This is a stock photo of a cupcake I saw when I was reading an article about the "cupcake law" in Illinois.
Here is a link to the article:

http://www.commdiginews.com/politics-2/conservative/local-illinois-government-officials-shut-down-6th-graders-cupcake-business-5899/

I LOVE the look of this flower, but can't quite get my head around the technique/tip used to create the flower.

Any suggestions?    Thanks!

probably a rose tip and just a twist of the cupcake with a sweeping motion of the tip.......making three petals without lifting the tip.

http://cakecentral.com/g/i/3158790/a/3436443/jumbo-cupcakes-smbc-gold-painted-fondant/

much like the inside ring of these.......only instead of making 5 or 6 petals just make the three...............

(that's my best guess)

Actually I think there are only 2 petals.  A short one is piped 1st covering about 1/3rd of the top, then the 2nd one partly goes over the 1st but takes up about 2/3 of the finished flower - meeting the 1st petal at the top and bottom and leaves a small hole in the center.  I agree it probably is a rose tip - 103 or 104.  Think of the cupcake as a flower nail.  Turn it as you would the nail while piping out a ribbon of icing.  HTH :)

Orchid, Phalaenopsis, Moth Orchid

google a photo of this flower.  It is the closest to the buttercream flower that I could find, in shape & color.

AI only see one continuous strip of buttercream, unless it's my phone screen playing tricks on me.

Yes, that's what I meant. To pipe it in one continuous strip without breaking off the icing just keep it moving in a circle.  That's how I made my cupcake flowers.   You can wriggle the tip to give some shape and form to make it look like individual petals, but it's actually one strip.

Thanks everyone.