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Monday, July 5, 2010

Hydrangea Cupcakes



Hydrangea bushes are in full bloom all over my neighborhood right now.  I love all varieties of hydrangeas, but my favorite is this traditional shaped, blue-purple color.  I picked a few this weekend and brought them inside as inspiration for cupcakes.  I've seen cupcakes that resembled hydrangea flowers before, but I've never given it a try.  It was much easier than I'd imagined and I was very happy with the results!


Hydrangea Cupcakes
~ Directions ~

I made a batch of my favorite chocolate cupcakes (recipe HERE), and my vanilla cream cheese frosting (recipe HERE).  Then I colored half of the frosting blue, and half purple (mixing a few shades of blues and purples to get a good color match to the real hydrangeas).  When making the frosting, use very little cream (less than 1 tablespoon), because the coloring will add some liquid, and you need the frosting to be pretty stiff to hold a nice shape. 
If you'd like to match other hydrangeas, you could certainly use other color options, like light blue and medium blue, or two shades of pink.  But I do think that frosting these with two colors (instead of just one) really added to the effect. 
I filled my piping bag with the two colors of frosting, side by side.  Once your bag is filled (1/2 to 2/3 full), you may want to just squeeze some frosting into a bowl, until you see both colors coming out. 


Then, using a Wilton 2D tip (a large closed star tip), I piped large, loose star shapes around the edge of the cupcake, and then filled in the center.  If the frosting starts getting too soft (no longer holds a nice shape), then put the whole bag of frosting in the fridge for 15-20 minutes to let the frosting to firm up a bit.


Now I want to plan a pretty tea party just so I can make these again!




188 comments:

  1. Absolutely gorgeous, Glory! Hydrageas are my favorite flower! Great tips, I would love to try this techinque out!

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  2. Those cupcakes are just gorgeous!Actually looks like you placed real flowers on top!

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  3. These cupcakes are beautiful. Wow!!! I love these!!! Great job.

    Blessings

    Rachymommy - MommyTopics.com

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  4. Absolutely beautiful results. I am going to give it a try, only wish I had the hydrangeas !
    Karyn x

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  5. Those are just BEAUTIFUL! I will HAVE to try these!! :) Love em!

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  6. Never in a million years would I be able to produce anything to pretty. Such beautiful colours. Amanda....xx

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  7. These cupcakes are beautiful!! Will try your tip, thank you :)

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  8. breathtaking, absolutely beautiful and professional cupcakes!

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  9. They are so sweet and very impressive! I would love to try them too. Maybe this weekend!

    Thank you for the post, it is fantatsic.

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  10. These are gorgeous! I just want to stare at them. Thanks for sharing your talents.

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  11. Beyond stunning, I adore them. The photos are magical!

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  12. So beautiful!! Wonderful!

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  13. Ohhhh..These are just beautiful!! The colors are perfect!!

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  14. Hi Glory, we've never met in the blog world I'm Starla. I'm so facinated with your work, I love throwing parties also and decorating. You are so creative. I was wanted to ask I see that the cupcake is flat, did you cut off the top or do they end of that way after baking? Your site is sooooo cool, very nice indeed!!!!

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  15. gorgeous!!! i love how the colors turned out. i love hydrangeas and these cupcakes are perfect!

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  16. I love hydrangeas! Those cupcakes are gorgeous! I thought that is how they would be made! :) Great job!

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  17. These are absolutely gorgeous Glory!

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  18. These are so gorgeous Glory! I adore hydrangeas and you've got the colours and look just right.
    Thank you for sharing how you made them :)

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  19. Fantastic! My future sis-in-law is using hydrangea in her wedding. I can't wait to make these for her.

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  20. I just licked my screen. Thank you for that! Your hydrangea cupcakes are out of this world.

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  21. Hi Glory really pretty cupcakes, they really do look like Hydrangeas, from that family in Marysville

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  22. Real, real pretty

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  23. These are beautiful! Lovely idea. :o)

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  24. Oh
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    Those are amazing!!! I love hydrangeas and cupcakes! what a wonderful combo :)
    Have a great day!!
    ~Terrell @ FrouFrouDecor~

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  25. So pretty! I love to make these! Hydrangeas have been my favorite foreverrrr (because it takes just one bunch to fill an arrangement, lol).

