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Thanks so much Niswa!

I don't have so much time to write.. catch u later k!

♥edi

Hello beautiful!

I miss u!

Rindu tapi malas nak update blog.. malas nak buat ape2.. mcm org demam.. tapi tak demam.. malas.. tapi rajin... rajin dlm kepala.. zahirnya malas.. malasla jugak tu kan? hehehehe.. saje je nak bagi alasan.

I've been reading all your posts.. but so lazy to update mine.. bila depan pc je mesti cari bende2 lain nak buat.. bayar bill, bukak blog org, eh teringat pulak hari tu nak cari maknya 'kedompong'.. pastu masuk fb, tapi malas nak update status, baca status org je.. nampak link utube yg bess, bukak utube pulak, pastu nak dengar ceramah ustaz azhar pulak, dengar2 sampai 2 jam.. pastu mengantuk pulak... eh masuk blog kejap, tengok ade tak sapa2 yg br update blog dia... sian ini adorablecupcakes kan? hua hua

Tq so much Eira!

So what have u been up to? I have no new stories... ade, tapi peram dulu lah... hey that choc cake recipe i promised to put up masih belum tulis lagi.. Hummingbird Bakery cookbook tu asyik tertinggal jek kat rumah... My SIL who is waiting for her SPM results is going to US under an exchange student program.. what a great opportunity.. She's going this coming Tuesday, for 6 whole months! Duduk dengan foster parents (omputeh) kat sana and she'll go to High School there.. Tomah High to be exact, in Wisconsin. Congrats Adik! Kak Ina doakan selamat pergi dan balik.. ambik seberapa byk pengalaman yg berharga di sana... must be challeging to live with new people and new environment (it's winter now.. brrr), but it's such a great chance to be independant and explore so many thing. All the best! I know u'll have loads of fun there! US is the best country i've lived so far! ceh mcm banyak je duduk sana sini.. haha.. apa2 pun of cos la Malaysia tetap di hati ku.. jgn rindu masak lemak potai dah ler adik...

My cupcake class is still available on 11th Feb.. till then, wish u happy holidays, Go Xi Fa Chai to all who celebrate (including Faaeq's ST, Wei Li), selamat balik kg.. we'll just be home spending some relaxing time.. makan, tido, tengok cerita download... that's about it!

Take care!
♥edi

Heyy kitty kitty

Tq Atin! She gave me some sketches of cats that she likes... i chose the simpler ones and tried to draw.. i'm not a cat lover but my sister is.. i remembered she requested a kitty for getting 5As in UPSR.. my dad had to agree coz he promised her she can request anything if she gets all As.. hahaha... The cat named Pussy (ya, i know) had to be given away when she was going to boarding school in Form 4...

Sally asked me how do i deal with difficult customers.. well, to be honest (and i'm so thankful for this), i never had one! believe it or not, my customers (so far) are wonderful!.. many of whom had ordered from me so many times and occasions.. sampai kdg2 tak boleh nak decline sebab rase bersalah.. if i decline an order it was purely because i was not available at that time, (usually on vacation or balik kg), or simply because i dont feel like doing it. and sometimes because they request to deliver (someone asked me to mail the cupcakes to JB, Penang, and London... hoho.... impossible tau!) .. BUT... i've had some not-so-nice remarks from those i declined their order... one that i remember till today was "u tak nak duit ke?" wahh.... i didnt say anything.. but in my head i was saying, "WHATEVER!"  

Tq Burn!

Let me compile a list on how to avoid difficult customers.. before they become difficult, let's see....

1. I usually want my customers to confirm their order earliest possible.. preferably about 1-2 weeks in advance... i require full payment to confirm an order.. this way, we know they're serious. and any conversations after the payment is considered valid, because they've already paid for it.. taknak nanti dah bagi design, kita pun dah penat pk nak buat mcm mana, nak bubuh bunga kecik ke besar ke, nak tulisan cursive ke Times New Roman ke.. tup tup 3 hari sebelum,dia cancel order. Oh nooo.... 

