One Sweet Day!

The next day after her school concert we attended the " Advance Cupcake decorating class" held by Deana Cakes. As you all know, I am a fan of her cakes . 2 weeks ago we attended the first cupcakes decorating class. This time we are playing with fondant. Finally I know how to make it :)

Making the fondant from the scratch ( not pre made ,ok?)

Knead knead knead..... and mixing the color.

Yay! one ready to me mould pretty in purple fondant!

Cut and embossed , it is ready to cover one cupcake!

The "pro" tools

Yay! One is done !

The little artist . Getting busy with fondants, colors, designs. She never run of ideas!

Then... came the intruder!!!  Cikgu Deana is so patient to teach Indy. We gave Maya " black" fondant ( as per request) and spatula, so she can get busy too ( and not disturbing) . Maya is having the time of her life, since when playing with play dough can be so yummy too!!!

Funny notes: when we reached home, she still got the fondant in her hand ( mixed of black and yellow and REALLY looks like play dough) , She ate it in front of our maid, and our maid screamed in horror.LOL. Maya with her cool style said : ini boleh makan ,bah! ini bukan mainan , kak! ini gula gula buat kuih!

LMOF!!!

The playful Maya with so serious Indy ( trying to make a "pink turtle")

Cut Cut Cut.... and Sculpt , Sculpt....

And TA DAAAAA our creation :

Indy made most of this , specially the 3D deco. I helped her to mix some colors, and covered the cupcakes.I did some embossing and cutting too  ( Hey!! I also want to learn mah!!! hhahaha)But she had a great fun embossing, cutting, making cars, bottles, mushrooms, turtles, cubes, cutting numbers.

Too bad we must leave about 30 mins early. But we did bring home 2 boxes of cupcakes, learn new skills, and had a fun time! Thanks to Deana who is willing shared and spent her time ( despite of her morning sickness ^_^)

Indy is very happy and told me : She ( Deana) is so nice ya ma? She really sound n look like teacher oh when she teach me ! ( LOL) I am so happy that Aunty Deana wants to teach me.

The cupcakes might last a few hours, or a few days, but the experience and skills and memories will stay for a long time. It is worth it!

Cupcakes class

Finally, me and Indy can attend cupcakes class, of course taught by Denna of coluscake. I am not "completely" blind with baking cakes,I did bake some, and failed , and succeed but in the decorating department , I am clueless. I know to "spread" or put "swirls" around the cake, but that's about it. :)

So, this time was my first experience to "learn" from someone who is very expert in it. And seeing her decorate the cupcakes "lives" in front of me was like woooow........and of course I was amazed by her "cake headquarter", the tools and equipments . Denna is very generous with tips, tricks of the trade, and some"secrets" that we can't find from books. Those tips that must be learned by making mistakes and many experiences.

Making the vanilla cupcakes

Chocolate cupcakesFreshly made chocolate frosting.

With other ladies , who are also very eager to learn, we are all having so much fun. Asking A LOTS of questions too. And Denna even served us with breakfast! So yummy. So while we were waiting for the cupcakes to be baked , we ate. :)

And then the lesson of decorating began......

This is Indy with her decorating tools and ready to be decorated cupcakes

The cikgu shows us some of her creations

Step one : mixing food coloring with the buttercream

Putting it inside the decorating bag

Spread the cupcakes with white buttercream as the base

Concentrating to making tiny dots around the marshmallow

My first attempt ( which i think it is quite ok for beginner like me hahaha)

Our result. I helped Indy ( a lot) but she gave me the ideas)

Indy and her cupcakes, proudly presented to her dad and superly overly joy Maya, who screamed : CACAKES!!!! WHOBODY BIRTHDAY???
ya... she always use WHOBODY if asking for WHO? ehehehhehe

If moms asking what is the benefit of cupcakes class if we don't plan to be a pro cupcakes maker?
It 's actually can be a bonding time between moms and daughters, making new friends, meeting new people, build confidence in kids, teach them to pursue their dream no matter how small or big is it, and teaching them that it is ok to try out new stuffs and not be afraid to fail , because fail is just the beginning of a success! And we are looking forward for our next class!

So....( borrowing Maya's trademark word) :

WHOBODY wants to join us next time????