Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Another year is coming to an end again. Time flies and Jembakes have already been active for around 3 years! It all started out as an interest and till now it is still a joy to me when I am doing the cakes and when I sense the satisfaction from the customers. This year, we see a lot of repeating customers as well. Thanks for putting your trust in me and I hope that I delivered to your expectations. For new customers, thanks for giving me a chance to offer my service to you and hope I did not disappoint.

This year, I see more effort and better skills in my cake decorating skills (self-proclaimed). LOL. With varying designs that come with each order, I had more chance to explore new designs and gain more experience. Practice makes perfect and it is really true! This year, I tried to continue to explore 3D cake sculpture such as a car for my BIL which is really a breakthrough for me.

In addition, I had our first "company" trip to Chiangmai with Daddy and Mummy! I have been wanting to go on a daddy, mummy and me trip and this has finally come true!

In all, this year is another fruitful year for us and we thank each and everyone for your help in one way or another!

With this year coming to a close, it is time to set some new year resolution for the new year! My resolution for next year is to try more delicate designs on flowers. I had recently bought a flower making tool set and I will work on it next year to create a different style in my cake decorating as I have mostly been doing cartoon cakes for children (which I really enjoyed doing). In addition, we will also try to improve on our cake recipe and explore more flavours!

I hope everybody will continue to support Jembakes and we will all grow strong and healthy in the coming new year! Wishing everyone Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Soccer cake for Bf's Big 30!

This year, my Bf turns 30! I think 30 is a milestone in one's life and therefore I had a mini celebration + surprise for him! And what's a birthday celebration without a cake? My bf loves to play and watch soccer and therefore I made a soccer cake for him!

This time round I went to search on how to cover a soccer cake and I finally got the trick! In addition, I bought a half soccer cake pan which makes things easier as well. This cake looks much neater and more like a soccer! Hope he likes it!

With the cake ready, it is time for the decoration of the place! I booked a staycation at Naumi Liora hotel and the place is quite nice!

Decorated the place with the help of Mummy! Thanks Mummy!

Prepared some finger bites too.

Got the biggest room which come with a porch but the porch at 1st floor is quite small.

So when everything is ready, time for the main lead to arrive! I did not tell him that I had already checked in and prepared the place! 

Happy 30th Birthday to the man!

And then his friends arrived and the place turns crowded. 

The men at the porch gambling! I'm calling 999!

While the ladies and the kids entertain ourselves by taking selfies

 Finally it is time for the cake cutting!

Thanks everybody for coming down!

Happy birthday to the man! Please stay healthy and fit for me although you have just aged another year. Hope you enjoyed this special celebration for you! Next milestone at 40! LOL!

Paw Patrol cake...

This is an order from Jocelyn who wanted a Paw Patrol cake for her daughter Ericia's birthday.. She wanted a 2D icing image cake with some designs at the side too. It was a neat and fast cake working with icing image.

Happy 6th Birthday Ericia!

3D bikini cake...

I rarely do any adult cakes as normally my orders are from mummies who wanted cakes for their son/daughter's birthday! This time round my sis wanted to order a 3D bikini cake for her colleague's birthday as he is known to be a bit horny (just kidding). It is more for the fun of it!

So we made cupcakes and I made them into two big cake pops for the boobs. But in the end I think I did one bigger than the other, Oops! It was actually quite fun doing it and the final result looks quite real. LOL.

Hope Weixin enjoys this cake!

Harry Potter cupcakes...

Another order for Harry Potter and this time it is from Rachel. I rarely had Harry Potter orders since the last one and this time round I had fun doing all the Harry Potter elements too. So Rachel sent me a picture and wanted the elements such as the wand, sorting hat, broomstick, spectacles, cauldron, etc. Check out the final results below! I really like how it turned out!

Thank you Rachel for the order and hope you liked the cupcakes!

Personalized 2D icing image face cake...

This is an order from Sheryl again who wanted to order a farewell cake for one of the teachers in her son's kindergarten. She sent me a picture of Ms Shalene and I ordered an icing image with her picture. An easy 2D icing image cake.

Thank you Ms Shalene and all the best!

Mcqueen and Mater cake and cupcakes set...

An order from Joey this time who previously ordered a Mickey Mouse clubhouse cake and cupcakes set for her son.

http://jembakes.blogspot.sg/2014/12/mickey-mouse-clubhouse-cake-and-cupcakes.html

This time round she wanted a Cars cake and cupcakes set for her son. This is quite a neat and easy set as I have done this design for quite a few orders.

Happy 3rd Birthday Jayrius!

Mcqueen and Mater cake...

Another Cars cake order from Sheryl. I have lost count on the number of Cars cake I did for Sheryl as she has ordered Cars cake for both her sons' birthday for almost 2-3 years. I think she has quite a collection of the Cars toy at home now. LOL. This time round is her elder son Ranen's birthday and she wanted a different design. So we both cracked our brain and finally come out with another design.

I hand crafted the Mater at the side with fondant and luckily it turns out quite well. This was a 10" cake and I was worried that the top would be too plain with only the sign and Mcqueen therefore I added some road elements to spice things up on the top of the cake.

Happy 5th Birthday Ranen!

Bookworm Wayne's 7th Birthday!

Time flies and another year has passed. This year Wayne turns 7 and is already in Primary 1. The little boy has to adapt to primary school life, buy his own food during recess time, learn spelling and do homework. Everything is new to him but his love for books remains. He goes to the school library to read during recess time and continues to read when he is back home. He is really a hardcore bookworm. But indeed, with so many books that he read, he is really good with his english vocabulary and knows a lot of words which I do not think that I would have known at his age now. He sometimes would amaze me with the big words that he used!

