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Hats Off! Cupcakes – graduation cupcakes with grad cap and diploma toppers made of chocolate. Price available upon request.
well done!
April was looking to be a mighty busy month for me. I had three projects in the pipeline and although the due dates were somewhat bunched together, I was confident they were manageable. Until my friend G._ threw a monkey wrench into the schedule. Yikes! I was going to make G._’s wedding cake and cupcakes and her special date has already been blocked in my calendar. But G._ and her husband-to-be M._ were having trouble with their schedules themselves. In the end, I had due dates on two consecutive days—whew! More on this on my next post.
As I was pondering about my schedule at the start of my busy week, a mid-day call came asking if I can still make 50 cupcakes for a birthday party. Due date? Tomorrow! At 7:00 in the morning! It gets crazier and crazier, right? Brings back the days when I was still in video production: “This project is Russian.” Tagalog translation: rush ‘yan. Har har!
Doable. Baking and decorating 50 cupcakes overnight, that is. So I accepted the project. But wait, there was an extra request: can I add some graduation design since the birthday girl also recently graduated from nursing school? Fortunately, I already had a design for graduation cupcakes—grad cap and diploma, all made of chocolate. I just had to work double time—what else was new? wink* wink*
When the birthday girl’s dad picked up the cupcakes in the morning, he shared his concern about the weather. Dark skies were threatening his daughter’s poolside party. I just wished him luck, congratulated him on his daughter’s academic accomplishment, and assured him that the skies will clear in no time. And it did. I’m sure the family enjoyed their party and I hope they enjoyed the cupcakes as well!
May 1st, 2011
Thriller Cake Project - cake and cupcakes inspired by the late great Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” MTV. Price available upon request.
cause this is thriller, thriller night ….
Happy new year everyone!
I am so behind my posts. I was away the whole month of December ’til the second week of January to celebrate a very important family reunion (my parents’ golden wedding anniversary). Though I sadly turned down several cupcake projects 
, the time I spent with my family was more than enough to compensate for my 39-day hiatus 
.
It was a good thing that when I returned, I was back to my mixer, baking pans, bowls, measuring cups and ingredients the second day after I arrived home. I was jetlagged still and woke up at 2 am. So I just started prepping for an order to be delivered that very same day. It is so good to be back in our kitchen and start the new year with a cake order! But I digress. Let me just move on to the story of how this Thriller cake project came about.
When I met up with some of my high school classmates last November, our class president and my sorta namesake R._ asked me if I can make her son’s birthday cake and cupcakes. Young M._ is turning seven and he had a specific theme in mind—Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Wow, R._, your kid has style!
I thought of making werewolf cupcakes since Michael Jackson turned into one in the music video. I found the instructions on how to make them here.
As for the cake, I thought of making a graveyard with headstones and zombie hands crawling out from the dirt.
The headstones are actually cookies and the hands are marzipan. The dirt is crushed Oreo cookies.
During delivery, I thought I would not make it in time as I was stuck in a ridiculously snarled traffic. I started to get worried but after I squeezed my way out of the jam, I felt that the “powers that be” were with me and that everything will turn out fine. And I was right.
M._’s delight and wonderment over his birthday cake and cupcakes were priceless. And that is all that matters.
Thanks, R._ for letting me be a part of your son’s special day.
January 18th, 2011
teacher’s pet
I made these cupcakes for MM who thought of a creative and delicious way to honor her children’s teachers during this past teacher’s day. Yes, I know this post is waaay too late but I was having trouble with my web host, so there.
Anyway, MM gave me the details to put on the label and one of them read: From Bumblebee Joshua. Later on when MM got the cupcakes, she explained that her son was in section Bumblebee in his kindergarten class. And of course bees abound where the flowers are so my Blooming Garden cupcakes were the perfect partner for my Buzzy Bee cupcakes as MM added them to the gift array. I bet Joshua and his brother earned extra points from their teachers!
November 23rd, 2010
Basketball Cupcakes – dome-shaped cupcakes decorated like a basketball, frosted with slightly sweetened whipped cream tinted orange and piped with semisweet chocolate markings. Price available upon request.
alley-oop time
This was my first time making basketball cupcakes and I debated in my mind how to decorate them. Do I make separate toppers or just decorate straight on the cupcake? As I am partial to chocolate, I thought of making chocolate toppers. Alas, I did not have enough time as I was given less than a week’s notice by E._ so I just decided to turn the cupcakes into edible basketballs.
My chocolate butter cupcakes are a perfect fit as they bake into a dome, unlike my devil’s food which have flat tops. I tried a creme ivoire topping (a white chocolate glaze courtesy of Rose Levy Beranbaum) and tinted it orange. I also tried a whipped cream topping. I told E._ that the whipped cream topping will most likely appeal to the children who will attend the party. She texted me back and said that the cupcakes were for grown ups. Oops, my bad. E._ must have been smiling (and probably laughing as well) while texting that message to me. Anyway, I suggested another flavor that I knew will be a hit with them: mocha with bits of chocolate coffee candies. So I made one batch chocolate butter and one batch mocha. Yum.
Later on, I found out from M._ who picked up the cupcakes that the desserts were for E._’s boyfriend who was celebrating his birthday. Thanks, E._! I’m sure your party was fab!
November 22nd, 2010
I Love You Cupcakes – cupcakes decorated with chocolate letters that spell “I LOVE YOU”, chocolate hearts and marshmallow flowers. Price and cupcake flavor available upon request.
all you need is love
This was a rush order from P._ . Rush, as in he called me the night before he needed the cupcakes. Fortunately, I had time in my hands so I gladly accepted the order.
P._ didn’t tell me what the cupcakes were for. All he said was that he will be bringing these to a date on Tuesday night. I know it’s none of my business but as I started baking until I got to decorating, I got curiouser and curiouser like Alice (in Wonderland). Surely, these are for someone special. What is P._ and his special person celebrating? I can tell during our telephone conversations that P._ was excited. I think he called me more than 10 times and we discussed about how the cupcakes will be arranged in the box, the color of the box, if there is a ribbon, if there will be sprinkles and what color will they be, are the cupcakes dense (they’re soft) and the frosting sweet (it is ganache so it is not cloyingly sweet). He said he set their date at around 7:30 pm so he had to rush from work to pick up the cupcakes and go back to keep his date.
When we finally met, I showed P._ the cupcakes and he said they were as he imagined them to be—impressive I hope! And without me asking, he told me it was for his and his significant other’s monthsary. Aww, ain’t that sweet. I honestly thought he was going to propose and will hide a ring somewhere in one of the cupcakes. Heck, maybe I just watch too many movies.
Thanks P._ and I hope your special someone enjoyed your gift!
November 18th, 2010
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