the office for her 6 year old daughter Batrisyia's birthday celebration.
Lemon flavoured cupcakes wih fondant decor for ex-UiTM friend Ica, who ordered 50 pcs of these together with a 9" fondant main cake for her twin sister's reception.
Special 3 tiered lemon butter cake, decorated in fondant for cousin Izwan and wife Ikin's wedding reception in Bora Ombak, Ampang.
Black Forest Cake ordered by Puan Sharifah of Ampang.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Hi Everyone, I'm Back!
It's been 3 months since I last wrote here. How I miss blogging... Well, I'm back now, feeling much more energized (that's what they say when you're in the 2nd trimester, I'm in my 5th month now by the way) and ready to whip up some cream!
For the time being, I'm going to take it easy and take selected orders, but do feel free to check with me if I'm available for your cakes. Kindly take note to give me 1 month notice for fondant cakes and one week notice for normal buttercream or any frosted cakes ya. I can be contacted at 012-7879964.
I have done some cakes during my "hibernation", cakes that I had promised to do months before that. These I had done with the help of my faithful Bibik and some with the assistance of my younger sis, Elin. Without them I wouldn't have managed to decorate the cakes by myself. Do keep a lookout on my blog and facebook page, coz I'll be uploading the pictures soon for your perusal!
Well, gotta go now. Got some steamed caramel puddings to do for tomorrow's delivery. Take care and stay out of trouble ya. Haha! Cheerio!
Xoxox,
GG
For the time being, I'm going to take it easy and take selected orders, but do feel free to check with me if I'm available for your cakes. Kindly take note to give me 1 month notice for fondant cakes and one week notice for normal buttercream or any frosted cakes ya. I can be contacted at 012-7879964.
I have done some cakes during my "hibernation", cakes that I had promised to do months before that. These I had done with the help of my faithful Bibik and some with the assistance of my younger sis, Elin. Without them I wouldn't have managed to decorate the cakes by myself. Do keep a lookout on my blog and facebook page, coz I'll be uploading the pictures soon for your perusal!
Well, gotta go now. Got some steamed caramel puddings to do for tomorrow's delivery. Take care and stay out of trouble ya. Haha! Cheerio!
Xoxox,
GG
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Going on "Hibernation"
Dear GG Home Biz friends,
I know it's not good to begin anything with a sigh, but I'm going to do it anyway...SIGH...
A week and a half ago I've discovered that we're preggers. Not that it was unplanned, yes we planned it. This will be our last, as I am 21 going on 22 (Hahaha... I wish! My sisters will choke if they read this). My husband and I think two is too little, three is just nice.
As were my two previous pregnancies, the first trimester would be a blurry period of headaches, nauseousness and self imposed isolation. Luckily my darling hubby is always on the lookout for remedies (for nausea), since my first pregnancy, we've tried all sorts of remedies and methods, from eating dry biscuits to wearing acupressure bands - nothing worked. At some point I will have to get myself admitted for dehydration. Hope that won't happen this time round. Yesterday Sham brought home honey ginger candies from the jamu shop, he read about it on the web, so far so good.
Due to this, I will be going on "hibernation" for an unspecified period of time. Hopefully I'll be up and baking by December. I'd hate to disappoint my aunt Mak Ndak, who ordered my cousin Izwan's wedding hantaran and reception cakes in December. It's also a special occasion for me, as I think of her children as my siblings too, we were all childhood partners in crime, you see. Drove my dear late grandmother bonkers, may Allah rest her soul... Ahhh those were the days... :)
In the meantime, I still have 2 orders that were confirmed a long time ago that I have to do. These I will take my time and do slowly with the help of superbibik (yes, superbibik is back! She'd decided to cut her 6 months leave short, thank Allah for the perfect timing!). Guess I will have to apply for leaves to do them. As for new orders, I am very sorry that I have to decline them. I hope you'll be able to bear with me during my hibernation period. I will make the announcement for my "comeback", when I am better. So do keep yourselves posted okay!
With this, I wish you a productive and happy October ahead. Happy Deepavali to our Hindu patrons and happy holiday to all!
Lotsalove,
GG
Baker / Cake Decorator
GG Home Biz
I know it's not good to begin anything with a sigh, but I'm going to do it anyway...SIGH...
A week and a half ago I've discovered that we're preggers. Not that it was unplanned, yes we planned it. This will be our last, as I am 21 going on 22 (Hahaha... I wish! My sisters will choke if they read this). My husband and I think two is too little, three is just nice.
As were my two previous pregnancies, the first trimester would be a blurry period of headaches, nauseousness and self imposed isolation. Luckily my darling hubby is always on the lookout for remedies (for nausea), since my first pregnancy, we've tried all sorts of remedies and methods, from eating dry biscuits to wearing acupressure bands - nothing worked. At some point I will have to get myself admitted for dehydration. Hope that won't happen this time round. Yesterday Sham brought home honey ginger candies from the jamu shop, he read about it on the web, so far so good.
