Merry Xmas Jing & Family!

This is my last christmas order. It's a late celebration for Jing (my junior in SGGS) & her family in KL. Since we are both Georgians, I just couldn't turn her order down... *grin*

She wanted just 12 cupcakes with xmas decor

She's travelling down to KL with it...

And for 12 pieces of xmas cuppies... this is the packaging!

Jing, hope u & ur family had a blast celebrating!

Louise's Little Angels

Louise is my very first customer for christmas cupcakes. She was really sweet over emails and she actually came by Manila Place for lunch. Even sweeter in person! (really great to meet u!)

She wanted to do them for her group of children playing in a christmas performance. So, job's done and christmas is over - she sent me pictures of her children with the cupcakes!

They all look so cute and colourful in their costumes! Looks like a play where lots of effort has been put into....

And the adorable faces of her little angles....

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!

Thanks so much for the pics!

Cup-a-cake brings C.H.E.E.R! (part 2)

With 7 big boxes filled with cupcakes, we made our way to Lighthouse.

Before this, I had no idea whatsoever what it was at all! I have often wondered what becomes of the beggars & homeless people around Penang. Little did I know that there is a special place where they can go as when they like to get a proper bath and food. But this home don't just stop here. They go all out trying to help these people hoping to give them a new life where they will become financially independent and no longer homeless. It is not necessarily just for people who are beggars and homeless. It is also a place where people who are lonely can go to. It is a place which offers you hope and a new beginning... This is why they are known as "Penang Office for Human Development".

This is how Lighthouse looks like inside & out

Our delivery team arrived with loads of happy cupcakes to bring cheer! There were lots of other foods prepared for them as well - fried beehoon (sponsored by EQ Hotel) & finger foods as a part of the Christmas & New Year celebration.

The event started off with some games outdoor

and then indoors

The carollers were there to serenade us all into christmas mood. They are so good!

Then Santa Claus made his appearance once again! Giving out goodies to all who were there. This Santa is so much fun. You can see how excited everyone was waiting for their turn with Santa to come... It is the most rewarding gift to see their faces lit up by such simple gestures..

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to ALL!

Yummy yummy food enough to serve us also!

And finally... it's makan makan time!

Helpers going around to distribute the cupcakes...

Among the many recipients of the cupcakes is also the Bishop!

And the people who helped out in making the cupcakes possible!

Thanks all!

I planned on bringing cheer to the poor/homeless/orphanages today but I think I received the biggest gift of all - the true meaning of christmas. I have never felt christmas as much as I have today....

The Afternoon Production Crew

We grabbed lunch before rushing home to finish up our final preparation for the afternoon session.. We will be going to the Lighthouse where St Joseph is located. While we were at IC Church, two of my lil' helpers were busy preparing and decorating the christmas cupcakes for our afternoon session...

Look at all the cupcakes they have done while we were away for less than 2 hours!

Adding on the final touches before packing them into boxes...

Thanks Ayu & Murni!! They are both cousins and trust me, lots of FUN! My Sunday would have been chaotic without them...

Thanks again guys!

Cup-a-cake brings C.H.E.E.R! (part 1)

Its been a crazy crazy week & month... Should have posted this one week ago but just couldnt find the time to do so... anyway, better late than never.... here goes!

On 16th December... we went to Immaculate Conception's church at Pulau Tikus to celebrate christmas with the oprhans from St Vincent D' Paul. It was such a great experience... really.

We arrived at 10.00am sharp and the hall was already packed with the orphans from St Vincent D' Paul as well as IC's parish who are there to celebrate the occassion. Carollers from IC church filled the hall with the feel of christmas with about half hour of beautiful songs..

Santa then appeared with a big bag of goodies for the orphans... It definitely brought cheer...

And then... it was time to give out food & the cupcakes!! We brought 3 boxes of cupcakes (108pcs) and had so much fun giving them out.... the recipients were so grateful & happy. All our efforts are really worthwhile just seeing their faces lit up!

Merry Christmas all!

Ho! Ho! Ho!

We then rushed home to prepare for PART 2

Christmas Countdown....

Only one week to go..... Hurry and finish up with christmas shoppings! (i better start too!)

**merry christmas**

Updates on Christmas Callings & Christmas Cupcakes!

I'm really overwhelmed by my Christmas cup-a-cakes response... I am only taking orders up till 20th December 2007 for pick ups between 20th - 26th December. Please take note!

I am even more excited about this Sunday's Christmas Calling... we were supposed to bake 1000 cupcakes in total but we've decided to do bigger sized cupcakes... So, for the first one, which is for St Vincent De' Paul (to be held at the Immaculate Conception Church), we will be baking 100 pieces for about 60 children.

As for the second one (for Lighthouse & Sunshine), we will be baking 300 pieces for about 200 children and old folks! There will be other food as well... So, we've decided not to do too many, which is good... I was afraid of storage problems! The biggest box I can find can only store about 36 pieces!

I am really looking forward to this Sunday though it is going to be really hectic fo me... rushing to and fro and so forth... BUT, with the christmas bug I'm having, I'm simply more excited than anything else! :)

NOTE: Last Friday, we went to a home for the handicapped orphanages at Bukit Tengah. It was quite an emotional experience for us. It's really sad to see the situation they are in... I'll post up pictures and talk more about it soon.... We often forget how fortunate we are until.....

Christmas Cupcakes for the homeless....

This Friday, we will be donating our baked cupcakes for the first charity home! This time it's for a home at Bukit Tengah. The home is for handicapped children. Ooohhh.... we really hope we can bring some cheer to them with the cupcakes!

This time around, I have 4 helpers! Chen Yi, Monica & Yap (not in pictures) and Mary - my little apprentice...

For this batch of cup-a-cakes for the handicapped children, we designed new designs for them... Let me run through the new designs with you...

Design 1: Traditional Christmas Wreath

The size of the christmas cup-a-cakes in case you are all wondering... "palm size"

Design 2: 'Merry Xmas' greeting

Design 3: Christmas Tree with a swirl

Design 4: Red red Christmas Tree

The red designs...

Design 5: "Ho! Ho! Ho!" Greeting

Design 6: Gingerbreadman

These christmas cup-a-cakes are ideal as 4-in-a-box.....

or even as 36-in-a-box like the one we are preparing for the children at the centre!

There are about 45 children at the home... and we baked 2 boxes of 36 cup-a-cakes for them! We will be bringing it to them this coming Friday!

Thank You dearest Helpers! You guys are making all this more & more meaningful! The true spirit & meaning of christmas! :)

My Christmas Tree is now UP!

Since a few years back, every christmas, I will set up 3 christmas trees... one for each outlet and one at HOME! I'll say that I enjoy setting up my house's the most because... I am always looking out for nice christmas ornaments for my tree at home and I usually spend quite a bit on them each year! It's growing! This will be the 3rd christmas!

Some of my most treasured ornaments....

I prefer the cute cute ones to those classic ones.... :)

Merry Christmas all!