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  26. Those are beautiful! What a great idea! Definitely going to need to make some of my own!

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  27. I was really skeptical when I first saw these, but as I read on, your tutorial makes them look so easy! But the finished product looks so NOT easy to make!! I love it!! Thanks for the tutorial! I'll be featuring it on my blog this month. :) little-inspirations.blogspot.com

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  28. Increible! parecen autencicas hortensias! te felicito!
    Un beso!

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  29. I LOVE these! Thanks for sharing this beautiful and YUMMY idea! :)

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  30. These are amazing and so incredibly beautiful. Great job & I am definitely going to try this!

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  31. These look amazing! The use of two colors gives them such a "real" appearance! Hydrangeas are my fave...I'm definitely going to have to give this a try! In the meantime, I'm heading over to my website's FB page to share your link! :)

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  32. These are so beautiful! I love them! Thanks for sharing!!

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  33. Prettiest cupcakes I've ever seen!!

    Well done!

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  34. glory, i can't believe you did Hydrangea-cuppies! i'm in charge for my sister's wedding cake/cupcakes in august, and i SO wanted to decorate them with real Hydrangeas. but i read that they aren't eadible at all... and i don't want the cake to be not eadible any more when it got in contact with the flowers ;)
    now: your post!!!! THANKS so much! i'm not very experienced with using tips yet (that's why this weddingcake-thing is quite a challenge for me!), so i hope it's gonna work as easy in my kitchen as it did in yours... but if my Hydrangeas turn out half as beautiful as yours, i'm fine ;)
    sunny greetings from hamburg, germany!

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  35. WOW! Thank you for the tip! They are adorable!!!

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  36. Wow, those are beautiful cupcakes! Glory I was wondering do you have a go to white cupcake recipe? If so and you don't mind sharing I would love to find one.

    Thanks!

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  37. Wow, thanks so much for each of your lovely comments!!

    batson44- The cupcakes are just slighly domed, and that's just the way they bake up. The recipe is on the blog as well. Sometimes they have a slightly larger dome, but never quite as much as with a box mix.

    Brittany- I'd love you to share these with your readers, as long as you don't re-post my whole post. Please send me a link when you have it up. Thanks!

    Jen (Passion for Parties)- Thanks for linking to me!

    Kelly- I don't have a "white" cake recipe, but I'm working on perfecting a vanilla cake recipe that is quite good. I will be posting it, but I'm exactly sure when yet. Thanks!

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  38. These are gorgeous! I wish I had an excuse to whip up a batch some time soon! Thanks for sharing! You are amazing!

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  39. you have outdone yourself glory! hydrangeas are my most favorite flower, i havn't attempted anything like this. just beautifuL!

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  40. Those cupcakes are fabulous!!

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  41. Wow... these are so gorgeous!!! I keep coming back to your site to stare at them. My mom would LOVE these for her birthday or something! I've got to start practicing!

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  42. Oh and if you plan a pretty little tea party I will come!

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  43. those are SO beautiful! Thanks so much for your kind words on my little blog. I'm glad you liked the pink/green shower, it was a lot of fun to work on.

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  44. Hydrangeas are my FAVORITE and these are BEAUTIFUL!

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  45. love these!! super beautiful :D

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  46. These are so gorgeous! My favorite flower (obviously)! Have a great day. I need to try these.

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  47. These are so SO Gorgeous!
    I will need to give these a try one day :)

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  48. These are absolutely gorgeous - they are my favorite flower...amazing job!

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  49. pretty cupcakes and another fabulous idea from Gloria's treats. So inspirational. Thank you.

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  50. Just beautiful, thanks for the tutorial!

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  51. Hi Glory, this is my first time checking out your blog. The hydrangea cupcakes are absolutely beautiful!! I can't wait to look at all your other goodies!! We have a friend in common, Shelly, and I actually met you at her luau last Summer. You are incredibly talented.

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  52. absolutely gorgeous, Looks like real flowers, it's really amazing ! such great idea !

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  53. Glory, These are so beautiful. I think these have made it into my top all-time favorates. Wow, all I can say is wow.

