Cupcake Bouquet Disaster!

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on January 25, 2013 at 9:21pm

Hey Hannah

So sorry you had a disaster. Don't be discouraged. With any new technique there is a learning curve. Can't tell you how many times I tried something new and had failure.  I have never made a bouquet, but there seems to be 2 distinct methods. 1. Styrofoam ball & wooden skewars  2. Small plastic cups attached together where cupcakes are placed inside. In both cases they are placed in a container of some sort. A pail, a vase. Guessing the container should match the size & weight of the cupcakes. I know if I was using skewars to secure, I would measure and make sure they went right through the cupcake with a inch or two to spare. I would probably use a minimum of 3-4 wooden skewars per cupcake. Stratically placed. One in the middle, then one on either side of it and top & bottom of middle skewar. Not unlike skewars in your cake for transport. Placed properly, your cake dosen't move. Same applies here I would think. Quite a few of the pages I have looked at & saved for myself use bamboo skewars.... good and strong, as opposed to a cocktail stick, which are probably too flimsy.

I hope this has been helpul.  Put a couple of websites you can ck out.  :o)

BakerLou: How to make a Cupcake Bouquet, step-by-step!

bakerloucupcakes.blogspot.com/.../how-to-make-cupcake-bouquet

 

Cupcakes Take The Cake: How to make a cupcake  bouquet

cupcakestakethecake.blogspot.com/.../how-to-make-cupcake-bouque

 

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Permalink Reply by Hannah Turner on January 26, 2013 at 1:14pm

Thank you for your help! I'll look at the links and will try again :)

Hannah x

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Permalink Reply by June Kowalczyk on January 26, 2013 at 1:52pm

Yup Hannah
You know what they say: If at first you don't succeed, try, try again! That is SOoooo true in cake decorating!!!! :o)

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Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on January 26, 2013 at 2:45pm

Hi Hannah - I know June has given you a very comprehensive reply, but just to second what she said.  My immediate reaction as I read your post was - 'not cocktail sticks - too thin and weak'.  you need something fairly substantial to grip the cake.  You could also try making your hole with the skewer or whatever you are going to use, then squirting a little butter cream into the hole before putting the skewer back in to hold it a little more firmly. (Using the cake pop idea here).

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Permalink Reply by jeri c on January 27, 2013 at 12:56am

I had the same reaction... cocktail sticks as in toothpicks?  I would use the long kabob skewers.  Much sturdier. 

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Permalink Reply by Hannah Turner on January 27, 2013 at 11:05am

I've ordered some bamboo skewers so hopefully i have a better result! Thanks everyone :)

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Permalink Reply by Katy Nott on January 27, 2013 at 11:11am

Be sure to let us all know how you get on using the skewers instead Hannah.

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