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Monday, March 28, 2011

A Surprise from St. Louis



First and foremost, I like to thank Fitri of Rumah Manis who has been so supportive in my fondant pursuit and generous in adding my fondant tools. Her unexpected package came by as a sweet surprise in the middle of a long boring week at work. I couldn’t help but feel so blessed since she sent me all the things that I had wanted but unavailable in Thailand. The package consisted of spiral pattern and mini fondant rolling pins, flower cutter and pattern press sets, and dusting and decorating tip pouches, and lots of chocolates… and of course a very special St. Louis keychain and postcard. Wow, thanks Fitri! Thanks so much :-)



This has been such a big inspiration to get me going with my fondant creation as what she has so precisely put it in her postcard:
“Greetings from St. Louis :-) Dear Kris, I send you some stuff to help you create more and more lovely things with fondant. Enjoy, and always follow your dreams.”

This week I tried something that kids like Fitri’s daughter would love, I hope… Never quite sure how well it turned out but I thought it was time to lay my hands on figurines and explored the fun of creating cute little persons. Fit, this is a dedication to you and your daughter. Hope both of you like these! :-)



Meanwhile, I like to show my gratitude to Cindy Cullen of Culinary Arts College who has included my blog in the Top 40 French Cooking Blogs. Couldn’t believe my eyes that Bake in Paris was placed in the Pastry category right next to the prestigious celebrity blog of David Lebovitz. And Cindy's description of my blog goes something like “… a pristine site with beautiful images that will have any reader salivating instantly. The blogger is a graphic designer whose artistic instincts play a pivotal role in the construction of each pastry. Undoubtedly, these pastries taste as good as they look”. Feel free to check it out!



And another gratitude goes to Xiaolu of 6bittersweets for inviting me into the judging panel for this month’s DMBLGIT. It has always been fun and exciting to stay focused and objective in giving points to the participants’ photos. Drop by 6bittersweets to see who are the lucky winners!

26 comments:

  1. That cake is sooooo pretty! You are very talented. The dogs are so cute...

    Cheers,

    Rosa

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  2. Absolutely adorable!! I love the strips of colour!

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  3. Congrats in being included in the top 40 French Food blogs, and I must agree with the description as well. Wow look at your fondant work that cake is magical.

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  4. Congratulations on your well deserved recognition! What a fun gift to receive. I see that you used it well - so cute!

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  5. What a lovely surprise gift! She is really a sweetheart, though it's no surprise that she would support your fabulous interest in fondant as your talent knows no bounds. Your fondant skills are getting better and better, Kris.

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  6. Love your blog! Beautiful pastry and cake photos.
    Since you love French food I thought you might be interested in an amazing culinary tour to France throughout the Loire Valley.
    There is one coming up in June, it is an incredible tour.

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  7. What a generous gift. I am happy you got your tools, and your first works are just amazing! You obviously take your time, and therefore do it right.

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  8. Amazingly how creative and beautiful looks and how much effort is invested ..
    I am sure that every child will like it..Looks gorgeous!

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  9. Wow! It's an amazing cake. I love the little persons. They're really cute.
    Hugs!

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  10. Kris, I'm totally in awe of your art! It definitely doesn't look like you're just learning this technique, it looks like you have mastered it for years!!! So perfect, so full of details, the colors are beautiful and the characters so cute! Oh yes, you deserve being side by side to the celebrity blogs, to me you are a celebrity! I just LOVE your work!!

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  11. Oh my gosh Kris, you have all sorts of kudos coming your way, and well deserved I might add! CONGRATS on being in the TOP 40 French cooking blogs~WOW! So exciting! Your fondant work is phenomenal! You would never know you just started; it looks like you have been decorating with fondant for at least a decade! You're just a natural artist:)

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  12. OMG that looks extremely cute cute.. each characters is very well done KRis.. wonderfully done.

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  13. Kris, this cake is so cute! I'm sure any child or even someone who's not a child sees it they will find it adorable.
    Congratulations for being included in the top 40 French blogs!

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  14. What a lovely cake, the characters are so cute! And congrats on such wonderful accolades!

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  15. OMG..!! this is so lovely. I let my 4yo daughter sit on my lap when read this, she loves it. She said, she hope she has a real puppy like that *LOL* :) Thank you to dedicated this for us, no doubt we LOOOOOVEEEE it !!
    And congratulation on being in the TOP 40 French cooking blogs. Great future on baking is yours..

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  16. Congratulations, Kris! You certainly deserve the accolades!
    What a lovely surprise from Fitri! Once again, I am so impressed with your fondant talents and photography. A perfect cake for a daughter...she'll love your "little" people!

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  17. Is this your first fondant cake? Wow!! It is amazing,amazing...I love the cute dogs...

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  18. Kris, you are really amazingly talented. You deserve the recognition!

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  19. Me he quedado sin palabras, que maravilla, en serio es espectacular, muy bonita.
    Besos

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  20. I am so happy to have found your site... when I speak of decor pate.. many can't speak that language, and while I'm still a student in pastry school... I need some to chat with this about...

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  21. your little fondant puppies are so, so sweet! and i love the people too. you are a fondant master now!

    www.icyviolets.blogspot.com

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  22. I wish you lived in the US, as I would be ordering from you like crazy! Your fondant work is amazing - hard to believe it's something new for you!

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  23. Congratulations Kris! That cake looks adorable :)

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  24. Kris there are lots of online websites where you can order lots of cool fondant stuff. These are the ones I know...

    http://www.cakeconnection.com.my/home.php
    http://www.2decoratecakes.com/

    both in Malaysia... and this one in Singapore

    http://www.kitchencapers.net/shopstore/bakestore.htm

    trust me, you will want just about everything!! :)

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