Since our launch in May, during these 7 months, Kexk Kreations has created 26 cakes, 398 cupcakes and dozens of cake toppers! Thanks to our customers for all your different requests, giving us so many opportunities to experiment with different genres of cakes and techniques, bringing our skills to a new level everytime.
There were many firsts and milestones achieved during this time and I would like to recap some of these special memories with you.
Participation in Wedding Expos
Very honoured to be invited by Sweet Little Bundles to partner with her to participate in a series of wedding expos for the first time. During the 4 expos we did, I created different dummy wedding cakes to match the various themes of her lolly buffet setups. It was so satisfying to see my cake creation being in the center stage of such beautiful lolly set up. There were lots of opportunity for creativity and I am thankful for the experience earned during the process.
Discovery of Edible Lace icing
After reading about this very beautiful and interesting icing call Sugar Veil, I decided to order a packet of it to experiment. Edible lace icing is useless without a mould so of course I had to purchase a mat of silicon mould as well. Quite a big investment as both don't come cheap but the results are beautiful and delicate pieces of edible icing that can be wrapped around cakes or cut up and put onto cupcakes, creating an elegant and vintage inspired cakes & cupcakes. Very suitable for ladies cakes and wedding cakes. I even use them on swiss rolls!
First Tower and Castle Cake
I blogged about the making of this cake here and I still remembered standing in Bunnings' plumbing section checking out the various sizes of PVC pipes, thinking of how to create those fake towers. So thankful for Bunnings :)
Creative Use of Edible Icing Images
Edible Icing Images are so useful to re-create logos and fonts that are difficult to replicate by freehand. Saves you lots of trouble but I use it sparingly and as an add-on to enhance my handmade creations rather that simply using it to cover my cakes.
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| The Dragon was made of foam and the plaque was an edible icing image. |
Creative Use of Styrofoam Balls & Rice Bubbles in Toppers
Rather than using a whole chunk of fondant, I find styrofoam balls very useful when I have to create big toppers that have round bodies. Besides being perfectly round, they give volume without the weight and they tend to dry faster. Unfortunately, the topper created is not edible, which might not be a bad thing actually, since too much sugar is not too good for you ;p
An alternative is the use of rice bubbles (rice krispies) to form more odd shapes and still make it edible. This cake here below has a head of foam and a body of rice krispies.
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| Baptism bear made of foam balls |
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| Hoot made of rice krispies |
First Gravity Defying Cake
I made this cake for my son's 12th birthday as it was something I really wanted to try. I reckon it won't be a very popular cake to order as there is not much cake to eat but it did earn the birthday boy a lot of envious wows from his church mates :)
First Three-tier Wedding Cake
I've made an engagement cake and a wedding cake before, including demo cakes for expos. But this one is special because this is my first 3-tier wedding cake and my biggest to date. The base is 12" and the 2nd tier is 9", followed by a 6" top tier. All the gumpaste flowers are handmade. I fell in love with this one colour cake as I was making it. So glad the bride loved it :)
The Tallest Cake Topper
This Little Prince standing on a golden globe cake topper was the biggest I had ever made. It made the cake so outstanding. And I love the story of the Little Prince too :)
The Most Personalised Cake
This cake is so personalised I have no idea what to name it. So I call it Lisa's Mom Cake. It was for Lisa's mother who was turning 70. She is Danish but had lived half her life in Singapore, so daughter asked for a cake that reflected this and included are her 3 black cats who had been with the family for a long time. One had long, medium and short tail respectively and wore red, green and blue collars. This cake is one of its kind, just like dear Lisa's Mom :)
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| Singapore flag on this side.... |
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| And Denmark flag on this side. |
First Baby Shower Cake
I don't really have an idea what a baby shower is but all the baby shower cakes looked so fun and adorable. Very happy I finally had a chance to make one in December. I had so much fun making the baby shoes for this cake and I love the colour scheme. I'm pretty happy with my handwritten plaque too!
There are so many other fond memories of other cakes but I cannot mention them all. As much as each cake is unique and special to my customers, each creation is unique and special to me too. Each request is different and each experience in creating the cake is unique. I thank my God every time for blessing me with the skills to create something beautiful for others to enjoy. As I enjoy my craft, I am grateful for all the support and trust I receive from each and everyone of my fans and customers. And thanks for all the wonderful feedback when you enjoyed and liked the cakes I made. I'm looking forward to 2015 with anticipation of the future cakes I will be making. Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR :)
LOVE,
KEKX KREATIONS
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