{"id":1109,"date":"2013-09-26T09:41:52","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T10:41:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cake-geek.com\/?p=1109"},"modified":"2021-03-11T21:55:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T21:55:46","slug":"cupcake-bouquets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake-geek.com\/index.php\/cupcake-bouquets\/","title":{"rendered":"Cupcake Bouquets & Tutorials"},"content":{"rendered":"

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With the peak wedding season winding down after the summer, lots of you cake decorators will have more time to try out new decorating ideas. For commercial cake decorators, cupcake bouquets have the potential to bring in an excellent additional revenue stream if marketed well.\u00a0 They make a great\u00a0alternative\u00a0to flowers as gifts for birthdays, baby showers, bridal showers and as gifts in the workplace. Instead of saying it with flowers, say it with cupcakes!<\/p>\n

A flyer drop to local workplaces with a well-shot photograph of one of your cupcake bouquets\u00a0is often all it takes to get your first orders in. And with floral bouquets retailing at STG\u00a340-50, this allows for a\u00a0good margin on a cupcake bouquet, which a lot of people would prefer instead of\u00a0flowers.<\/p>\n

The key of\u00a0course\u00a0to creating\u00a0high quality\u00a0cupcake bouquets is in the presentation.\u00a0 Check out your local florist supplies wholesaler for pretty containers\/vases\/silk foliage or green tissue paper\u00a0and ribbon.\u00a0 While you are\u00a0there, you’ll need to get to get some round Oasis balls\/pomanders (Styrofoam is fine also) that fit neatly into your containers. A roll of clear cellophane will also come in handy to wrap the finished product.<\/p>\n

To inspire you to\u00a0design your own range of cupcake bouquets, we have some beautiful examples by Sheryl Bito of Buns In The Oven Cupcakery<\/a>\u00a0(above left), Cake Central contributor MotoWifey (above right), Nat Young of Natventures<\/a>\u00a0(below left) and Cupcakes by Leeann (below right).<\/p>\n

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We have\u00a0an excellent tutorial from Nat Young of Natventures which shows you how to assemble a cupcake bouquet<\/a>. There is also an alternative method here using plastic cups.<\/a><\/p>\n

There are all sorts of flowers you can pipe for your bouquet:<\/p>\n