A Piece Of Cake

Some more Pics from the Rollerblading Wedding Cake, And the Fan Page!

2009-11-12T11:44:17+08:00

I've uploaded 2 more pics onto the Rollerblading Wedding Cake album that I've copied (with the owners' permissions). Two very important pics!

This one is of Carol, the third member of the team (besides myself designing and baking and my hubby who made the topper move), the one who made the Scupley topper. She does such wonderful, intricate work.

Yae Carol!

And then, there's a pic of the cake after it was cut up and served! Evidence that it was real cake underneath. ;) Yums!

This was the 2nd tier, American Carrot Cake.

You might also want to take note that I've set up a Fan Page on the left hand column for those of you who are on Facebook! Though I'm currently not taking orders, I thank you all so much for your support and encouragement! I appreciate all the emails I get! Thank you!

Blessings,

Suwei

The Cake Designer and Baker

A Rollerblading Wedding!

2009-10-30T16:17:31+08:00

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Apologies for the poor photo quality. Blame it on our frantic rush out of the house with cake and kids, forgot the proper camera and had to rely on the iphone instead. :P

My very dear friend Peishi gets married and it was my privilege and pleasure to bake her a wedding cake. Plus, my kids got in on the action too!

She was my first baking buddy when we were 13 yrs old, completely clue-less as to how to bake a cake. We had to spoon the cake we baked. Ah.... such wonderful memories of happy times together.

I shan't say too much in this post since I've stuck a whole album on the left column on this blog dedicated to this very unique and beautiful wedding.

Only, take note, this wedding cake was special because the topper was actually rotating! You'll see in every photo, it's position keeps changing. haha~ It was yet another first for A Piece of Cake.

Proud to be Singaporean! National Day Cupcakes 2009

2009-08-09T21:41:44+08:00

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Now, when I'm filling out "official" type forms that need me to write the name of my country/ city/ state many times (like white cards), I always wonder why oh why must I live in a country with such a long name? Why not Nepal? or India? Something short like that? I guess folks from Switzerland and Australia can empathize.
But when I was doing these National Day cupcakes for church this morning, I was super glad that our flag is sooooo easy peasy to do! :)
Like it's only got two colours and crescent moons and stars aren't all that difficult to pipe.
Happy Birthday, Singapore!

Sheaf of Wheat

2009-07-27T16:17:01+08:00

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I was asked if I had the time to make a special cake for Ambassador Baptist church's special service to celebrate their going independent as a local church. Since this church is so dear to my heart, of course I said yes. (Not something I can do too frequently now with five kids, including a 4 mth old baby. :OP )
Since the theme verse was about a servant being faithful unto his Lord's coming, Isabella and I came up with the idea of doing a sheaf of wheat. The biblical symbol of the sheaf of wheat so easily carried other themes of the harvest and the work of the church.

The wheat was also "dressed up" to look like a gift from the servant for his Master, to show his love for him.

These were the fondant molded wheat heads. I really do work from scratch. Checked up the internet for what a wheat head actually looks like and just worked from there.
They took a really long time to produce! We (hubby and I) made about a hundred of these. It really held up the cake making schedule. :OP

The cake itself was a three tier chocolate mud cake. All time favorite all round. Always a crowd pleas-er.

For more thoughts about my cake-y experiences, do go over to my homeschooling blog! :O)

Under the Sea Wedding Cake!

