Floral Cupcakes

Just a quick post on a basket of floral cupcakes I made for a dear friend.

One of my closest friends weirdly doesn't like being given flowers as a gift, so I came up with the idea of giving her edible flowers instead. Much more interesting and tasty if you ask me.

I think its such a wonderful idea to give someone something like this for a special occasion. They look like they took hours to make but intact don't take much time at all. Who doesn't love home made gifts?

All four of these cupcakes were decorated with the Wiltons 104 pipping nozzle which creates beautiful rose petals. There is no set rule as to how you create the petals. Make sure the thinnest part of the nozzle is facing the top and just create curves around one another. You can make the rose petals very close together as if it hasn't fully bloomed or further apart to create the effect of a fully bloomed rose. 

Heres the recipe for the vanilla cupcakes:

Cupcakes:

175g Butter

175g Caster sugar

175g Self raising flour

1/2 tsp Baking powder

1/2 tsp Vanilla extract

3 Large eggs

Buttercream:

500g Icing sugar

250g Unsalted butter (not margarine)

Colouring of your choice 

1. Preheat your oven to Gas-mark 4

2. Line a muffin tray with 12 cases

3. Using the all in one method, mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl

4. Beat until light and fluffy and even, roughly a minute or two but be careful not to over mix 

5. Divide the mixture evenly between the 12 cases and bake for 20-25 minutes

6. Whisk the butter until creamy and fluffy

7. Slowly add the icing sugar and beat until combined

8. Pipe to your hearts content, or simply just spoon on a dollop of the buttercream

Happy birthday C!!!

XOXO

A.Corn