The wedding gown - a beautiful cake for a beautiful sister

Salam to all...life is so busy right now....with my kek lapis project, my royal icing class with Kelvin Chua and at the same time diserang demam...few days pengsan but alhamdulillah dlm demam dapat juga buat this special cake...

This special cake is inspired by wedding gown design..I just love to look at wedding gowns...so cantik and feminin sgt...and lagi satu the most special thing about this cake...I didn't use any single cutter and mould....everything was hand made...and the second tier was decorated with royal icing...it was a very painstaking work..but the result was so wonderful and cantik....By the way..this cake was specially done for cik andam Erin..opss no more Cik andam..Puan Andam Erin....sudah naik darjat...;) The best thing about this cake...it was ordered last year...somewhere in November..masa Puan Erin placed the order...I gelak saje coz lama sgt..but time did fly very fast....akhirnya sampai juga saat dan ketikanya...but malangnya...few days before the preparation...I diserang demam..3 hari tk bangun...and the worst thing..sebab nak baik cepat untuk buat kek ni..i ambil ubat terlalu banyak..overdosed akhirnya..and on the 3rd day...I "lost" my hearing sight...was so panicked..just imagine tidak boleh mendengar..masa tu barulah terfikir...selama ni I just take for granted dengar nikmat Allah...but alhamdulillah now dah pulih dah...so jgnlah cuba2 nak makan ubat lebih..konon nak cepat baik...jadi lain pula akhirnya.

so back to the cake..Dari hari Erin order lagi dia dah beritahu I kek kahwin impiannya...ha..ha..ha...terlalu banyak impiannya...first impian...kek senget...lepas tu tukar pula...kek pastel colors...lepas tu tukar lagi...polka dot cakes...warna pink, biru and choc....ha..ha..ha...everythime dia tenguk wedding cake I..mesti ada aje design lain...but finally..it was up to me to decide everything...Actually when someone place the order..I prefer them to bagi tahu I the color theme and konsep yg mcm mana mereka berkenan...tu saja...and please no pictures of kek org lain, coz I prefer to do my own design..bukan nak sombong tapi ada sebabnya....I don't like to copy other people's work...and I love to experiment with things..so if customer dtg siap dgn gambar...it will kill my design mood...it's not my work then..it will limit my creativity..macam copy paste aje...but alhamdulillah...so far my customers are very alhamdullillah..tak cerewet and serahkan semuanya pada I..but my promise...InsyaAllah I will deliver beautiful cakes for their special day.

As for Erin's cake..as i had said...the idea was based from a wedding gown concept..so dlm kepala terbayang a white cake with hiasan yg halus dan juga ropol2 gown with beads..To me the second tier is the most special tier..u will know why soon and mengambil masa setengah hari untuk siapkan designnya....the second tier is my first time menggunakan royal icing...and menggunakan nozzle number one PME..mesti ramai yg nak tahu..mcm mana i boleh dapatkan hasil kerja yg begitu halus...oops lupa pula...a week before i did this cake..I attended a royal icing class taught by Kelvin Chua...can check his website kat tepi blog I..Vinism sugarart...He is a gifted cake decorator..just got back from London...an excellent master...I attended the swan lake class...insyaAllah after this entry I will update with my masterpiece from the class...and you guys will be amazed.....during the class I dah terbayang yg I nak buatkan design menggunakan royal icing for Erin's cake..


So here it is..the second tier decorated with royal icing design....the design was done freehand...he..he..he...kes malas nak lukis atas cake....Basically, I wanted the design mcm lace..mesti halus...and penat nak buatnya jgn cakap..The royal icing was piped straight onto the cake...penat tangan memicit piping bag. Mesti ada yg nak tahu..my royal icing recipe...Well...actually I gunakan royal icing powder..or known as Superice keluaran Laped dari Itali...so what's the difference dgn royal icing yg biasa...banyak advantage guna Superice....First of all..tak payah nak sukat ingredient....just agak2 banyak mana yg kita nak gunakan...masuk dlm mangkuk and straight away bancuh...teenguk consistency yg kita perlukan..samada untuk piping or runout..if terpekat, campur air..if tercair campur super ice sehingga sampai pada tahap consistency yg kita perlukan...kita hanya bancuh apa yg kita perlukan..If ada lebih simpan sahaja..ia tak akan basi...If kering masukkan sikit air. By the way, tak perlu guna mixer untuk bancuh...cukup setakat satu mangkuk and sebatang sudu. The best thing about this superice...it's very fine...tak akan tersekat kat nozzle...As for this project, I used nozzle number 1..PME..which i think is much better than Wilton...



I really love working with royal icing..it's so easy to use....and bermacam2 benda yg boleh dilakukan dgn royal icing..u will see the greatness of royal icing on my next entry..my swan lake project..As I mentioned earlier...I gunakan nozzle number 1 and had no problem of the icing being stucked ...the flow was just superb..



The patterns yg I gunakan pelbagai..coz I wanted to make sure nampak mcm real lace..and utk tambahkan seri, I hias dengan edible beads..pearl, Ivory and black...semuanya edible which were bought from Cake Connection KL. By the way for those yg diMelaka..u guys can get the superice from KingHin...I straight away inform Mr Lim about Super Ice and suggested to him to bring it to Melaka market..he..he..he senang ..tak payah nak gi KL utk dapatkan supply. By the way, for those yg duduk KL..u can get the super ice from Bakers choice in Setapak, Mama Min's Studio in Damansara Perdana...or Vanilla Pastry in Bangi



As for the 1st tier...I gunakan teknik lipatan...which is very easy to do....gelek fondant nipis...if nak cantik lagi gunakan another designed roller...then lipatkan..mcm lipat kain...lepas tu terus tampal pada cake..By the way, before that the cake kenalah balut dgn fondant dulu. After dah disusun lipatan tu..i buatkan ikatan riben..biasalah wedding gown mesti ada riben...ingat tak masa kecik2..if lukis baju pengantin or princess gown mest ada banyak riben. Untuk tambahkan serilagi..gown pengantin mesti ada beads...so I lekatkan edible beads sebagai hiasan..



For the top tier..teknik yg sama juga...cuma ikatan ribennya dibahagian bawah..bahagian atas ni seolah2 penutup dada pengantin...so i just want hiasan yg simple aje..


So finally ...the whole "wedding gown"..and seperti biasa tier separators done by my darling munchkin...and he had chosen lace ribbon yg seakan2 sama dgn my design concept....he is really good...Oops lupa pula..the whole cake diairbrushkan dgn pearl sheen even utk tier yg kedua...





The cake was sent to ERin's place..and was so happy that the whole family love the cake...yup..memang I merancang untuk beri Erin something special for her wedding...and this is my special gift for her...ha..ha..ha..I mean the design...teringat pula bait2 puitis dlam one of my favorite writer's novel ...bunga yg cantik adalah untuk org yg cantik....so this beutiful cake is for someone beatiful..not only dari paras rupa..but beautiful heart also...she is indeed a very beautiful sister..thank you Erin for all what u had done for me..tq for yr support and thank you for yr words when I am in my down mood...love u..mmmuahhh...




Last but not least to Erin and Shafiee...selamat menjalani kehidupan berdua..and always remember each of u adalah penyokong untuk yg lagi satu...sabar dlm menghadapi
segala ujian rumahtangga..and sentisa berdoa supaya sentiasa bersama hingga ke jannah...By the way...thank you for the warmth hospitality from yr family Datuk Yahya and Datin Rozana...glad that aunty loved the cake...salam utk aunty. To both of u...selamat berhoneymoon..and don't forget my "warning"...ha..ha..ha...