We are finally having some nice weather here in Maine and I’ve got Spring fever. Granted, Summer is just around the corner! These cupcakes just scream spring to me and I thought they’d be a lovely little Mother’s Day gift to myself. I’ve always loved hydrangeas and they haven’t bloomed here yet, but now I can look at the pretty cupcakes and then eat them!
I originally tried the frosting recipe that the source uses, but I just couldn’t get it to work so I went back to my trusted buttercream recipe. I found this easier to work with, although this time around I had to decorate these with a two year old attached to my leg pleading for a taste.
I used my go to chocolate cake recipe and my favorite vanilla butter cream. I then divided the batch of buttercream into two and dyed one half using Wilton’s Cornflower blue gel and the other Wilton’s Violet.
I used the 2D Wilton pastry bag tip. (I had never used this tip before and to be honest the closed tips are a bit more finicky) I placed each color into the piping bag as shown. I worked my way around the cupcake and then filled in the center with more drop flowers. There are set by step instructions on the source’s website. I think these came out pretty good. Definitely pretty and different from the normal swirl, that’s for sure! Brighten someone’s day with flowers and cupcakes all in one.
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Now, for the last one million hits giveaway. Just a few years ago I would decorate a cupcake with a tub of frosting and a knife. I’d slather it on the top in a dome shape and call it good. Now, I cringe just thinking of doing that. I’m not saying I wouldn’t eat a cupcake like that, but I love pretty cupcakes and they are so easy to make. So, I’m going to send one lucky reader the Wilton Cupcake kit. It has some great tips to make your cupcakes fabulous. They are easy to use and you’ll be making some great looking cupcakes in no time! To enter, just leave a comment below. Tell me your favorite cupcake flavors, what you would make first, or just say, “Hi!” A winner will be chosen at random Sunday, May 20th at 6:00 pm EST. Sorry, items will only be shipped to US residents. I will email the winner immediately and post the names of the winners on Tuesday, May 22nd.
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80 comments
May 18, 2012 at 7:17 am
These are so pretty!
May 18, 2012 at 7:20 am
These are gorgeous! and my favorite flavors, chocolate cake and vanilla buttercream!
May 18, 2012 at 7:23 am
Meg, those cupcakes are AMAZING (way better than my elmo ones turned out)…Oh to have your talent!!
May 18, 2012 at 7:24 am
Those look awesome! Totally wish I had your talent!!! (if this is a dup post I”m sorry I always seem to have issues :))
May 18, 2012 at 7:26 am
They turned out great!
May 18, 2012 at 7:42 am
Those looks so pretty! But my favorite cupcakes are ones that combine peanut butter and chocolate. Yum.. 🙂
May 18, 2012 at 8:06 am
Gorgeous cupcakes! My favorite flavor of cupcakes is chocolate with cream cheese frosting.
May 18, 2012 at 8:07 am
Beautiful!! I’m a fan of pretty much any cupcake combo!
May 18, 2012 at 8:13 am
They are beautiful! They really do make me think of hydrangeas.
May 18, 2012 at 8:17 am
These are soooo yummy and pretty. Thank you for the samples Maeghan!
May 18, 2012 at 8:31 am
I once had a raspberry cupcake with orange buttercream frosting, it was divine!
May 18, 2012 at 8:36 am
Absolutely beautiful cupcakes! My favorite cupcake is chocolate with peanut butter frosting!
May 18, 2012 at 8:37 am
These are absolutely beautiful cupcakes! My favorite cupcake is chocolate with peanut butter frosting! Yum
May 18, 2012 at 8:50 am
These are beautiful, I love the mini terra cotta pots, such a cute idea! I bet hummingbird cupcakes with pineapple flowers would look great in these!
May 18, 2012 at 8:51 am
I love peanut butter frosting or coffee themed cupcakes…both are high on my list! Yours are look so pretty and I am sure they are delicious!
May 18, 2012 at 9:40 am
These cupcakes are beautiful…you did an awesome job…I love to decorate cakes, cookies, etc.
May 18, 2012 at 9:55 am
I’m a knife spreading dome kind of icer, ugh! Must learn new skills to make beautiful cupcakes! Lemon is my favorite summer cupcake flavor!
May 18, 2012 at 10:01 am
Those are so pretty!!!
I think my all time fave is yellow cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
May 18, 2012 at 10:02 am
Your cupcakes are gorgeous!! Congrats again on a million hits!
May 18, 2012 at 10:02 am
Beautiful Cupcakes !!
May 18, 2012 at 10:17 am
I love hydrangeas too…these are gorgeous! My favorite cupcakes are chocolate!