Check out the previous cakes that I have done for his birthday party since he was 4 years old!

So this year, to live up to his name, he requested for a book cake. LOL! I previously did an open book cake before and this time round I wanted to try something different. Therefore, I decided to do stacked up books instead with the subjects that he learnt in school as the book titles.

The books were covered individually and then stacked together. Luckily the cake was a firm cake and therefore it was easy to hold it up after covering it with fondant. 

Wayne was around when I was making his cake and he was very excited to know what book titles are on it. However, when I was doing the chinese book, he wanted me to change it to other titles instead, thus showing his little interest in the subject. And indeed, his result in chinese language is the lowest among the 3 subjects. LOL. 

Happy Birthday my dear boy! You have grown well and Xiao Yi is really glad that I can make you a birthday cake every year and that you liked them. My proudest and happiest moment whenever I see your eyes glow with excitement when you see the cake (whether it was because of the design or the fact that you are able to eat the fondant, maybe half-half) LOL. But nevertheless, you have brought so much joy into the house. I hope you will continue to read and love books and not forget the importance of learning. Grow in wisdom and be a polite and nice boy with integrity. Xiao yi loves you! 

Mickey mouse cake...

Another order from Hui Zhen for her son Dayrius' 2nd birthday. She ordered a Pooh and friends cake for his 1st birthday last year. Check it out below!

http://jembakes.blogspot.sg/2014/11/pooh-and-friends-cake.html

This time round they are having a Mickey theme party and therefore she requested for a Mickey mouse cake.

After numerous experience with the mickey head and its ears, this time round I chose to use styrofoam as the head and the ears which is light and stable.

Happy Birthday Dayrius! Hope you like the cake!

The Simpsons cupcakes...

Another order from Rachel and this time round she wanted the Simpsons cupcakes for her husband's birthday. I have not watched or played the game before so I do not have any idea who are the characters in it. Luckily Rachel gave me the idea and I followed accordingly.

The happy family!

Happy Birthday!

Inside out cupcakes...

An interesting order from my Da Jie who wanted to give her colleagues some farewell cupcakes as she is moving on to another team. She wanted inside out cupcakes maybe it best represents the characters of her different colleagues. LOL. But having watched the movie, I really liked how the whole story goes and loves all the different characters in it.

So I crafted the face of all the different emotions! We have Fear, Anger, Disgust, Joy and Sadness!

It turned out better than I have imagined and we even have a guest appearance of BingBong! My sis brought home the leftovers and the kids were fighting for Bingbong, showing its popularity! LOL.

Who do u like best?

Avengers cake...

An order from Annemarie who wanted an Avengers cake for her son's theme birthday party. This is a simple cake where I ordered a 2D icing image with the picture that she provided me.

Happy Birthday Eoin!

3D car cake for my BIL!

It's my brother-in-law's birthday once again! I think the last birthday cake that I made for him is actually the first fondant cake that I did for my class (and it is actually just nice because it was near his birthday and so it was not really customized for him).

http://jembakes.blogspot.sg/2013/07/the-jembakes-journey-part-2.html

So this time round, I decided to make a customized cake just for him! And I decided to challenge myself in making a 3D car cake for him who loves car and recently got his new audi. So I youtubed and googled for tutorials on how to make a car cake and set my hands on doing it.

So I baked a rectangle cake and carve the cake into the shape of a car. I also made a dent at the bottom of the car on both sides to fit in the wheels later.

At this stage, at least it does looks like the shape of a car. 1st stage passed! The next part is to cover it with fondant and decorating it with the car details. So I included the audi logo, the car number plate, the headlights, the windscreen, etc.

And here is the final results which I am really satisfied with for my first attempt in 3D car!

Check out the happy and surprised bro-in-law who did not know that he is "eating up" his new car for his birthday!

 Happy birthday Bro-in-law! Enjoy your ride in your new car!

Swimming cupcakes...

This is an order from Mrs Tay for her nephew who is part of a swimming club and he will be celebrating his birthday with his friends from the swimming club after their swimming practice. Therefore, she requested swimming cupcakes with a variation of the swim strokes on it. It was quite fun doing the cupcakes and I hope you are able to guess the strokes right!

Happy birthday Sherman! Hope you can swim like a fish!

Spaceship cake...

An order from my Da Jie for her friend Joanna's son. Her son Tyler loves spaceship and so requested for a spaceship cake.

The spaceship is made of inedible materials which are light and I wrapped them with aluminium foil and then fondant.

Hope Tyler had a wonderful time on space!

Ninja turtle cupcakes...

An order from Priscilla who previously ordered a set of shark cupcakes for her son's 5th birthday.

http://jembakes.blogspot.sg/2014/08/shark-cupcakes.html

This year, her son is 6 and he is asking for some Ninja turtle cupcakes!

Hope Darius likes the cupcakes and enjoyed his birthday party!

Mcqueen and mater cake...

Another Cars cake and this is a referral from Sheryl where her friend Chanelle wanted to order a Cars cake for her son Lukas' 1st birthday! She wanted a design that I have previously done before but for hers I made a bit of variation to it and hope she likes it!

Happy 1st birthday Lukas!

Pig cake...

A last minute order from my sis who wanted to order a pig cake for her colleague to celebrate her birthday in office. It's an easy and quick cake and it turns out cute too!

My sis says she likes pig as she is born in the year of pig! Happy birthday Jennifer! Glad you like the cake!

Minion cupcakes...

Rachel who previously ordered Flash cupcakes for her son Jordan is back to order a set of Minions cupcakes for her daughter Leia's 2nd birthday. Minions craze is back again! An easy and neat set of cupcakes for the birthday girl.

 Happy birthday Leia! She's so cute!