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  54. OMG these are GORGEOUS! I just submitted these to Stumble Upon, fabulous!

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  55. The prettiest cupcakes ever. Stumbled!

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  56. So beautiful!! I'm not a baker but I appreciate you for sharing this amazing talent! I'm so inspired...

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  57. So simple and so beautiful!!!Brilliant idea, thank you for sharing ....

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  58. Glory, these cupcakes are amazing! I would love to try these out - thank you for posting these. Gorgeous as usual! :)

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  59. oh my gosh - too pretty to eat!

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  60. These are absolutely beautiful cupcakes!

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  61. I've only just found your blog and am completely bowled over...absolutely amazing. The hydrangea cakes are beautiful...I don't think I'm capable of even attempting them...but I've sent a link to this post to my husband in the hope that he might have a go.

    Florence x

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  62. These cupcakes are absolutely gorgeous.
    Terry - www.diecutdiva.com

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  63. These are magnificent! They should be in a magazine. Thanks for sharing!

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  64. !!!!!!!WOW que BELLAS!!!!!!!
    Estan super lindas, son mis flores preferidas, Felicidades!!!!

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  65. They sure look like the real thing, but the taste better! Beautiful!

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  66. WOW- these are stunning! Hydrangeas are my favorite. I just clicked over from Craft Gossip and I'm so glad I did. I would love to link to this if you didn't mind.

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  67. Oh my word - these are the prettiest cupcakes ever!

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  68. I am visiting by way of One Pretty Thing.

    These cupcakes are stunning...just beautiful. Hydrangeas are my favorite flower, so I am going to make some of these....might be too pretty to eat though....hmm. No I am sure I will be alble to eat them!

    Thanks for sharing how to make these!

    Clorissa

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  69. Oh WOW these look awesome! Too lovely to eat! Or at least, worthy of several long photoshoots first. ;)

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  70. These are so gorgeous! Thank you for sharing and showing that they can be so easy to make. My daughter and I want to make some today!

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  71. These look So beautiful! Thanks for the how-to!

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  72. These are so pretty. I cannot believe how easy it actually is! I love how you used the different shades of purple and blue- that really did make them look extremely realistic.

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  73. What beautiful cupcakes you've made and it makes me so hungry for one! I'll definitely be making some of these very soon!

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  74. These are so beautiful, I can't get over them!

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  75. Gorgeous! I love how you combined the colors, and your presentation is perfect with the hydrangeas!
    I'd love for you to join in the fun at Cupcake Tuesday!
    http://hoosierhomemade.com
    ~Liz

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  76. This is gorgeous. Bless you for taking the time to post this wonderful tutorial! Thank you! Blue and purple are my two favorite colors, and I love this type of flower. That little pink butterfly is also the perfect touch. Gorgeous. =)

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  77. Those cupcakes are absolutely beautiful!! Love hydrangeas!

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  78. These are absolutely stunning. Just perfect and your photography is incredible as well. What a gorgeous blog you have.

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  79. These are delightful. Found you on Cupcakes Take the Cake.. and I'm now a new follower!

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  80. This is beautiful!!! the hydrangea is my favorite flower. Your cupcakes flower came out perfectly right shade of blue.

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  81. Thanks for the tutorial! I love hydrageas and knew right away what they were, so I'm going to make these for sure!

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  82. These are just so pretty. I'm going to buy myself a 2D tip TODAY!!!!!!!!! I have a girlfriend who absolutely adores hydrangeas - I can't wait to make them for her!

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  83. oh wow!! these are by far the prettiest cupcakes that i have ever seen!!!

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  84. Hello, I found this post through Cupcakes Take the Cake and was blown away by these beautiful cupcakes! I love hydrangeas and will have to try these sometime. :)

    Keep up the good work!

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  85. Just stopping by to say hello. This is the first time I visit your blog and I love it. these cupcakes look amazing. I grew up in the Azores, where we're surrounded by hydrangeas and your cupcakes look amazingly real. Feel free to check out my blog, it's not a pretty as yours, it's still a work in progress. Also, could you tell me where to find the tags that you put on the candy jars for the candy tables, I just planned my son's first birthday party and printed out regular cards and cut out to give it a little shape, because I didn't know where to get the tags.