May 18, 2012 at 10:18 am
These are beautiful! I think I’ll try them, even if I don’t manage your artistic petals they will still be delicious!
May 18, 2012 at 10:41 am
I love reading all your creative ideas and seeing how well you present everything. My favorite cupcakes are German chocolate!
May 18, 2012 at 10:43 am
Lovely cupcakes! So pretty! Peaches & Cream cupcakes and Key Lime cupcakes are my favorites. Love your recipes and blog!
May 18, 2012 at 10:57 am
such lovely cupcakes! since i am still a decorating neophyte (just barely past my bucket o’ frosting and knife stage) i find your blog both inspirational and aspirational! my favorite cupcake flavors are lemon and coconut (and sometimes even lemon-coconut).
May 18, 2012 at 10:59 am
so lovely — truly inspirational (and aspirational, since i am barely out of my bucket o’frosting and knife stage!). my favorite cupcake flavors are lemon and coconut (and sometime lemon-coconut).
May 18, 2012 at 11:10 am
I love a classic white cupcake with white icing. Your cupcakes are so beautiful!!
May 18, 2012 at 11:13 am
Some of the prettiest cupcakes I have seen in a long time 🙂 thanks
I like anything chocolate so that’s my favorite cake flavor
May 18, 2012 at 12:18 pm
I love hydrangeas, my wedding was covered in them. I love cherry cupcakes, well cherry anything. I’d love to have a cupcake kit…because my frosting skills are lacking. 🙁 I think the first type of cupcakes I’d make would be German Chocolate Cupcakes. Yum!
May 18, 2012 at 1:28 pm
Holy gorgeous cupcakes!! I love them!
May 18, 2012 at 1:32 pm
I’d make some blue velvet cupcakes and maybe some red ones too. I love red velvet and my ten year old has been after me to make some blue ones after he saw them on tv.
May 18, 2012 at 2:04 pm
I love red velvet cake!
May 18, 2012 at 2:52 pm
any combination of coffee and chocolate – good ‘ol mocha. nom nom nom.
May 18, 2012 at 3:10 pm
chocolate cupcake with peanut butter frosting. Yum
May 18, 2012 at 3:10 pm
Goodness these cupcakes are fantastic! I don’t know if I have a favorite cupcake flavor…I’m not sure if I ever turned down a cupcake, but one of the other cupcakes said something about German Chocolate..so I’ll go with that!
May 18, 2012 at 3:29 pm
just beautiful! My favorite flavors are double chocolate with caramel filling YUMMM!
May 18, 2012 at 3:30 pm
These cupcakes are so pretty.
May 18, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Those are SOO cute! What a great idea to use two colors of frosting at once! I would definitely make chocolate cupcakes! I am a frosting ‘slatherer’ like you used to be….I always look at the tips and things but get overwhelmed and don’t know what to buy!
May 18, 2012 at 4:51 pm
gasp! those are absolutely beautiful…
May 18, 2012 at 5:08 pm
my favorite flavor is lemon
May 18, 2012 at 5:20 pm
these took my breath away they are so pretty! very creative and beautiful 🙂 wish I knew how to use a pastry bag properly….
May 18, 2012 at 5:48 pm
These are beautiful!! I love cupcakes – they are so versatile!! My favorite is plain and simple – vanilla cupcake and vanilla buttercream! From there you can do just about anything! 🙂 Thanks again for your great website and wonderful recipes!
May 18, 2012 at 6:14 pm
My favorite flavor cupcake is Red Velvet Cake or just chocolate!
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May 18, 2012 at 6:29 pm
These are gorgeous!
May 18, 2012 at 7:12 pm
I love to bake but use a knife to put on my deleting. I would love to win the kit to make my cupcakes prettier. My favorite cupcakes to make are my margarita cupcakes with salted lime frosting.
May 18, 2012 at 7:29 pm
My favorite cupcake is dark chocolate with a whipped cream cheese frosting and caramel sauce…yum!
May 18, 2012 at 7:51 pm
I’ve been wanting to try the two color piping for a while. These look beautiful!
I’m loving working with Swiss Meringue Buttercream these days, so I think I’ll be making Chocolate Cupcakes with Blackberry-Cabernet Buttercream.
May 18, 2012 at 8:27 pm
I love love a banana cake and a cream cheese frosting.
May 18, 2012 at 9:07 pm
Those hydrangea cupcakes are beautiful! I never would have thought to put two colors in one bag and have those amazing two toned flowers.
I would normally say red velvet is my favorite flavor, but I find that red velvet cupcakes end up being too dry. Mud chocolate cupcakes are delicious, though!
May 18, 2012 at 9:42 pm
After seeing your beautiful cupcakes – I think I’d like to try making the hydrangeas.
