DO-IT-YOURSELF! BRIDAL SHOWER BOUQUET CUPCAKE TUTORIAL PLUS RECIPE

A bridal shower is a time to have fun, gossip, chat and indulge. Catch up with the girls, hear the news. If you’re hosting the party at home, then you’re going to need some refreshments to hand to keep you fuelled during all the wedding conversations. In which case it might be a good idea to set your drinks and food up buffet-style.

Your friends may all be bringing a dish to share. That’s why we've had to show you this tutorial for cupcakes which would be ideal to make for a bridal shower because they are delicious, pretty and would look great as a sweet buffet table centrepiece.

Even cuter, they come arranged as a cupcake bouquet – so if you’re looking to arrive at a bridal shower with a food offering, then these would just look fabulous. They make a perfect bridal shower gift. We discovered the recipe via Make Bake, a company who make all the decorations and embellishments you need for home baking. Stuff like edible glitter, special icing sugar, colours, cupcake cases.

Anyway, here’s the instructions for a bridal shower cupcake bouquet from. You’ll need a favourite cupcake recipe – here’s a basic one we’ve found for vanilla, lemon and chocolate cupcakes.

● 12 cupcakes
● Pink icing frosting
● Green Cupcake cases
● Piping Bag
● Small Flower Pot
● 6” Styrofoam ball ● Toothpicks
● Pink Ribbon Step

1: Bake 12 cupcakes to decorate your bouquet, any flavour of your choice (we would suggest creating the bride’s favourite flavour if you’re planning to give the bouquet as a gift). To add to the overall effect of the cupcake bouquet, you can also use green cupcake cases.

Step 2: Using a pink fondant and piping bag, gently squeeze the bag and pipe frosting around in a spiral onto each cupcake to create a flower effect. A top tip is to ensure your fondant is room temperature and your cupcakes are cooled before starting to pipe your icing.

Step 3: Place cupcakes in fridge while you prepare the Styrofoam so the icing becomes firm. Simply place a Styrofoam ball within a small flower pot, we would recommend gluing the ball to ensure it is extremely secure. We used a 6″ diameter which should neatly fit 12 cupcakes. Once the glue is dry, place two toothpicks in each area where you want a cupcake to sit around the bouquet.

Step 4: Once your cupcake icing is firm, it is time to add the cupcakes to the bouquet. Place each cupcake onto each pair of toothpicks, adjusting toothpicks as needed to secure each cupcake. Try to cover as much of the styrofoam ball with cupcakes as you can to give the best effect, and add additional toothpicks to secure each cupcake where necessary.

Step 5: Once you are happy with the layout of your cupcakes, add a sprinkle of edible glitter and a beautiful ribbon to finish the bouquet. We hope you enjoy creating this beautiful cupcake bouquet as much as we did. As well as a bridal shower gift, the bouquet also works well for birthdays and baby showers, and is a great way to showcase your cupcakes at a party or event.

Products to create the bouquet can be found online at www.MakeBake.co.uk (who also supplied the photograph).