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  86. These are SO beautiful, I am a first timer to your blog but will definitley be back. Can't wait to make a batch of these myself ;)

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  87. How wonderful of you to share your frosting technique, including the numbered tip that you used, along with pictures of the frosting. That is very nice of you, and most bloggers don't share that.

    I can't wait to give it a try! Like the numerous posts you've received, they are beautiful and your recipes are fantastic.

    Question: You said to start at the outer and it seems to be just a piping of the star, side by side, and then into the middle. Do I then start to add another tier?

    R

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  88. Hi! My friend just sent me a link to this post -- can't believe I hadn't known about your blog sooner. i LOVE this. the colors are beautiful and I've never seen anyone do something like this before! kudos!

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  89. To RA-
    Yes, just pipe a star shape all the way around the edge and then fill in the center. If your cupcake has a slight dome to the top, you may only need one layer, but it's up to you if you want to add a bit extra.

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  90. Stunning!!! Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers, I can't wait to try this for myself!!

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  91. I am just STUNNED! They are simply wonderful. Really nice idea. I absolutely have to improve my piping skills :P I posted cupcakes two days ago, but yours are far far away prettier. http://rosmarina90.blogspot.com/2010/08/torna-rosmarina-tiramisu-cupcakes.html

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  92. They are soooo pretty and easy to do. I tried them out following your instructions and was very happy with the results! Thank you for sharing this! Your blog is amazing!

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  93. Oh my God.. I saw your work or maby bether to say art yesterday, but I didn't leave any comment becouse it would have been just some nonsens. I was so amazed by your work.. I was just sitting and admiring each cupcake and cookie I saw. They are amazing, made with such care, patience and love.

    I think you got a new fan. :D

    Good luck with your work and keep posting it. Glory, you are a huge inspiration!

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  94. wow... these cupcakes are really really beautiful. Purple-blue Hydrangeas are my favorite colour and flower and I just absolutely LOVE them!! I SO wish I can have them!!!

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  95. WOW! These are great! Imagine these exact cupcakes in mini terra cotta pots or cupcake liners that look like little pots! :oO

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  96. gorgeous! What color did you use for the frosting?
    pearse

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  97. @Pearse- I combined a couple different blues and purples (sky blue, regal purple, violet). I use Americolor gels.

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  98. Glory - first time on your blog and absolutely adore these hydrangea cupcakes! love your party ideas and thank you for a wonderful blog to browse :)

    Brittany

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  99. These are gorgeous and are my inspiration for my Easter tablescape. I hope mine turn out just as beautiful.

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  100. I never make comments on blogs, but I just had to this time. These are the prettiest cupcakes I have ever seen. Nice job.

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  101. Gosh are you talented!! Just popped over from i am baker to check out your cupcakes. You are such an inspiration!

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  102. Wow...this is my first time reading your blog and you have done some amazing work! I am making a hydrangea wedding cake this summer, and I am SO appreciative of your tips! I'll be coming back to read again soon :)

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  103. What a great idea! Found these on pinterest and now I can't wait to make them!

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  104. These are GORGEOUS!! I'll be linking to them on my "walk around blog land" this Wednesday!

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  105. The cupcakes are too pretty to eat, but chocolate cannot be passed up! I will have to attempt to make these soon!

    XO Hilary Nicole
    http://thehippinista.blogspot.com/

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  106. Those cupcakes look great, they look intricate and delicate to make but your instructions and pictures make is seem so doable. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  107. Awesome creation! Nature is so inspiring.

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  108. ACK! These are so lovely! I love hydrangeas...wish I could have seen these for my wedding day.

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  109. HI GLORY IS AMAZING THE LIKE WITH FLOWERS HYDRAGEAS, ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT I CANT FIND IN YOUR BLOG THE RECIPE OF THE VANILLA CAKE DECORATED WITH FLOWERS AND THESE SAME TO BE FILLED WITH LEMON? CAN YO PLEASE SEND ME THE RECIPE OF THIS CAKE?
    REGARDS
    OLGA

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  110. I love the cupcakes...I hope that goes without saying at this point in the comments! lol But I also LOVE the detail of the little butterfly! Any chance you can tell me how he was created?? Thank you and beautiful work!!! :)

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  111. Wow, these have to be the most beautiful cupcakes I've seen! They look exactly like hydrangeas. I love how you used the two colours. Absolutely stunning!

