3D Leopard Cake

Hello again, we hope everyone is sailing sweetly :)

Remember the 3D lion cake we made a while back? Well, someone who attended the event remembered us and came to us for this next number:

As always, there are many things we would do differently / better next time.

But in comparison to our first panthera 3d, we reckon this is a massive leap!

Anyway, before it became like that, here is a peak at the different stages the cake went through:

1. Sculpting & Ganache frosting:

 2.Fondant-finishing and additional sculpting and moulding:

 

3. The head is constructed separately. L: early stage of detailing.

R: Final stage with shading and contours.

  

And for some side profiles:

 

 The cake board was custom-made by Kenneth to accommodate the length of the cake:

ROOOOARRRR!

Thank you, Renata, for joining us on this sugary-sweet journey!

Wooooo-hooooo! Modeling Chocolate - our first try.

It's been a long time coming...

And now, we finally got to dabble into the world of modeling chocolate.

Last Sunday, we happened to stumble upon a free demonstration class

on how to work with modeling chocolate. Sweet!

We then came home in a state of "wonder-if-we-could-do-it-too".

There was only one way to find out - TRY.

So, here is our very first modeling chocolate creation:

Jane named her 'Kloé'...

just like our very own little night owl. ;D

 Modeling chocolate has it's pros and cons compared to our usual medium (fondant)...

The down side is that it's so pliable, it's eternally 'fixable' and never firms up. 

So if you're a bit clumsy, whooooops! And you can't have warm sticky hands. 

Ohhhhh, but it is certainly much more scrumptious than fondant - by a mile!

While Jane is preoccupied with her newly purchased tub of specialty

gum paste,  Joy is now hooked on modeling chocolate! So, watch this space.

Thank you for joining us in this sugary-sweet journey!

Chris' 40th Birthday Chocolate Cake

We are grateful for this family's support of our cake adventures. 

So far, we have made a cake for Chris' dad Keith, wife Paula, and daughter Ella. 

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

 Here are photos of Chris' 2-tier chocolate mud cake with dark chocolate panels:

 

And make no mistake, those chocolate flakes strewn all over the top of the tiers?

No pre-flaked packets here... They were hand-carved with a potato-peeler. Hahah!

 All boxed up and ready for pick-up (even our boxes are custom-made by hand):

Feedback:

"The cake was very yummy thank you. The colour was perfect. 

The Chief from the catering company was asking where I got it made." 

Thank you, Chris, for joining us in this sugary-sweet journey!