Tea, anyone?

I tend to bake a box of cupcakes and decorate them according to a certain person's taste. One of my friends is a bit of a tea addict (just like myself...) so I decided to make her some tea-themed cupcakes (picture below)

I decided to stick with a pretty floral theme, so I decided to decorate three of the cupcakes with a sugarpaste rose. These are something it has taken me a while to master, but now I feel like I could probably make them in my sleep!

I then decided to create a sugarpaste teapot (which to be honest I am very pleased with, this was my second attempt at making one, and it seemed to turn out well) and a matching teacup. As it turned out, she loved these two cakes in particular, until she held the box out to offer one to a friend, and they took the teapot cake. Then her partner gave the teacup to the dog!! Never mind!

I am getting into the habit of creating a "gift tag" on at least one cake per box. Call it my trademark if you will :o) Somebody said the other day they could tell a certain box of cakes was made by me, I took that to be a compliment, and hope it didnt mean that I am predictable in my decorations!
I am a big fan of decorating cupcakes with flowers, so am always pleased when asked to create a box for women rather than men!

I tend to use buttercream on the majority of my cupcakes. This is not only because many people seem to like the buttercream, but also because I do think it looks nice, and the decorations sit nicely on top. I occasionally create a sugarpaste disc upon  which I can place an edible decoration, such as the teapot and tea cup.