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  112. Wow, those are the most beautiful cupcakes I've ever seen! And they look like real flowers. Superb!

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  113. I love this flower "Hydrangea" so much but i love your "hydrangea cupcakes" even MORE!!! So beautiful ^^

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  114. Stunning. I can't wait to try!

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  115. How pretty, did you ever get the color right.

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  116. These are stunning!! I'm going to give them a go! thanks!!

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  117. Goodness, so absolutely phenomenal! Love, love the colors, those are a perfect treat for Spring and I bet any mom would love to receive that for Mother's Day.

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  118. Wow!! I'm making these for my daughters 1st bday! Please check out my blog http://www.epicureanmom.com. You'll love it!

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  119. Oh my - your cupcakes are simply SPECTACULAR!!!!!! And so easy, no less. I honestly couldn't tell from the foodgawker photo how you made the hydrangea blooms - looks much more complicated than it really is. Excellent!!

    :)
    ButterYum

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  120. Just made these :) They did not turn out as lovely as yours (did while had a massive migraine). I used my gluten free cupcakes though, just your frosting idea. I linked to your blog, so hopefully more people see it :)

    http://glutenfreebybabs.blogspot.com/2011/05/happy-mothers-day-gluten-free-chocolate.html

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  121. Wow.Incredibly Beautiful.... looks like hydrangea blooms were placed on the cupcakes...
    Kudos to your talent!!

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  122. I absolutely LOVE these cakes!! I just tried to do these myself, and even though they don't look as pretty as yours...I am pretty happy with how they turned out. Please check them out if you have time.
    http://briannasbakingblog.blogspot.com/

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  123. So, so pretty...I'd like to try them. And your recipes too! :)

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  125. wow, wow, wow. I love it, so beautiful, so clever. Thank you so much for the idea!!

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  126. These cupcakes look amazing! Wow! :)

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  127. Just found your blog. These are beautiful, as, it seems, are ALL your creations. Can't wait to try them out! I think I'm going to be a regular visitor here!

    Thanks!

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  128. OOOOH these are amazing!!! WOW!!!

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  129. AMANZINGLY beautiful and colorful!!
    Your Blog is outstanding, COngrats!!

    I invite you all to visit my Blog (Brazil):
    www.helenagasparetto.com.br

    Best.
    Helena Gasparetto

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  130. I can't believe how simple these are to make, and I adore hydrangeas. The blue-purple are my favorite color too! Thanks so much for sharing this method, I will definitely be trying it!

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  131. I saw these on Pinterest, and just have to say...WOW! You are so talented and these are stunningly beautiful.

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  132. Oh I need these! Those cupcakes are to die for.

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  133. Absolutely gorgeous! They look so much like the real deal! Nicely done. :)

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  134. Hi Glory

    I was so inspired by your beautiful cupcakes and spent days finding the right tip, followed your instuctions to the T but oh dear, my chocolate cupcakes boiled over the edge. I tried them again, filling the lining only halfway, but it happened again. What a mess and disappointment. May be the baking soda and powder are too much. I loved your precise instructions and the fact that it is an oil based recipe, so clever to pour it in the containers and it is so quick and easy. It is such a pity that the cupcakes are a flop!!

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  135. Amazing! I was given that piping tip for my birthday last year and still haven't used it! Will be making these for my birthday next week!

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  136. I can't believe these beautiful cupcakes are so simple! I have some cupcakes to make this week, and I've been looking for a beautiful flower idea. This is it!

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  137. The MOST beautiful cupcakes I have ever seen!

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  138. WOW, these have to be the most beautiful cupcakes I've ever seen! What I wouldn't give to stick my tongue in that frosting! YUM!!!

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  139. You are so talented! I'm absolutely in awe. I shall have to try this technique soon! Thanks so much for the wonderful post. :) xx

    http://frocksandotherfrivolities.blogspot.com

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  140. Inspired by your post my friend Barbara & I made these cupcakes for our friend's wedding. Here flowers were of course Hydrangeas. Pictures here: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150324819316689.341746.552351688&l=a7ce08d062&type=1

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  141. These cupcakes are gorgeous!! I love hydrangeas, I can't wait for spring to throw a party just for an excuse to make these. Your photos are beautiful too!

