Friday, February 10, 2012

Heart Wreath from Cupcakes and White Wafer Paper Roses


Look Ma! No carving! This wreath was made using mini cupcakes.

Here they are. Pretty in pink. All lined up and ready to go.

Twenty six little bundles of joy before the frosting.
The cupcakes were attached to the fondant covered
foam core heart with a dollop of butter cream.
Then all of the nooks and crannies were filled.
A final layer of frosting was slathered over the
 these pink beauties before covering them with fondant.
Kind of hated to hide them but won't they be a lovely surprise?

Here's a close up of some of the 60 wafer paper roses that adorned the heart.
They were SO easy to make and went rather quickly.
They also are as light as a feather and melt in your mouth.
Not in your hands. Unless your hands are wet.

Happy Valentine's Day and thanks for stopping by!

(Tutorial can be found in the next post.)

16 comments:

Unknown said...

You are a genius. The paper roses are so adorable

Deborah Stauch said...

Thank you for the lovely compliment. "Genius" doesn't get used much in my circle unless it's a sarcastic remark so it's refreshing to hear it used in another manner. lol! Thanks for looking!

Beverly said...

You come up with the best ideas. Are you going to share with us how to make the roses?

Deborah Stauch said...

Thanks Beverly! I will be doing a tutorial on the roses soon. They are really easy so I hope you'll give them a try!

Wendys Hat said...

Beautiful and so creative!

Brant Cookies said...

I had to re read your post because at first glance I was like what cupcakes. That wreath is incredible, I wouldn't let anyone eat it. Beautiful work!

Pink Piccadilly Pastries said...

Love your creativity! This is just gorgeous! xo Jina

Deborah Stauch said...

Thank you all for your kind words. Hope you'll give the tutorial a try and send me some pics. Happy Caking!

southernnights said...

BEAUTIFUL!!! Too pretty to eat...lol How did you make the roses? Just incredible..so creative =)

Deborah Stauch said...

southernnights: Thanks! Please see the post following this one for the tutorial. Glad you stopped by!

Sandra said...

I would love to know how you made those roses! They are beautiful! Please share your secret...you are amazing!!

Deborah Stauch said...

queensandra68: Please see the post following this one for the complete tutorial. Thanks for looking!

Wonnie said...

...so liebevoll, ... Die Rosen sind einfach toll!

Deborah Stauch said...

Thanks Yvonne! I translated your comment from German to English: …as in loving... The roses are just great!
Happy Caking!

Unknown said...

Hi, could you let me know what kind of rice paper are you using. I try to make some flowers but they are cracking all the time. Thank you:)

Deborah Stauch said...

I used .27mm thick wafer paper made from potato starch, vegetable oil and water. Lightly misting or steaming the paper before you punch the shapes helps immensely with cracking. Icing Images also sells a wafer paper conditioner on their website.