Buttercream Roses!!

Well Friday I made my first attempt at doing some art with icing. Which I believe was a total success! This week I had an order for 2 dozen cupcakes; one dozen vanilla and one dozen chocolate. So I made my weekly trip to Michael's to get my supplies. A friend of mine said it was very easy to make them and even offered to show me. However I declined, bought the tips I needed and watched a few You Tube videos. I finally found one that showed how to do it right on the cupcake which made my life a whole lot easier! So here is the video that I watched to master the Buttercream Rose: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7zsiXGWkzA

So this order was for a friend of mine. It was for her grandmothers 102nd birthday and from what I heard they loved them. When you make your icing make sure it is stiffer than your normal buttercream if not your petals will be very droopy and your flower will become one glob!! Also make sure your tip to make the petals, which is shaped like a tear drop, has the larger opening is at the bottom. Also, make sure to practice on some parchment paper before starting them on the cupcakes it will take a lot of practicing before you get in the flow of the rose pattern! Once you get it down you are golden!! So try it out, it's quite addicting to make after you get it down.

And here is the final product! I'm pretty proud of myself for this being my first decorating adventure!!