May 18, 2012 at 9:52 pm
My favourite flavor is red velvet but lemon is also good if it’s done right. Your cupcakes are gorgeous! Well done!
May 18, 2012 at 11:13 pm
You mean I have to pick a favorite?!? I suppose if someone held a gun to my head and MADE me pick a favorite cupcake… it would be chocolate with cream cheese frosting… but now I just feel guilty for saying that because I LOVE lemon and rasberry, vanilla and vanilla buttercream is always a great classic.. I could go on forever… but those hydrangea cupcakes are beautiful!
May 18, 2012 at 11:15 pm
These look amazing! I would make dark chocolate cupcakes with mocha buttercream frosting!
May 19, 2012 at 12:16 am
I love the color combo you used on the hydrangeas. My favorite cupcake flavor is whatever flavor i happen to be eating at the time =)
May 19, 2012 at 8:50 am
My favortie cupcakes are choclate with peanut butter frosting, bonus if they are also filled with peanut butter.
May 19, 2012 at 11:31 am
Dark chocolate with peppermint frosting.
May 19, 2012 at 12:46 pm
Those are gorgeous. I’m still in the knife and tub of frosting phase. (eeeek) I’d make some salted caramel chocolate cupcakes!
May 19, 2012 at 2:52 pm
so cute!
May 19, 2012 at 6:53 pm
Those are amazing!
May 19, 2012 at 7:07 pm
I would whip up some red velvet cupcakes right away if I won!!
May 19, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Those are absolutely stunning, can’t wait to make some! I love a strawberry or lemon cupcake with a mountain of vanilla butter cream icing on top!
May 19, 2012 at 7:26 pm
I love a strawberry or lemon cupcake with a mountain of vanilla butter cream icing on top!
May 19, 2012 at 7:45 pm
absolutely gorgeous!!!
May 19, 2012 at 9:55 pm
I have to try this sometime! they’re gorgeous!
May 20, 2012 at 6:34 am
Those cupcakes look fabulous ! My favorite are chocolate with a peanut butter filling, think funny bones!
Your blog is great too, keep up the good wok.
May 20, 2012 at 7:18 am
I love these! My mom’s favorite flower is the hydrangea, and I can’t wait to try these for her birthday! Combining the 2 shades into one bag makes them look so realistic! They are perfect! 🙂 thank you for sharing with us and inspiring such beautiful treats! 🙂 -Jessica G.
May 20, 2012 at 10:01 am
My favorite cupcake combination is a gingerbread cupcake with chocolate ganache and a peanut butter frosting.
May 20, 2012 at 12:04 pm
wow! the decoration is simply amazing! they look really delicious
May 20, 2012 at 3:01 pm
These are beautiful! Thanks for the tip…..
May 20, 2012 at 5:56 pm
Can’t go wrong with chocolate. Beautiful cupcakes my sister loves hydrangeas. Might have to make these for her birthday.
May 20, 2012 at 7:42 pm
No go to flavors for baking, really…I love mixing it up! But, my go-to when buying is usually something lemon or raspberry/strawberry and chocolate!
May 20, 2012 at 9:25 pm
They look awesome!
May 27, 2012 at 6:14 pm
Wow these are so cool! I have never seen food imitate nature so well!
June 14, 2012 at 5:25 am
These cupcakes were definitely an inspiration for this past weekends events. I made 100 hydrangea cupcakes…2 blue tones. I even added small portions of blue & white hydrangeas with their leaves to each level of the tier to enhance the display. Everyone loved it & my delicious cupcakes. Thanks for your post! I look you up often!
I have 3 2d tips….and this makes my favorite type of swirl.
Btw: i know your contest is over but my favorite is chocolate, chocolate mousse piped in center & chocolate buttercream. Yes an overload of chocolate but I’m a chocolate freak. The mousse I make from a Hershey’s recipe is very rich and gives the perfect touch if sweetness. 🙂
Happy baking!!!
August 20, 2012 at 8:30 pm
I found these cupcakes on dessertstalking, and they really stood out on the page! They are so beautiful! 🙂
February 3, 2013 at 12:38 am
Favorite cupcake flavor… Vanilla with raspberry filling!!
May 5, 2013 at 8:09 pm
There is no better flavor than chocolate! Your cupcakes are beautiful!
April 12, 2014 at 6:26 pm
I LOVE Wacky Cake with your butter cream! YUMMMMMM
April 6, 2016 at 1:57 pm
Spice Cupcakes with cream cheese frosting are a fall favorite – any time of year, vanilla cupcake with buttercream frosting!
April 6, 2016 at 1:59 pm
Yum! Good choices!