2. It's good that u ask them everything! but usually if a customer says it's up to u nak buat mcm mana, then i know he/she is not too picky.. cuma nak yg cantik jela.. i'll do my best then to make pretty cupcakes :)

3. But... pretty is in the eyes of the beholder... so usually i will ask what is his/her fav color.. at least i know where to start

4. Dont give too many options.. my limit my cupcake size to 2oz only, and 2 flavors only (vanilla n choc).. so org tak pening sgt la nak pilih.. plus i dont have to stock too many things at home :)

5. If what the customer request is beyond what you can do, or capable of doing, .. (mcm cupcake Atin tula..., she asked me to draw cats.. i dont know how to draw cats!) just tell them... and ask them to consider other design.. or else u'll dissappoint them.. In Atin's case, i ask her to google some simple drawings of cats that she liked.. she gave me a few, i said i will atempt to draw maybe one or two.. she said ok.. then legalah sikit kan... kalau tak, i takleh tido malam pk camne nak lukis kucing.. (before this pernah lukis tapi tak jadi kucing, jadi urm... cacat)  

7. Sometimes there are a few who are a bit 'specific'... nak mcm ni, nak mcm tu.. but for me that's normal coz they paid for my cupcakes.. maybe for some it's not a large sum of money, rm50, rm70.. but believe me, some people would wait for their payday to pay me up.. so i know it is something they saved up for... i dont mind at all to do what they ask me. I know almost all home bakers out there do the same.. we'll try to do our best to fulfil what customers want.. but of course it comes with a price :D

6. I am not perfect at all.. i sometimes missed out writings that i'm supposed to put on the cupcakes.. sometimes the colors are off, sometimes the design is not up to what my customer's requested.. So far apologies accepted.. and I am so grateful for that. Maybe ade je yg tak puas hati tp tak bgtau.. i'm grateful for that too.. hihi... so far, all i can say is i'm very lucky!

♥edi

Occupied!

It's been almost a week since my last post! huhu.... i have so many things going on at work, sorry peeps! And in between that, baking, cupcake class and of course, faaeq... imran's in terengganu with my parents.. i'll be in Cameron from this Thursday till Xmas, then we're going straight to Terengganu.. Cameron this time will be work.. so nothing much will happen i guess :) we'll see.. going there during Xmas time  AND school holidays is definately scary! Confirmla traffic jam mana2.. hua.....

 Tq Musa!

 Tq Eira!

Tq Kak Zana!

A humble THANK YOU for coming to my cupcake class; Farah Nasuha, Intan Baizura, Ezza, Putri (u tertinggal apron u kat rumah i!), sisters Farah Farzana and Farah Atiqa, Wani, Suzliyati, Nor Adora, Fadhlina, Kak Yan, Ria, and Herlina.. hope u gain some new knowledge...i really had fun knowing all of u! 

I wont be taking anymore orders till new year... i know i owe many photos to those who ordered.. x sempat lagi nak upload semua.. i really need to organize my life la.. hahaha... meanwhile, have a great weekend.. have fun with family n friends! 

♥edi

Tentang.... kapkek :D

Tq Nina!

Ade cerita kelakar ttg Nina punyer cupcakes nie... masa nak passkan kat Nina, i kalut nak balik dah sbb dah kul 5.30pm.. tghr tu ade beli sepeket kitkat nak makan tp x sempat makan.. so bila nak balik tu 'tumpang'kan kitkat tu dlm plastik yg ade kotak cpcks ni... bila passkan kat Nina, lupe terus psl kitkat tu.. sedar2 Nina sms, tq for the cupcakes.. and thks for the kitkat too! hahahahaha.... i pun reply, u're welcome :) hahahha... so Nina, mmg tu rezeki awaklah! hahahhaha. esoknyer beli la kitkat baru.. :)

Tq Lat! A surprise for her bestfriend!

 Made this for Imran's piano teacher, Aema.

Tq Lydia yg selalu order dengan akak!

Tq Sofia, a gift for her friend!

Can't hang around.. talk to u later!

♥edi

Moments...

"Salam. Kak dina, thanks sangat2.. suami sy puji red velvet tu sedap sgt.. terharu die bile saye hadiahkan die kek tu..(die xpnh celebrate birthday sblm ni) ni die dok ulang2 mkn kek tu.. hehe.. cupcake pun sedap.. bile2 ade rezeki saye order lg.. terima kasih banyak2 ye kak..."

