How to make a Ballerina tutu topper

If a royal theme party is not your thing and your little girl loves ballet so much, why not throw a Ballet theme party instead?=)

Remember my friend Globelle?  She planned to surprise her daughter Ashley, who is so into ballet, with a ballerina themed party.

She has performed onstage with Prima Ballerina Lisa Macuja-Elizalde already.

She wanted a ballet shoes topper and I was thinking of a tutu dress.
Tutu, ballet shoes, tutu, ballet shoes....
Who's is the customer here?!
I decided to make both.

 

Here's what you will need :

A ballerina figure for the cake. 

 

Now they are ready to go on top of your prepared cake and cuppies.

Enjoy!

How to Make Minnie Mouse Topper

Aside from Hello Kitty, the most number of cake inquiries I get are either of Mickey or Minnie Mouse.
The first time I made a Mickey Mouse clubhouse theme , I just eyeballed everything.

Mickey looked like it was going to fall and Pluto didn't look like Pluto at all.=)

I was almost sure Mickey would tire of his position and eventually lie down. haha

 I was just starting then - no formal training at all - just playing around, trying out stuff I can do with fondant.
Now I am more confident with all the articles, tutorials, blogs I read on the world wide web - thank God for internet!=)


Just recently I was asked to do a Minnie Mouse theme cake and I figured, why not make a tutorial on how I made the topper.

***Sorry for the poor quality of the images, it was hard having to take pictures of every step I did.

So here goes.....

1.  Fondant colors you will need.

2. Legs and shoes

3. Body

 

  4. Arms

5. Head/Face

6.  Eyes - this part I am not quite satisfied.  If I would do this again, I'd straighten the bottom part of the eyes, lower the eyeballs a little more and attach the whole thing (eyes a teeny bit closer to each other ) just above the nose. ( Get it?...good )

Minnie looked surprised here....tsk, tsk,,,eyes too round and far from each other.

So there....but without the ribbon, it might be mistaken for Mickey ( wearing Minnie's dress ).

Next time I'll post a tutorial on how to make ribbon/bows.=)

Enjoy!

How to Make Crown Cupcake Toppers

Who wants to give their little girls a royal birthday party?=)
Its the sweetest theme for a tween or a teen.

The ideas are endless!  Though it may seem hard to pull off but here are a few suggestions to get you started......

1. CAKE

 Every little girl dreams of being a princess.

And every Princess needs a tiara........

2. CUPCAKE

What better way to make your child's guest feel like royalty with these cute crown toppers.

These are so easy and fun to create.

Let's start making them.

You can opt to stop at #8 or continue on with the final touches....

Tada!

You can make it in different color combinations too.

For your little princess

For your little prince

Enjoy!

One fine day....

Three Saturdays ago, I made my first wedding cake.

It was for my brother-in-law who married his now ex-girlfriend Gracey at the beautiful farm of La Finca Country Club in Lipa, Batangas.=)

Corwyn and Gracey Jose

 And just like every little girl's fantasy, Gracey got the wedding of her dreams :

 

 1. Small, intimate Christian wedding attended by close family and friends.

2. The perfect venue - a wedding by the pool.

Uh huh, they wed right smack the middle of the pool.=)

3. A gown that defines elegance and beauty.

4. Symbolical wedding rings 

5. Food, food, food.

Just a few of the delectable food served at the reception

6. Fireworks

So nice!=)

AND...........

7.  Cake lovingly decorated by me.=)

 Here's a few more pictures of the wedding cake........=)

I hope you noticed the figure also has an eyeglass similar to the groom's.=)

It was hard having to make the cake and being part of the entourage at the same time.  The venue was an hour away from our house.  I didn't have time to fix myself and just went down at the nearest mall from La Finca and had my hair and make-up done at a salon where I didn't have to wait for my turn.
 ...................and made it just in time to stack the cake, change and be at the wedding briefing.

This was the look I was going for really.................a 'do that looked like I did my own hair.

Even had time for a picture with the cake and in-law too!=)

 It was the perfect day to get married.  There might have been things that didn't go as planned, nobody noticed and everyone had a blast!

With Pastor Lito, who officiated the ceremony, and his wife Ma'am Linda

Welcome to the family Gracey.

This is a nice wacky picture of Gracey's family.

This is my favorite picture of all - the bride and her Mom.

An hour after the wedding, here we are, still celebrating. 

Oh, there's one last thing I forgot that Gracey got in her dream wedding..................

8. Her Prince Charming, her Mahal, her bestfriend

The dashing groom excited to be on his way to meet his bride at the altar......awww

Congratulations and best wishes again Corwyn and Gracey.  May God bless your marriage and fill your hearts with peace and joy.  May He grant you strength to endure whatever challenges you will face as a couple.  May He be seen in your life and may the family you are about to start do wonders for His Kingdom.=)

Just Married!

For the cake, I used the recipe below :

Butter Pound Cake
yields one layer 10" cake

3 cup sugar
3 cup cake flour
4 eggs
1 1/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup oil
1 tbsp vanilla extract

Cream butter and sugar.  Add oil and mix thoroughly.  Add eggs one at a time and mix well.
 Add vanilla extract.
Alternately add the flour and buttermilk starting and ending with the flour.
Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for 45 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.

Enjoy!