Hydrangea Cupcake Bouquet

En Español

Mother's Day is celebrated the last Sunday of May in Dominican Republic, so us bakers are still working on sweet creations inspired for mom with flowers, pastels, and all things pretty. I love flowers, and my husband always gives me an ornamental plant around this time. For several years I have gotten blue hydrangeas plants because they are my all-time favorite.

Hdrangea cupcake bouquets are beautiful! I could have one as a table centerpiece all year round, to bad the cupcakes at home do not last a long time. Whether it is in the form of single cupcake or as a cupcake bouquet, these are perfect for a birthday, baby shower, bridal shower, wedding, etc. This hydrangea bouquet will surely add a romantic and delicate touch to your party.

It is very simple to make this decoration technique. You will need tip # 2D, and also tip # 1M that is not open all the way. Most of the web post use buttercream, but this time I used butter-less Italian meringue (suspiro) which is an ideal frosting for hot weather as it does not melt like buttercream and fondant do.

If you want to learn to make suspiro and also have a great amount of information regarding this frosting at your fingertips, I recommend you the Suspiro eBook. For more information check here: Italian meringue how-to eBook.

About the tips:

Get tip # 2D: Extra Large Tip #2D
Get tip # 1M: Decorating Tip-#1M

Hydrangeas can be found in light pink, dark pink, white, blue and also in lilac, therefore, feel free to use the color of frosting you like best.

How I made these hydrangea cupcakes:

I used leaves from my elderberry tree. I have had this tree for thirteen years. I love the scent and simplicity of the elderberry flowers. I cherished this plant because in addition to it being a gift from my husband, its flowers are great to make a medicinal tea that is a fever and flu reliever. If you do have pesticide free leaves at your reach, you can make gum paste leaves or use green tissue paper.

Steps to make a bouquet of cupcakes Mari’s Cakes style check out: Cupcake Bouquet and Vanilla Buttercream.

Have a blessed day!

"Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans." - Proverbs 16:3

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High Heel Cupcakes

En español

Hola! Yesterday on Facebook I shared the photo above of the high heal cupcake shoes I made for a client. They were very nice! My daughters and family loved it!

I will leave the answers to the questions I have received regarding the following:

• The rosette: I made the rosette ​​with the Italian meringue. I used plenty of red food gel color to get it that dark. I explain how I get these colors here: How to Make Italian Meringue in Dark Colors.  

• The heel: Royal icing was used to glue the pirouettes to the fondant covered cookie. I baked the oval shaped cookies, but you cake buy any oval shaped cookies to use as the sole. The pirulettes I bought.

• What my husband did: I mentioned in the fb post that my husband had helped me make these, and many are curious to know what he did. My hubby was in charge of deciding the height of the heels... high, very high,  glue them to the cookie and decorate cupcake shoe with dragees. 

Hope you like this idea found in the web. Thanks to this client I got to make my version of edible heels sooner than I had planned for my daughter Ruby´s birthday. For a ladies theme, sweet sixteen, quinceañera or a women's event these will make a beautiful dessert!

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Plantain and Salami Cupcake

Recently, I've been occupied with numerous custom cupcake orders, leaving me with little time to browse the web, which has been a refreshing change! I couldn't resist sharing my most recent order on the blog because it beautifully represents two essential Dominican foods. I believe no one has explored this idea before, and my search on the web didn't yield anything similar in fondant.

Este post en español: Aqui.

Behold, a plantain and salami (Dominican sausage) cupcake topper crafted in fondant! This creation truly underscores Dominicans' love for their plantains! At the moment, I don't have a tutorial available as I developed the concept while working. However, when I find the time, I'll resume posting recipes and tutorials as usual. If you have any questions or need information, feel free to contact me via the comments section below or through the contact tab above.

I did not get a chance to get photos of a machete cupcake before delivering it, but in the next photo you can see my husband putting the finishing touches on a fondant machete, a typical tool to work the fields in this country. I think it came out perfect, right?! It’s fun to be creative with the traditional things of any country. Flowers, bows, gum paste figures are beautiful, but this has awakened another type of interest and lots of ideas for baked sweets.

If you are looking for a plantain recipe you can find the following recipes here:

• Tostones (Fried Green Plantain)
• Mofongo
• Mangu with salami and fried cheese (eBook)
• Pasteles en hoja (Carribean Style Tamales)
• Ripe plantains canoes

Have a blessed day.

"Let your manner of living be without covetousness, and be content with such things as ye have. For He hath said, “I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee”- Hebrews 13:5