You guys. YOU GUYS. I wanted to share this post with you earlier but I had to stop crying first. Ok, ok, I am being overly dramatic. But let me tell you what happened after I made these rose cupcakes!
I got this *brilliant* idea to make royal icing roses to stick in each cupcake. I spent hours piping out each individual flower with pink and green and then went back in and added an extra detail into each flower. I set them out of the way of the children so they could properly dry away from tiny hands and curious eyes.
I baked cupcakes and piped buttercream roses on top.
Next I assembled. This went a little slower than I thought because I wanted to be so very careful when inserting those roses into the cupcake.
An hour later I had completed 7 dozen cupcakes with beautiful royal icing roses sticking out.
And then.
Then.
I drove to the church. Parked. Got out of the car, walked to the back, opened the door and…
broken. AALL OF THEM. Royal icing roses are just not meant to withstand the jarring of driving. I had nothing to give to the church!
My heart broke into a million pieces… kinda like the roses.
Here is a close up of the leaf detail that I added for the church.
I has added an “ACV” on each leaf. That stands for Alliance Church of the Valley.
Can ya see it?
I just wish the folks at church would have gotten to see them! 🙁
And for the cupcakes themselves I did a simple rosette with a 1M tip. This is the whipped buttercream recipe that I used… my favorite!
You can also add some subtle color for a neat effect.
Kinda neat huh?
If I were going to make these again I would use candy melts (chocolate) and make sure the roses stayed chilled. 🙂
The cupcakes and roses are beautiful!
The real reason I am commenting is because this world we live in is so small. I grew up with Pastor Jeff’s wife DeeAnn. Actually, her youngest brother Brad and I are the same age. My family has been very good friends with their family and I’ve known them for over 20 years now. I grew up C&MA but sadly had to leave my church in Cottage Grove because of a not-so-Godly pastor.
I’ll stop hijacking your comments now! 🙂 Just thought I would share yet another connection, you know, besides being Christians in the same Frozen Tundra area. And just for the record, I was saying that long before I started reading MckMama.
I love the iced on roses, especially the orange-ish one! Just saw some of your incredible creations over at All Things Cupcakes. I’ve missed so much! You’ve been on a roll!
These cupcakes are totally gorgeous!!! I love the roses-both of them;)
These are so lovely. I can’t decide which ‘flower’ I like better! The coloured frosting rose looks fantastic though. You are so clever.
Instead of royal icing, you might want to try Wilton’s Color Flow. It is great for making standing shapes and is less likely to chip than royal icing. It also has a slight sheen when dry that’s very nice. I used it to make butterfly wings, birds. Good stuff. http://www.wilton.com/idea/Color-Flow
I heart these! Wish I could try them for a cupcake order I just got, but am afraid they wouldn’t make the trip to the recipient. Still, these are on my list to try!
These are beautiful!!! I hope one of these days you do a tutorial on how to do the frosting rose! I love love love the coloured frosting rose!
Both your flower ideas are original and pretty!
Interesting.What is love,hehe.
http://www.viewheadlines.com/News/Article.aspx?i=13353&t=Swedens-princess-weds-commoner
Through the earth, and that is love is the treasure!