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!!
