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What's a cupcake but a simple vessel for frosting?
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how exactly did u do this? i need a tutorial...
i love this so much!
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Thanks! I just watched some videos on youtube and have been practicing a lot. It just takes a little work
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thanks! i'll look it up!
lolz, of course it takes work tho! any tips?
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The best advice I have is to make sure your icing is kind of cold. I can only do three or four flours before I find that the icing in the bag has warmed too much. Just stash it in the fridge for two or three minutes and you're good to go
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My definition of a cupcake: something to be eaten
Nicely decorated
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beautiful!
and delicious! love this. i know who's catering for MY wedding! haha
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Lol.
I was so excited the other day - a friend asked me to make a cake for her baby shower. I can't wait!
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fun!
wish I was good enough at this stuff to get requested like that!
teach me your waaaaaays! hahaha!
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It's so cute! It really does look just like a real rose, too. All of that effort paid off.
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wow! that looks just perfect! the rose looks so intricate and beautiful. incredible detail and what looks like a luscious cake. very well done
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Thank you so much! *hug*
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Thanks so much 
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I really don't know how you managed to make such a beautiful rose using frosting but you're not my personal hero! I swear I can't stop staring at it
Great work with the details, from the preview I almost thought it was a real rose... it's simply amazing!
Also great work in capturing this with a photo, the light blue colour is the perfect background to give more attention to your work!
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Aw, you're too kind
Woah - that's awesome! Wow... I'm so excited now! Thanks!!!
Yay! I was hoping the blue would have that effect, but I was afraid it was a bad shade or something. Glad to hear it worked out.
Thanks so much for all your kind words. I really appreciate it *hug*
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Trust me you got a lot of "wooooooooooah" and 
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Thank you so much! But always remember; nothing is ever too pretty to eat!
What you should truly be afraid of is getting a face full of frosting. I swear, it's a mile high! lol
Thanks for the comment and the fave
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How did you make the rose? Is it fondant or royal icing?
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I used swiss meringue buttercream. I had some trouble with my hands melting it while it was in the piping bag, so I tossed it in the fridge for a minute or so after piping two or three flowers.
Here's Martha's recipe ([link] ) for the buttercream. I think there's too much butter in her recipe, though. If you try it, I'd use five sticks (yeah, I know that's a lot anyway 
I tend to do it by weight, myself. The standard recipe is 1 part egg whites: 2 parts sugar: three parts butter, but I always go a little less on both the sugar and the butter so it doesn't taste like a mouthful of fat. lol
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Oooooh brilliant help, thank you so much!! What tip did you use on the piping bag? (sorry about all the questions!!)
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No need to apologize - Although I'm no expert, I'm more than happy to answer any questions you have
I used a Wilton #104.
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Cupcakes are more than just simple vessels for frosting. They are DELICIOUS vessels for frosting.
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Hehe. Yeah, that's quite true
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