Due to this, I will be going on "hibernation" for an unspecified period of time. Hopefully I'll be up and baking by December. I'd hate to disappoint my aunt Mak Ndak, who ordered my cousin Izwan's wedding hantaran and reception cakes in December. It's also a special occasion for me, as I think of her children as my siblings too, we were all childhood partners in crime, you see. Drove my dear late grandmother bonkers, may Allah rest her soul... Ahhh those were the days... :)
In the meantime, I still have 2 orders that were confirmed a long time ago that I have to do. These I will take my time and do slowly with the help of superbibik (yes, superbibik is back! She'd decided to cut her 6 months leave short, thank Allah for the perfect timing!). Guess I will have to apply for leaves to do them. As for new orders, I am very sorry that I have to decline them. I hope you'll be able to bear with me during my hibernation period. I will make the announcement for my "comeback", when I am better. So do keep yourselves posted okay!
With this, I wish you a productive and happy October ahead. Happy Deepavali to our Hindu patrons and happy holiday to all!
Lotsalove,
GG
Baker / Cake Decorator
GG Home Biz
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Buttercream Birthday Cake with Custom Ultraman Edible Image for Haziq
This was an order that was dealt thru my cousin Bang Lili. I didn't talk to the actual customer, all I knew was I was to bake a chocolate birthday cake with Ultraman image for Haziq who's going to celebrate his birthday at school. This was quite a big cake, to feed 60 people. The price was RM85.
Monday, October 3, 2011
3D Thomas the Tank Engine with Tender Birthday Cake for Mrs Wong of PJ
This was a scaled down version from my regular Thomas 3D cake. Chai Ping encountered this blog and called about one month ago to order this custom Thomas cake with a tender (coach) for her 2 year old son Wei Wen's birthday celebration. Wei Wen is such a lucky little guy! His lovely and sporting mom, Chai Ping called several times to confirm the design etc. Seemed like she's planning a fab surprise party for her little boy. I later got a feedback from Chai Ping that the cake was a smash hit, which really made me happy.
Chai Ping, thank you for your order. It was a pleasure to meet you. It was equally fun for me to do this cake, although my son, Imran the avid Thomas fan kept insisting,"Thomas tak ada "barang"lah, Mama... Mama kena buat Edward!". Hahahaha... It was a new experience, I love the extra challenge once in a while. Happy Birthday little Wei Wen, hope you'll grow up to be like Thomas the Useful Engine!
Monday, September 26, 2011
Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Topping and Fresh Strawberries Ordered by Cik Atikah of Celcom
Atikah who was an intern at Celcom sent me an urgent text on Thursday to order this special RV cake for Monday delivery. I kinda crossed my fingers when I took this order as I knew I was going to have a super hectic weekend. I had Hanis' Thomas 3d cake order, Baiti's Angry Bird and finally my mom's and Imran's respective birthday cakes. On top of that I was organizing Imran and mom's birthday party that Sunday.
Bake the RV on Saturday, frosted it early Monday morning. Atikah requested for the cake to be delivered to Celcom building, as my cakes are self pickup only, I charged her extra for the delivery. Had great response for the cake, which made me glad I did it. :)
My dear customers, please, I need my (one week for regular cakes, one month for custom and wedding cakes) notices. I am only doing this part-time, therefore ample notices help me to plan better at the same time reduces unnecessary stress. Also it will be better for your budget too as the old saying goes, "Time is Gold", I charge extra for last minute orders. Please... Please remember to give notice...
Sunday, September 25, 2011
3D Brewster Chuggington Cake for Son Imran
As predicted, my son Imran wanted another train birthday cake this year. Changed his mind several times as he couldn't decide between Brewster (of Chuggington), Spencer and Hiro (of Thomas and Friends). Thought I'd make a fondant 3D miniature of Brewster this time. Made this cake the morning before the party, carved the dark chocolate cake and frosted it with buttercream before covering it with fondant. The details took longer than I expected, I finished the cake just half an hour before my first guest arrived. Phewwww! The final outcome was kinda cute, glad I decided to use fondant. Ni yang semangat nak buat more fondant novelty cakes in the future. I just love making kids' cakes!
Birthday Cake with Custom Edible Image for Mom
My mom turned 60 this year. To me it's a huge milestone, hence this extra special birthday cake. I looked up old pictures of her and found a picture of her performing in an office event back in the 80's. Edited it and had it printed on edible image. My mom loved to sing, and still does. We've a saying in our family, "Do not pass the mike to Mak, or you will never get it back!".
Mak is a girly girl at heart, she loves all the frilly, flowery, sparkly stuff. I covered the 12" premium butter cake with pink frosting, placed the edible image in the centre and decorated it with white roses as the border.
The look on my dear mom's face was priceless when she saw the cake. I just knew the nostalgic picture would be spot on!
As usual, the "fire brigade" (the grandkids) was summoned. The youngest, Qaliff is not in the picture, think he hasn't arrived then.
My only hope that my mom would live a long and healthy life. There were times when Mak was away on her travels, I would think to myself, "If only Mak is around...". Things just aren't be the same without Mak who always fuss about everything, making everything dramatically "eventful". To me, she is the most essential "appliance" in our household, life will just be "bland" without Puan Siti Noriah Abdul Manaf. We love you Mak!
Saturday, September 24, 2011
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