Hi...does anyone know how the cupcake cafe gets their roses so perfect? Is there a certain tube or technique? I want to do this for some cupcakes and just wondering!
Thanks for your help!
Ellen

What or who is cupcake cafe, please?

www.cupcakecafe.com

They are in NYC, and very famous for their buttercream flowers.

Thanks, ellepal. I just took a quick peek at that site. WOW!!!! Not only are their flowers beautiful but the color range is incredible!! Thanks so much for sharing this.
I hope someone can help you with your request.

I just love their cupcakes also....I have tried to duplicate it but to no avail....I love how they get the colors in their icing so mixed and striped.I heard if you email them they will reply!! I tried but got no response.Maybe someone else will have some luck!!

Have you seen this?

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0385483392/?tag=cakecentral-20

I am going to try like the dickens...i think part of it is the soft buttercream they use. It looks very appetizing! I just don't know where they get their colors...the tones are so beautiful and realistic! And the petals look real. I am going to do a cupcake display for the teachers at school...we'll see how it goes!

kimanalynn, the addy isn't working.

OK, I don't know what I am doing wrong for it not to work, but if you click on the link above, for the Cupcake Café, scroll to the bottom, it has a link for Amazon for their Cookbook

Thanks everyone for sharing. That is a lovely site. I'm sure they get their colors by blending and then not mixing all the way so they get the swirls. What a fun place that must be.

Kimanalynn, thanks!! I'm sure it's a great book but at that price, it's out of my reach!!

I went to Amazon after the link above didn't work. Searched for Cupcake Cafe and got a book. SIXTY SEVEN DOLLARS????? Is that right?

I don't think soooooo.....

Oh, wow! I just love those colors!

It looks like the book is out of print. It's only being offered used. Too bad.

Kris

Check your local library for a copy. The price is way out of my range so
I checked my local library and there it was!

Hey lets all email the cafe and see it the'll run it again... Who knows maybe they will : ) OR maybe they have some copies in the store : )

I have the book, it doesnt really have that many photos in it. it is more of a recipe book than anything else. The recipe of their buttercream was worth all the money i paid for the book. It's so expensive because it is out of print and very hard to get.
Here is the recipe
http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-15400-cupcake.html+cafe+buttercream

Enjoy!!!
Nati

I looked online and Barnes and Noble have itl. However, I also emailed Cupcake Cafe to asked if the price of the book is a mistake.

Thanks for posting the recipe Nati, can't wait to try it on my Mother's Day cupcakes!

Thanks for the feedback. Read the recipe...I probably will stick with Toba Garrett's French BC, but definitely worth a try at some point. I'm going to see what I can do!

ellepal, how is French buttercream different from Italian or Swiss?? I've always wondered.

The Italian and Swiss are meringue buttercreams, but the French is not. However, there are no eggs at all in Toba Garretts recipe (I prefer that for food safety reasons), and it is delicious and light.

confused, i dont see any striped or wow roses? which cake??

The roses have subtle color changes...they really are not striped. As far as the "wow" factor, I guess that is a matter of opinion. I see their work and I think "wow".

Okay, thanks for the info/advice. I like the not too sweet taste, but there are sooo many air bubbles in my Swiss buttercream. I use Sylvia Weinstock's recipe and frankly, I don't see how in the world she ever gets any of her icing smooth with that stuff.

I got the cupcake cafe book from somewhere else--maybe ebay but I definitely did not pay $67.00 for it. I order so many things (cookbooks and cakey things), I can't remember where I get them all. Does that say cake addict or what???

This bakery is not too far from my job. When i was planning my wedding 3 yrs ago, i had to go see their cupcakes. they are beautiful. I bought a few for me and XH to taste. they were good, i didn't like the icing too much, but it was ok. I'm very picky eater and terrible at trying new things (foods). The cakes are beautiful too.