Say it with flowers...this cupcake bouquet is a really sweet alternative to the traditional bunch of flowers on Mother's Day. I've always wanted to try a bouquet, so I thought Mother's Day was the perfect excuse. If you fancy trying one, there are loads of tutorials available online. This one is made up of mini and regular sized cupcakes, and the larger cakes have piped buttercream roses. To pipe a rose is fairly simple, just use a 1M nozzle and then start piping a swirl from the inside out.
However...don't do what I did...having worked so carefully, I got a bit overjealous pushing the cupcakes onto the bouquet...and I actually managed to push the whole thing over, squishing most of my lovely roses...so they're now shabby chic roses! :-( I'm already planning my next bouquet complete with neater flowers!
Once you've made your cupcakes it's not too difficult to assembly...just a little fiddly. Making a cupcake bouquet requires a flowerpot and an oasis ball that fits snugly in the top. The oasis should then be covered with clingfilm and wrapped in tissue paper, just in case any of the ball is visible at the end. The cupcakes themselves are attached with cocktail sticks, 2 in the small cakes and 3 in the large ones.
For some finishing touches, butterflies and ladybirds can be added which look really cute! So overall it was easier than I thought to make a cupcake bouquet...just don't knock it over squashing all your carefully piped roses!!
This is lovely! Lucky Mum. It must have felt horrible when you knocked it over but they don't look too squashed. What icing have you used on the little cupcakes?
ReplyDeleteThey are so pretty and look absolutely gorgeous in a bouquet!X
ReplyDeleteLucky Mum!!
ReplyDeleteThe good news...they were appreciated despite being slightly squished!
ReplyDeleteLucy - the icing was very strange...I was recommended to use Trex, icing sugar, glycerine, butter and vanilla flavourings. I can't say I was overly impressed...I'll stick to regular buttercream in future and take my chances with it sliding off! :-)
This is my kind of bouquet! Such a terrific treat for all marvellous Mums, and the swirly rose icing is super...
ReplyDeleteStunning cupcake bouquet the ladybirds were a cute touch, love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your cupcake bouquet especially the ladybird and butterflies. How did you make the ladybird? I've always wanted to make a cupcake bouquet but haven't gotten round to it yet. You're right, it's a great Mother's day gift. There's always next year :)
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant, well done - I've seen pictures of these but never knew how they were assembled! Do a few cocktail sticks really hold the cakes up?
ReplyDeleteThis is so lovely! I made a flower bouquet for the first time a few years back for Mother's Day too! but I tried to attach the cupcakes to the oasis with florist wire and it didn't work! Thanks for the tip of the cocktail sticks! I bet your mum was delighted with this, I love the terracotta pot too!
ReplyDeleteBaking Addict - the ladybirds were made in a mould, you just put in a little paste, squash it down and then pop it out! The head and dots were then painted black...I love the ladybirds, they just finish it off! :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cupcakes!! Bravo!
ReplyDeleteWow! I could never do this! They look so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow! The buttercream on these cupcakes are so perfectly piped and they are so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOh my! These cupcakes look fabulous !! And what an amazing pretty bouquet! Bravo! :)
ReplyDeleteGo to love the 1M nozzle and it did its job perfectly here! Laura all you cakes are beautiful you have a real talent.
ReplyDeleteHi Laura!
ReplyDeleteJust popped in from Baking Addict, Ros and I just had to feast my eyes on your lovely bouquet. So pretty. We haven't celebrated Mother's Day yet here in the states. Perhaps I will be able to convince my daughter to sow me a batch.
Thanks so much for sharing...
these cupcakes look so pretty!!perfect treat for the Mother's day....
ReplyDeletehi Laura, how did you get an oasis ball the right size to fit the pot - did you buy the oasis first from a florist then go round shops trying it out in different flowerpots? Or did you order them online? I was hoping I would find a website selling both as a kit, i.e. the right size oasis and matching pot, but I can't find anywhere!
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