Piano Birthday Cake
May 24, 2012
Someone in the house is turning 15 this weekend... celebrations were brought forward by one week (coz Mom will be busy next week...with my sister's visit) 'Fake Birthday' according to her... and she is 'expecting' another round of cake and presents... cheeky!! hmmm... should have made her Fake Cake, and given her Fake presents.. why didn't I think of that...
Our little girl (oh, she is not so little anymore... she is slightly taller than me), our chatter box, our 'kaypoh', is another year older.
Let me tell you a story... actually, there were a few stories of her that make our hearts... goes Ba-dee-Boom
Our Sweetie-pie... our Livewire.
I wished I could take her place instead, when she had Pneumonia and was hospitalised for a week at the tender age of 2. We just came back from Cameron Highlands, and she caught a cold and couldn't shake it off. ...But she made no fuss... walked into the X-ray room all on her own, going about with an Intravenous/ needle inserted 24-7 in her tiny hand.
Being a playful child, hide and seek was one of her favourite games. We were shopping for ties (well, H was...), she hid between the Tie displays and when she had enough, she emerged, and spooked a lady shopper. Poor lady... her heart fell with a loud thud onto the floor...
I wanted to tell her off... but she was only 3.
Our "nightmare weekend window shopping" in IKEA, Damansara.
We were making our way towards the check out counter through Market Hall ... being a playful 5 year old, she decided to play 'Catch up with me...' weaving in and out of the shelves... trying to stay ahead of us... she just took one turn and she was lost among the shelves.
Took us a couple of minutes to realise that she was nowhere to be seen...
PANIC!!! ... I backtracked and H went running towards the check out counters... Finally, I found her sobbing... not far from where we 'lost' her...
Oh yes... she did it again....age 14+ ~ lost in Paris
And now her father is thinking twice... thrice... zillion times of letting her go on to her next adventure, joining 'World Challenge'... going to the other side of the world ... at least 30 30-hour flight away.
But my girl with a gorgeous smile has a BIG heart... would do anything and give her all to help others.
She recently participated in 'Cancer Council Relay For Life~ WA', 24 24-hour running event for a good cause...
I almost *faint* when she told me of how many laps she did ... 125 laps x 400m run, 50km (122 laps on her own + 3 last laps with the group and we joined in)... plus she did not sleep and had been running and helping round the clock...
The Relay meant a lot to her, as she lost someone close to her, someone she loved, someone who loved her and would spoil her rotten, if not for Lung Cancer... her Grandmother, whom she called NaNai.
Happy 15th! My sweet, beautiful girl
May HE bless you always.
She is so adorable! Lovely stories :D and the cake.. OMG !! YOu got to be kidding me. It's so perfect, neat .. so creative :)
ReplyDeleteI think this cake is gorgeous, so elegant and special! And your doughtier certainly deserves it after all her adventures and laps :-). Happy Birthday to her and to the proud mom!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! have been baking quite a while but still afraid of attempting full fondant cakes.
ReplyDeleteLisa, she is a Beauty!
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to her. I love your stories, filled with love and care. She is an amazing girl with a beautiful smile.
Oh, the cake is gourgeous! Does your daughter play piano?
What a sweet post for your girl! Happy 15th to her!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cake! Happy Bday to your daughter. :)
ReplyDeleteA fabulous cake! Happy Birthday to your beautiful daughter.
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
B;day wishes, hugs and kisses to the not so little mommy's girl :). She is so beautiful and the cake is spectacular Lisa. What we would do for our kiddies...am sure you had tears in your eyes writing this post...big hug to you too.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful "Piano" cake!! Well you said, it is not that appealing when slice it, but it was baked from the heart that matters most. Happy Sweet 15th Birthday to your sweet young lady!
ReplyDeleteKankana
ReplyDeleteThank you :D
LOL ...its far from neat nor perfect, cant quite see the crease because of the black fondant :)
Cooking Rookie
Thank you :)
Family First
I told my daughter to brace herself if it didn't turn out as expected ... luckily it did :)
Natasha
Thank you... :)
She is a 'Right Brainer' ...plays piano, harp n flute whereby my hubby n I are 'Tone-deaf' ;)
Pei-lim
Thank you :)
Leemei
Terimakasih yang :)
Rosa
Cheers :)
Pan Cuisine
Thank you ... near tears with huge lump in my throat... :)
Mel
awwww thank you :)
Awww shucks... It's so endearing and moving to hear these stories of your daughter. Moving away from home really made me appreciate my parents so, so much (even though it was very sad for them) and that's why I'm sure your daughter will really appreciate you guys and the opportunity. I'm sure Mum's got a lot of these crazy stories of when I was a kid too aih, lol! Well done to her for doing that race, it is extremely selfless of her. And your cake is just super epic lah! So much detail and LOVE in the cake. Happy times!!
ReplyDeleteKids, they made us laugh and cry, and a lil bit of heart attack, well..sometimes he he
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to mommy not so lil girl! :)
Thanks for sharing such beautiful memories :). Your daughter sounds like she has a heart of gold, which I'm sure she must have got some of from her mother :). I'm a bit of a muso so I do love the piano cake a lot and will have to make it sometime in my life time hehe will let you know when I do :).
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday to your daughter!
That is SUCH a beautiful cake..girls of any ages would love this. In fact, I think my brother would like it too. :P Happy birthday to your daughter!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa! Sorry to came here late. Happy Belated Birthday to your daughter! I saw this from my phone the other day and immediately shared with my friend who's a piano teacher. She was in love with your cake. :-) Absolutely gorgeous!!! She's such a lucky girl to have a amazing mom who can bake this cake!!
ReplyDeleteThis is one amazing cake! Black fondant is a nightmare to make and you did such a great job with it!
ReplyDeleteHi Lisa just saw this post. happy belated birthday to your daughter! The black fondant piano cake is amazing, not easy to make. Your daughter must be very happy to see mummy making her this beautiful cake which fill with love.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated birthday to ur 'little' girl! They will always be our 'little' girls..even when we r 80:)
ReplyDeleteWinston
ReplyDeleteBet your mom lots of stories to tell to your kids LOL :)
Thanks Winston
RibbonClown
LOL agree 100% :)
Ames
Awww ...thank you :)
Jenny
Thank you :)
Nami
awww thanks Nami :)
I was surprised myself that it turned out ok... I can be a clumsy Claude when it comes to details :)
WokandSpoon
Oh yes... I agree with you on working with black fondant :) . I was kneading and kneading until I could feel my shoulder about to comeoff its socket... :)
Ah Tze
Thanks Ah Tze... and yes she was over the moon :)
Lina_to_u
Hahaha... We always tell them that too :)
A gorgeous musical cake! Happy Birthday to your girl!
ReplyDeletetigerfish
ReplyDeleteThank You :D