Ingredients

  • Butter, for greasing bowl
  • 1 (18.25-ounce) box golden yellow cake mix
  • 1 1/3 cups water
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 (16 ounce) containers vanilla frosting
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 48 store-bought mini-cupcakes or mini-muffins, paper liners removed
  • 48 toothpicks
  • Pastry bag
  • Star tip

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Butter and flour an 8-inch-diameter stainless steel bowl.
  • Combine cake mix, water, oil and eggs in large bowl.
  • Beat with a hand mixer or by hand for 2 minutes, or until well blended.
  • Transfer batter to prepared buttered bowl.
  • Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Cool cake in bowl on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
  • Invert cake onto cooling rack and remove bowl.
  • Cool cake completely.
  • Spread 1 can of frosting over rounded side of cake.
  • Mix remaining can of frosting with powdered sugar in large bowl and transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip.
  • Frost or pipe a rosette atop each cupcake.
  • Place a toothpick into the bottom of each cupcake; press toothpick into cake dome, forming a bouquet.
  • Place cake on stand.