This weekend, I made a batch of birthday cupcakes in honor of my friend’s birthday. She requested plain vanilla. Now, I love a vanilla cupcakes BUT given that it was a special occasion, I thought it would be nice to make the decorations a bit more
Buttercream roses are so beautiful and really easy! As always, the key is having the right tools. For these cupcakes a large petal tip (number 126 if your wondering) is really important. It takes an extra minute or two longer than a plain swirl BUT it is totally worth it. I filled my piping bag with white and light pink buttercream to give the roses a more realistic, two-tone effect. What colors would your cupcake bouquet be??
Buttercream roses are so beautiful and really easy! As always, the key is having the right tools. For these cupcakes a large petal tip (number 126 if your wondering) is really important. It takes an extra minute or two longer than a plain swirl BUT it is totally worth it. I filled my piping bag with white and light pink buttercream to give the roses a more realistic, two-tone effect. What colors would your cupcake bouquet be??
Decorating Tips
- If you fill the bag with two different tones of the same color then your roses will have some more depth and realism. Just make sure that the point and the base of the petal tip has the different color butte creams on top.
- The most realistic roses have a higher center with lower petals on the outside. To get this effect mix a batch or VERY thick buttercream up and shape it onto a cone then place on the cupcake and use as a base for your petals.
- Lumps of sugar will be the end of you so as they clog up the petal tips and ruin your flowers. To avoid this I recommend sifting your confectioners’ sugar at least once before mixing and make sure to use a paddle attachment!
If you’ve tried making these cupcakes then don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know how you got on in the comments below, I love hearing from you!
Rose Cupcakes
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Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cupsugar
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 cup salted butter room temperature
- 3 eggs
- 3 tsps vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup milk
For the Buttercream
- 1 pound unsalted butter room temperature
- 8 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/2 cup cream
- 1 drop pink food coloring a very small drop
Instructions
For the Cake:
- Sift the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- Mix the wet ingredients together in a medium bowl.
- Add the wet to the dry and mix until just combined. Fold in the sprinkles at the very end and mix at little as possible.
- Divide the mixture into cupcake papers
- Bake at 340 for about 25 minutes or until the centers are springy to the touch. Baking time depends on the size of your cupcakes
For the buttercream
- Beat the butter until light and fluffy, add the sugar a cup at a time and beat well. Mix in cream until desired consistency is reached.
- Separate the buttercream into two batches and mix in the pink food coloring into one batch.
- Attach a 126 tip to a piping bag and fill bag with both colors of buttercream.
- Use a spatula to create a cone of buttercream on the cupcake.Pipe a cone onto the cupcake. (sharp side of tip facing up)
- Create the rose by making small arcs with the tip, which gradually increase in size as you get toward the edge of the flower.
Notes
- If you fill the bag with two different tones of the same color then your roses will have some more depth and realism. Just make sure that the point and the base of the petal tip has the different color butte creams on top.
- The most realistic roses have a higher center with lower petals on the outside. To get this effect mix a batch or VERY thick buttercream up and shape it onto a cone then place on the cupcake and use as a base for your petals.
- Lumps of sugar will be the end of you so as they clog up the petal tips and ruin your flowers. To avoid this I recommend sifting your confectioners' sugar at least once before mixing and make sure to use a paddle attachment!
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“Stalking” your website! HAHA!!!! John, these are just stunning! I love to pipe buttercream. I’m really loving all of your posts! Problem is….what to make this weekend?????
June,
Awesome! Thank you very much! What did you end up choosing to bake?
John
I actually got gutsy this weekend! I made my regular chocolate cake using Bob’s red Mill one for one flour because I needed a gluten-free cake. This was my first try and it was wonderful so my next cake is going to be your strawberry cake sounds and looks amazing. I have so much pstrawberry jam that I made last year I really need to use up stay tuned I’ll post a picture
Is this considered a crusting butter cream? will it harden after a while? If not is there such thing as piping roses without the buttercream getting too hard? I want to do this but I also want people to be able to enjoy the buttercream on top.
BK,
All buttercreams harden over time as they dry out! This is definitely a thicker buttercream though. You can always add more liquid to soften the frosting. The trade off will be definition of the rose! Enjoy!
John
Amazing.
HUGE FAN!
Loved making these!
First you say tip 127 then tip 126. Which is it?
Hi Rina — 126. Thanks, John.
wow. absolutely gorgeous.
Thank you 🙂 stay tuned for more recipes!
These are gorgeous! Your video makes it look so easy!
Thanks!!
Do you have a special way to put the colored buttercream in so the color is even divided, or do you just put it in alternately?
Hi Pippa — You put the color on the side of the piping bag that your sharp end of the petal tip is on. Then you put white everywhere else. Hope that helps.
Thank you this is really helpful and now I need to practice practice practice xoxo
Perfect practice makes perfect 🙂