2008-11-24T02:27:37+08:00

   I'm currently not taking cake orders. This cake was ordered long before I found out I was pregnant. :O) Just sharing this latest project for viewing. Thanks for viewing!!
Chee Hoa and Meredith met each other while doing the Marine Engineering Course in Singapore Poly. They wanted their wedding cake to reflect this special time of their lives with a boat of some sort on their wedding cake.
As such, their cake is based on a children’s Sunday school song which goes:
            With Christ in the vessel, we can smile at the storm,

                                                As we go sailing home.
Yes, we all do face storms in our lives but with Jesus, Christians are assured of getting through the storms with His help and Guidance! :O)
But I didn't want to depict Jesus so, the boat in which the Bride and Groom topper was carried in was meant to represent Him. :O)
The unusual topper: boat and the Bride and Groom, was made by my partner in crime, Carol. It's Sculpey: a polymer clay that hardens when baked, so it lasts and lasts and serves as a keepsake for the couple years and years after their wedding.
As you can see, the top two tiers, the sea, were tilted cakes and the bottom tier was the sea bed, covered in "sand". (See the Video at the end of this post!)

The sea creatures was made of fondant by me and edible.
I had so much fun making them!

The purple Octopus...

The Jelly Fish. And here you can see the waves of the sea, made of royal icing.

The easy peasy school of fish which kinda look like chicken drumlets or tiny footprints.

This is my son's contribution!
I love these two. They look like they are having a conversation.

My favorite has got to be the crabs! I love the eyes I put on the end of toothpicks. :)))

And the topper that made everyone go WOW!!
Handcrafted by Carol out of Sculpey. The figurines are dressed in the actual gown and suit that the couple wore on their big day!

Me, the big pregnant one and Carol with the latest masterpiece. :O)

What on Earth is this???

2008-11-20T12:57:32+08:00

I'm preparing some fondant for a wedding cake I'm doing for this saturday. These, believe it or not, are the beginnings of an underwater scene.
I'm wrapping the coloured fondant in clingwrap to prevent them from drying out before I can shape them into sea creatures and seaweed.
Quite excited about this upcoming cake... it's gonna be a fun one!

Announcement!

2008-08-12T20:55:17+08:00

A Piece of Cake will not be taking orders indefinitely, till further notice.
But do feel free to enjoy viewing the pics of my work.
Thanks so much for all your love and support!!!
Blessings,
Suwei

Did Somebody say "tiramisu"?

2008-05-10T20:55:48+08:00

Wish I had a better pic but this is the best I've got, given the fading sunlight...

It tasted heavenly!It called for many second helpings...

It was my first attempt and I learned everything from video clips on youtube. Real Italian men instructing you to add the MAS-car-PO-ne to the whipped egg yolk. Bake with Passion!!!

I tell you Italians are smart. All that strenuous egg yolk whipping is deviously worked into the whole scheme of things of true tiramisu enjoyment- It's really exercise in advance for all the calories you load on later.. heheh...

But really, I'm not counting.

This though, is a lovely picture of the sukiyaki beef kebabs we threw on the barbee this evening. It was goooood.

awesome berry cheesecake!

2008-05-03T11:56:25+08:00

berry cheesecake!, originally uploaded by apieceofcake_sg.

It's berry season! I found fresh strawberries, raspberries AND blackberries at a supermarket just the other day. Perfect for making a no-bake berry cheesecake! (Plus I threw in some canned sliced peaches for the pretty yellow.)

The berries are crushed and the lovely deep reds turn the cheesecake batter pinkish. So pretty!

The cake itself tasted somewhat like ice-cream and also like yoghurt! Must be because of the lovely sourish taste of the berries. Very refreshing!

Student's First Cheesecake

2008-04-30T16:11:22+08:00

Student's First Cheesecake, originally uploaded by apieceofcake_sg.

A teenager emails me and asks me if I would help teach him how to make a no bake cheese cake in time for his friend's birthday.

He needed some hand holding, really, from getting the right recipe to shopping for ingredients to creaming and whisking techniques. But since he was so eager to learn, I was willing to help (for a fee). :O)

He didn't have the time to go through the cake making process with me in a kitchen but I helped him all I could with just about everything else. I met him at Poon Huat and introduced him to all the stuff he needed and I walked through the steps of the recipe with him.

It was risky and we didn't know how it'd turn out in the end. (The photo is a spoiler I guess. :p )

Good Job! On your own too! You should be so proud of yourself. :O)