Bali

Seems these days all I do is ask for travel advice and here I am yet again, begging for more travel advice... I am off to Bali in July for a wedding... my dear friend Y is having a reception and I am lucky enough to have an invite... I have a little over a week in Bali prior to the wedding so I have plenty of time to explore...

This is where I am staying http://www.villabeji.com and I don't have any transport whilst there so would appreciate somewhere close by if possible.

I would love any advice anyone has to offer!

Vida x

Singapore here I come...

I am all ears to anyone with any advice on my adventure to Singapore... I will be attending a couple of cupcake courses there and eating lots of EVERYTHING... If anyone knows the wheres and hows of Singapore I would appreciate your advice.

Vida x

Some old, some new, some even Crabapple Bakery style...

Experiments in styles...

My favourite at the moment is the "clouds with stars and moon"... Vida x

Feasting on French Fare...

Can you believe that I got these at the little fruit shop in Carlisle Street... how good is this? French wild mushrooms (at wild prices) and they smell like the earth itself... just a couple of handfuls made my sauce the best thing ever... good fillet steak from Leon's (also on Carlisle Street) and a potatoe, sugar snap peas, tomato, bacon and pesto salad and dinner was divine... Oh and did I mention... I painted this plate myself!?!?!?

Vida x

Ella's Sweet 16th...

Ella turned 16 today and of course I was on cupcake duty... She had done work experience at one of Australia's most renowned restaurants and picture below was taken there... she had 20 friends join her for some dinner and lots of giggles... These were for a girl called Em who celebrated her 21st last weekend...

She wanted purple, pink and green as a theme...

I tried to vary the styles a bit...

I got lots of praise and my cupcakes were a hit...

Until next time... Vida x

Crabapple Bakery - forget them!!!

These are some designs I have been playing with lately... I like this colour combo...

Using lollies with texture for centrepieces...
These flowers and butterflies are handmade... I even made the sugarpaste from scratch!!!

Vida x

Crabapple Bakery - Big Shoes to Fill...

I am sure you have all heard the Crabapple Bakery went into voluntary liquidation earlier this month and so now there is a huge gap in the market where they left off... I cannot say that I am the one to fill that gap but I certainly will give it a shot... I have started to receive some commerical orders already and I am lucky enough to have access to a commerial kitchen in which to fill those orders... These are some cupcakes I made over the weekend including the handmade flowers...

My classes are getting lots of attention too with the school holidays commencing soon so I might be too busy to post over the next few weeks... Vida x