I made this Rose Cupcake Bouquet in a Pot for our friends’ farewell party but it would be great to offer as a gift on Mother’s Day, Valentine’s Day or even to use it as a centerpiece at a wedding or similar event. It’s super easy to make and you really don’t need to be a professional baker! The only disadvantage is that it won’t last as long as a real flower bouquet : )). For the cupcakes, I made carrot cake cupcakes and cream cheese frosting as this is what our friends liked the most. All the other supplies that you need are available at craft stores – I bought them from Michael’s. Someday I will make the flower pot out of real cake but in the meantime let’s see the step-by-step tutorial for the easier version…
Materials & Tools:
- About 24 mini cupcakes – you need ¼ of the batter indicated in my carrot cake recipe here
- Frosting, at room temperature – you can make the frosting as indicated in the previous recipe but don’t add the pecans if you want a smoother texture
- 1 piping bag fitted with 1M Wilton tip
- 1 styrofoam ball – 6’’ in diameters
- 1 flower pot – your styrofoan ball should fit into the flower pot as seen below
Directions:
Bake your cupcakes and make the cream cheese frosting.
Take a toothpick and insert it into each cupcake to make a hole and remove it. It’s easier to do this now so you don’t end up messing the piped rose on your cupcake afterwards.
Place the frosting in the piping bag fitted with the 1M tip. Place it perpendicular to the surface of the cupcake and starting in the middle of the cupcake, pipe a spiral while gently squeezing the bag.
Make roses on all your cupcakes.
Take a toothpick and insert it in the styrofoam ball where you want your cupcake. You should insert the toothpick at a 45 degree angle so your cupcakes won’t slide down and fall. Take a cupcake and slide it onto the toothpick… and since you already made a hole in the cupcake this should be fairly easy to do. If you feel your cupcake is not secure enough you can always insert a second toothpick – I didn’t need to do this but mainly because I used mini cupcakes, which I definitely recommend using instead of the bigger ones. The smaller they are the more roses you’ll have and you’ll end up with a prettier bouquet :).
Place all the remaining cupcakes close together to form a lovely bouquet.
Some of the items used to make this cupcake bouquet:
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Do you think this would be possible with regular sized cupcakes? Planning a 60th birthday party for my mother, and want to use store bought cupcakes – baker doesn’t make mini ones 🙁
Beautiful cupcake bouquet! I would love to know what colors and brand you used to color your frosting. So pretty!
i live in aruba and i have asked this question allot of times but i can never get a reply. some people have share but here i dont have ratio shortning only crisco. my question is if i want to make a bouquet like that of do i make the frosting from not falling from the cupcakes ????
Hi Lisette,
You can use any type of vegetable oil, it doesn’t have to be Crisco.
Regarding the frosting, if you use the recipe I suggested the frosting will hold its shape properly and won’t fall off of your cupcakes,
How beautiful and even better that you can eat it too! Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great day!!
This is fantastic, Roxy! I would be nervous to even attempt such a project, but this turned out beautifully!
Thank you, Cathy!
Lovely bouquet of cupcakes! It’s so pretty it makes me what to learn how to pipe roses!
Pinning our Party Board!
Thanks so much for sharing at Show-Licious Craft & Recipe Party! Join us again on Saturday morning at 8:00 am EST.
~ Ashley
You should definitely try out piping roses, it’s easier than you might think! Thanks so much for pinning and for hosting such a great party!
Roxy – you are amazing! This is the prettiest flower bouquet I’ve ever seen – oh and it’s edible?!? Dying!!
Thank you so much for your kind words, Chelsea <3!
I just pinned your beautiful Cupcake Bouquet. Thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a great day!
Miz Helen
Thanks for hosting the party and for pinning!
This is just gorgeous, Roxy…thanks so much for linking it up to the Moonlight & Mason Jars Link Party! I wanted to let you know that you’re being featured on Wednesday. 🙂 Have a great week!
Oh my, thank you so much for featuring me! Feeling honored and excited <3! Have a wonderful week!
CONGRATS ROXY!!! Your gorgeous Easy Rose Cupcake Bouquet will spotlighted in this week’s MUNCHING MONDAYS Party. Hope to see you again and share the great news 🙂 Warmest, Nic
Oh awesome, thanks so much Nic :)!
This is adorable and it looks so professional!! Thank you for sharing it. I pinned it to the party board. 🙂
Thanks Marti, great party! Thanks for pinning!
This looks beautiful! Pinned! Sending love your way! Lou Lou Girls
Thanks for pinning, Kimberly!
Super cute! I saw these over at The Weekend Social. Pinned!
Thank you for pinning, Sandra !
So pretty!
Thanks Robin!
Amazing! It really is so beautiful! I absolutely have no talent for cake decoration! Very nice!
Thanks Annabel! I’m sure you’ll do great if you try making it… you don’t need to be a pro at cake decorating, you just need a piping bag, a 1M tip, frosting and some cupcakes. The tip will do all the work for you :-P.
Absolutely gorgeous! Would be perfect for a bridal shower or even a wedding! I’m pinning it! Thanks for sharing 😀
Thanks for pinning Nichole :)!
Love your cupcake bouquet. What a wonderful idea for a wedding – dessert table.
seen it on I gotta create party.
Thanks for sharing:)
Glad you like it! Thanks for stopping by from the party :)!
Roxy, now this cupcake bouquet is even better than the others I’ve seen – love the rose petal icing! I’m visiting from the Work It Wednesday Party and definitely pinning this for my daughter. She bakes cupcakes often to share with her co-workers and I think she’d Wow them with this. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thanks so much Marie for stopping by & for pinning! I’m glad I inspired you (your daughter) and would love to see a picture is she decides to make them <3 !
could that be any cuter! too pretty to eat.
Thanks 🙂 !
Very cute! I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays 😀 Hope to see you there at City of Creative Dreams Link Party
Thanks Shanice for stopping by and for letting me know about the party. Will definitely link up on Friday :)!
What a gorgeous idea! Pinning onto my Mother’s Day board. Thank you for sharing with us at Simple Supper Tuesday.
Thanks for pinning Cindy and for hosting another awesome party <3 !
I’m really in love with these, fabulous!!
Stampin’ Up! Scotland
Thanks Maria!
What a terrific idea! I so love it… A great way to display such delicious little bits…. 🙂
hugs x, Crystelle
Crystelle Boutique
Thanks Crystelle! Just shared it at your link party as well, thanks for hosting!
These little rose cupcakes are so sweet. pinned. love them. found you at simple supper tuesday linky. have a great week.
Thanks for pinning, Rachel!