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  142. These are beautiful! They remind me of Cupcake Cafe in NYC!

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  143. These are so lovely! That coloring of hydrangeas is my favorite, too! They were even the inspiration for my wedding colors.

    Now I will have to try and make these! And you're right, they would be perfect for a tea social. Complete with hats & gloves! =]

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  144. Can't wait to try this...so pretty. Found you on Pinterest...follow me and I'll follow you for sure!

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  145. Thank you so much, Glory. I practiced making these today, in anticipation of a girlfriend's birthday celebration next week, and your instructions were perfect!

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  146. I followed this here from a Pin. You have a gift. Seriously gorgeous!

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  147. Hi, I just wanna say one thing : your cupcakes are the most beautiful I never seen ! Seriously, hydrangea (hortensia in french) are my favourite flowers so I really love your icing <3

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  148. It's already been said, but I have to add my astonishment at the beauty of these cupcakes. I grow hydrangeas so can't wait to make these when mine are in bloom.

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  149. The cupcakes look delicious, your blog is amazing, I love it.

    http://miscachitos.blogspot.com/

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  150. Very nice decoration :)
    Lucía

    www.sevillaneando.wordpress.com

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  151. I made these today and they came out so beautiful! Do you think it would work with swiss meringue buttercream?

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  152. Just keep coming back to these again and again when people needs ideas for purple cupcakes!

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  153. Wow!!! just found your blog,and I really love it,It's really nice.the cupcakes are gorgeous.can't wait to make them.
    -Nadia
    http://delightsofculinaria.blogspot.com/

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  154. So beautiful. I absolutely LOVE hydrangeas and the color periwinkle. Awesome job. Going to check out the rest of your blog now. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  155. Truly beautiful and creative! But I wouldn't recommend decorating the plate or the cupcakes with real hydrangeas, as they are poisonous, and you never know when someone might think their presence on the plate means it's okay to eat them.

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  156. Your cupcakes are beautiful! I appreciate learning how to make the two colors (so simple when I see your photo!). I made these this weekend and they were lovely. Thanks for the inspiration!

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  157. Thanks for the great idea!! I used this idea to do pink and blue ones for a new baby party and they turned out so great!!

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  158. This recipe is fabulous, I’m really glad you posted this. I had a bridal shower to attend and wasn’t sure what to bring, until I found this. I just so happen to know the brides favorite flowers are hydrangeas so this would be just perfect. Thanks again :)

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  159. Glory, my friend sent me the link to this post because I am a card maker and the most FAV card I make, according to my friends, has a hydrangea on it. So I am now totally in LOVE with your GORGEOUS cupcakes. So amazing of you to share the recipe. LOVE LOVE LOVE how pretty they are! Thanks!

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  160. I made these for my daughter's baby shower. I used the frosting recipe and our guests raved about it. I decorated the cupcakes on a rainy day and I think I may have used more cream than necessary for the frosting because it wasn't as stiff as it should have been, but I kept putting it back in the refrigerator and that helped. They were beautiful and delicious. Thank you for sharing!

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  161. I love this idea, esp because it reminds me of my Nan, who would place real hydrangea flowers on top of her home-made sponge cakes! I'm definately going to be giving this a go! Thanks or sharing xo

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  162. OMG, These are beautiful! I'm trying them tomorrow!!
    Love your site~!!Thanks. Jennifer

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  163. Absolutely love.....I am definitely going to try to make these for Mother's Day! thank you for the beautiful inspiration and directions.

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  164. comment from France, this is magnificent. no need more words.
    thank you

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  165. I bookmarked this ages ago, and made them for *my* Mother's gift to my adult kids this year. I used ivory and antique rose color combination, and bright green wrappers. They were stunning!!! And so easy, with your inspired directions! I had been intimidated, but so glad I tried them! They are a new family tradition. Thanks soooo much!

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  166. I'm 16 years old and absolutely love baking! You have given me so much inspiration in the 2 hours that I've been oggling at your website... Oooooh creativity and imagination really goes a long way. Thank you so much for all these wonderful ideas!

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