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How to Make a Cupcake Bouquet

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Hot glue your styrofoam ball into your pot

Hot glue your styrofoam ball into your pot

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Rip (don't cut) tissue paper into various sizes

Rip (don't cut) tissue paper into various sizes

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Fold up tissue over your finger

Fold up tissue over your finger

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Add a dab of hot glue

Add a dab of hot glue

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Stick the paper onto your styrofoam ball

Stick the paper onto your styrofoam ball

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Repeat process filling your pot do that it looks like leaves

Repeat process filling your pot do that it looks like leaves

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For more contrast in your leaves, add two different kinds of tissue papee

For more contrast in your leaves, add two different kinds of tissue papee

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Bake your cupcakes using your favorite recipe. I use the vanilla cupcake recipe on www.wilton.com. Adjust the recipe to accommodate different flavors by subbing vanilla for other extracts

Bake your cupcakes using your favorite recipe. I use the vanilla cupcake recipe on www.wilton.com. Adjust the recipe to accommodate different flavors by subbing vanilla for other extracts

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I bake regular size cupcakes as well as the mini ones. The mini ones act as buds in your bouquet

I bake regular size cupcakes as well as the mini ones. The mini ones act as buds in your bouquet

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Insert your skewer into your styrofoam ball and insert your cupcake on the skewer. Add another skewer and repeat, adding regular size cupcakes and the minis

Insert your skewer into your styrofoam ball and insert your cupcake on the skewer. Add another skewer and repeat, adding regular size cupcakes and the minis

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What your bouquet should look like finished

What your bouquet should look like finished

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Tint your icing to whatever color you want for your "flowers". I used red for the regular ones and light pink for the buds

Tint your icing to whatever color you want for your "flowers". I used red for the regular ones and light pink for the buds

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Fill your icing bags. For the roses, I used a 2d Wilton tip.

Fill your icing bags. For the roses, I used a 2d Wilton tip.

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Start in the center and ice outward, overlapping icing slightly to get the swirl effect

Start in the center and ice outward, overlapping icing slightly to get the swirl effect

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Great gifts for special occasions!

Great gifts for special occasions!

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Close up

Close up

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1 Plant pot

1 Styrofoam ball (should fit in the pot)

2 Packs of different color green tissue paper

1 Hot glue gun and glue sticks

1 Pack skewers (wooden)

1 Batch of your favorite cupcakes

Louise C

Do you have a recipe for the icing mine is never keeps its shape : (

Louise C 6 months ago

Zhou Ting

Wa, I don't think I can do it!

Zhou Ting 7 months ago

Claire Frederick

Did you use buttercream for the icing?

Claire Frederick 9 months ago

Jeff McCoy

You can...trust me, they are very easy to make!

(author) 11 months ago

Y P

I wish I could do something like this! 

Y P last year

Karla Kharoufeh

Looks great! What a great gift idea.

Karla Kharoufeh last year

Sabrina Noor

That is amazing. Will definitely try it for my mom

Sabrina Noor last year

Jessica Self

(whoops!) continued: I think I had too much skewer sticking out from the styrofoam too. that's a good tip! thanks!

Jessica Self last year

Jessica Self

thank you Jeff! I'll try that next time

Jessica Self last year

Jeff McCoy

I will post a video soon of icing! I'll be baking tomorrow!

(author) last year

Jeff McCoy

Hey Jessica! I do use a heavier cake recipe for this. You can email me if you want it jeffcurtismccoy@yahoo.com. I poke the skewers far down enough that the cupcake sits on the styrofoam without the skewer popping trough the top. There should only be an inch or so sticking out of the styrofoam. Course if it sticks out through the top a but, just ice overtop it ;)

(author) last year

Kaitlin Heather

This is amazing, I can't wait to make some and see the look on family/friends faces! Thank you.

Kaitlin Heather last year

Lara Lima

This is lovely!!

Lara Lima last year

Denise Thomas

Mother's Day is coming going to make for a special lady!

Denise Thomas last year

LaVronya Williams

Love it!!!

LaVronya Williams last year

P Sangha

What a wonderful idea!

P Sangha last year

Brittany Williams

This is so beautiful! I can think of a million occasions where this would just blow people away! But like everyone else has said I am truly doubting my icing skills...I would love to see a video!

Brittany Williams last year

Nathanyle Pine

Thank you do much I appreciate it your awesome

Nathanyle Pine last year

Stefany Sorto Zetino

Love it! I will do this for sure

Stefany Sorto Zetino last year

Jessica Self

so apparently I'm not the master flower icer... haha, but I did have a question for the next time I try this - the skewers kept popping out the top of the cupcake, are my cupcakes too heavy? I offset them and doubled up on the bigger cupcakes and I think that will help, but without refrigeration, I'm afraid they'll keep falling. thanks again for the great guide! such a creative idea!

Jessica Self last year

Jessica Self

I'm trying this right now for my friends bday! nervous about the icing... so I'm stalling haha. thanks for the idea!

Jessica Self last year

Jacques Daniel

Very cool - would love a video of the frosting technique

Jacques Daniel last year

Estelle Giles-monroe

Fabulous! I have so many folks that would adore this. Can't wait to try....

Estelle Giles-monroe last year

Alyssa V

This gorgeous! Id be sad to eat it;p lol

Alyssa V last year

Sharon Chan

This is so awesome! What a great idea :)

Sharon Chan last year

Nancy Le

Beautiful!!!!! Totally creative!

Nancy Le last year

Arlene Plake

One of my grandchildren has a birthday coming up soon. Thank you for sharing. All eight of them are going to get a bouquet. Boys too.

Arlene Plake last year

Jeff McCoy

Yes I Nathanyle, will do that next time. I was in a hurry today and only had a few hours but it's super easy!!

(author) last year

Megan L

So sweet! If I ever get married this is the sort if bouquet I'd like! Stuff throwing it around I'd eat it!

Megan L last year

Nathanyle Pine

Could you post a video the next time you do this to show ur technique for icing:)

Nathanyle Pine last year

Sindre Ellingsen

My mom made something like that once, but the idea with the colored paper for the contrast of leafs ... Is just brilliant!

Sindre Ellingsen last year

Sara Paul Raffel

Beautiful! What a great idea.

Sara Paul Raffel last year

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Nuala B

Good idea. :)

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Tatianna Timor

What a beautiful job icing the cupcakes :)

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