Thank you Yusmalaily.. terharu..

♥edi

Fadzli, Nanie, Arissa, Hana - One happy family!

Somebody's gonna jump in joy when she sees this entry! :D

Some 40-odd pieces of cupcakes for her colleagues at work 

gifts for her daughter's school teachers 

all in her small adorable family :)

 a set of cupcakes to celebrate Arissa's birthday

Thank you Hernanie!
♥edi

Eye candy

I always love to look at cake and cupcakes photos... mine or anyone else's.. semua suke! most cake books i bought are also for my eye candy mostly.. xde nyer buat pun... tengok2 belek2 je :) i'm eyeing some books at amazon.. tak lama lagi zass la credit card beli... hua hua...

 Red bouquet of rossettes as requested... i put polka dots in between.. kalau semua rossettes mcm serabut pulak.. hope u like it!

 Sesame street.. had fun doing this. Faaeq was excited too looking at these. haha

These are vanilla oreo cupcakes topped with choc ganache.. design was requested by cust.., dulu pernah buat line2 mcm ni dengan color lain.. cust ni direkomenkan oleh Halimah.. so thanks Halimah sensei for the ordersss... :)

Choc chips muffins for merisik.. Thanks Syida!

Cant talk long.. banyak bende nak kena settle.. see ya!
♥edi

Devil's Food Choc Cake and Carrot Cake..

 DFCC is soft, moist and chocolatey.

 Carrot cake is moist, with cruncy walnut bits, the pineapple chunks compliment the cinnamon and nutmeg.. not too much, not too strong... love it! Both cakes were before topped with cream cheese.. baked this for Raya Korban hr tu.. one was ordered by my cousin Diyana.

Thanks Diyana :)

♥ kak na.



 

Convo cupcakes

 Order from Siti Aminah for her and her friend.. req dia nak design satu yg love2 and satu lagi yg funky2.. tak tau ler cukup funky ke tak... hehe...

Ade byk cerita tp tak tercerita lah kali nie.. next time.
Have a great weekend everybaddehh!!

♥edi

Rainbow Cake ♪

So here're the recipe I used... The cake is light and moist, very soft.. a good white cake recipe adapted from Wisk Kid. After Shaleen attempted it, I was confident this is the recipe to try! :)

Rainbow Cake
Adapted from Whisk Kid

3 cups flour
4 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
5 egg whites (i used 6 grade C eggs)
2 tsp vanilla essence
1 1/2 cup milk

1. Sieve together all the dry ingredients and set aside.

2. Cream the butter and sugar until white and fluffy. Add egg whites gradually, continue mixing at low speed.

3. Add in vanilla essence.

4. Mix in the flour mixture and the milk alternately (F-M-F-M-F). Divide the batter into 7 bowls, tint according to your preference. (My colors: Violet, Blue, Green, Yello, Orange, Pink, Red)

5. Bake each layer in 8 inch pan, about 8 minutes (my oven's temp: 160C)

6. Remove from the oven, let it cool completely.

7. Cover with your preferred frosting.

This time I frost the cake using my usual buttercream icing I used for my cupcakes. Since there are 7 layers altogether, the cake is a bit too sweet for my liking. The cake itself is perfect, but with the amount of frosting, of course it's sweet! Kids would love this, but next time around I'll use white chocolate ganache instead so everyone will eat it guilt-free. haha

The cake is quite tall... and heavy! Definately a great party cake, anytime.. love it!

We celebrated at my MIL's place in Rembau, the night before Aidiladha.. Faaeq shared his birthday cake with my Mak Teh, her birthday was on 3rd Nov.. Faaeq's on 4th.

Doa recited by Atuk.

Faaeq, blow the candles!

Alhamdulillah.. Thank you for all yr prayers and well wishes. Thanks Illa for the birthday gift.. she came to pick up her cupcakes at my home and brought along a gift or faaeq.. dah habis pun faaeq conteng! hehe...Thanks Hafiz too, who was my 100,000th visitor.. he claimed his Strawberry cupcks and also bought some goodies for faaeq.. never can thank enough all of u who read my ramblings, thanks for all your comments and emails.. Love u all!

♥edi