Cupcakes & Tulips

I made lemon cupcakes today with strawberry buttercream.  I cooked some fresh strawberries and made a puree and added that to the plain buttercream.  I have to say it turned out to be quite tasty.  A few months ago I bought a plastic cupcake vase and filled it with silk tulips....so I used that in the photos.

Cupcake Vase from Fleur Daily

I was browsing in our hospital gift shop this week and bought this cupcake vase from Fleur Daily.  I got the chocolate one, mostly because the vase was filled with red roses and the combination of the brown vase and red roses was too beautiful to pass up...excellent marketing!  Visit the Cupcake Vase web site for ordering information and cute decorating ideas (centerpieces, floral arrangements, etc.).