Blooms and Buttercream

for the baby shower, i made chocolate cupcakes with buttercream frosting. i stuck with the them of yellow and pink . i made regular sized cupcakes with large, frosted flowers. i was watching one of those cake reality shows and  saw someone make a rose and though 'hey i can do that!'. it took me a couple tries to figure out how the frosting tip was supposed to go, how to handle the frosting bag and how to layer all the frosting but i eventually mastered the technique. i made smaller cupcakes with pink and yellow frost in a simple , swirl pattern. i made sure that the large flower cupcakes, were boxed up so they wouldn't move during the drive to the house (see photo below), it also makes them more presentable. 

the cupcakes were displayed on a tiered stand, with light pink and yellow plates. i added a double-faced satin bow to top  to give it some extra 'upf'. i placed three large flowers on each plate, then surrounded them with the smaller cupcakes of the same color. they were a huge hit, easy to eat and tasted delicious!