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    TaraTeaspoon » Recipes » Cupcakes

    Easy Marshmallow Flowers Cupcakes

    Published: Feb 26, 2020 · Updated: Aug 20, 2023 by Tara Teaspoon · This page contains affiliate and sponsored links. See my full disclosure

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    Marshmallow flowers on top of cupcakes, in mini terra cotta pots (so cute!), are easy when you use store-bought cupcakes. A great cupcake idea for flower pot cakes.


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    It's so easy to make marshmallow flowers, and even easier to add them to the top of store-bought cupcakes to make a special treat!

    I didn't even have to bake for this. My secret? Grocery store bakery cupcakes!

    Use store bought cupcakes

    That's right, a cute flower pot recipe with cupcakes from the bakery department.

    Sometimes just look to your grocery store bakery for an easy treat (and canvas for your creations!).

    I love using bakery department treats to shortcut fun treats and party favors. Check out the Give Bakery Because page for more inspiration.

    You can certainly use my classic vanilla cupcake recipe, along with a rich milk chocolate frosting, to make your own cute cupcakes. Get a package of prepared cupcakes and you can bust out a cupcake decorating idea in minutes.

    All you'll need to make a unique cupcake bouquet for your party table, is a few mini terra cotta pots, candy and construction paper. You probably have the paper in your art supply drawer.

    cupcake with marshmallow flower in a terra cotta pot with mothers day card

    Marshmallow Flowers Mother's Day Cupcakes and MORE!

    Perfect for a Mother's Day treat or spring party favor, these potted cupcake flowers are as easy as they are cute!

    Hey dads! This is easy: you can buy cupcakes, help the kids decorate them, sign a Mother's Day card and you're done!

    Make these blooming marshmallow cupcakes for other parties: Make them for a garden party, and bridal or baby shower, or school bake sale!

    How to decorate

    You'll figure out how to make flower cupcakes right here and now! Cute cupcakes are a cinch when you use marshmallows to make the flowers. You can make them with mini or regular marshmallows too.

    • I like the mini version for cupcake flower decorations. Use a pair of clean scissors to cut the marshmallows in half.
    • You'll want to cut them lengthwise, from end to end. That creates perfect-looking petals.
    • Arrange 7 or 8 marshmallow halves on the top of iced cupcakes. You may need to dab the tip of the marshmallow in a little water to make it stick.
    • Place a candy in the middle to make a flower center. You will be done!
    how to make a flower cupcake in a terra cotta pot

    Here are more cupcake ideas:

    • Spring Candy Flower Cupcakes
    • Homemade Marshmallow Cupcakes
    • Chocolate Caramel Cupcakes

    use marshmallows for cupcake flowers

    Flower pot cupcakes tips

    Sweet little flower cupcakes get "planted" in a bed of candy to make these cute cupcakes. I use regular M&Ms chocolate coated candy to fill the bottom on the pot.

    • The candy is a sweet treat under the cupcake. However, you can use crinkled construction paper, or extra marshmallows under the cupcake too!
    • I also create a simple "grass" look with green construction paper, just cut a large zig-zag on one edge. Nestle this around the inside of the pot.
    • Feel free to use other green things for the grass such as, crinkle paper, Easter grass or tissue.
    • Get the kids involved in assembling these cupcakes. They can fill, cut the paper and marshmallows, and decorate the cupcakes.
    green construction paper leaves for cupcakes

    Find everything you need at the store

    I found mini terra cotta pots at a few places! My local hardware store, Hobby Lobby, and Michael's.

    I opted for chocolate cupcakes, (you can easily find them in your local grocery bakery), because it looks like the chocolate is "dirt!" I find bakery cupcakes often have sprinkles on them. No problem! Usually they are multi-colored and add to the festivity of my treats.

    As for the other supplies, you can get single colored M&Ms like the green I used, or just a bag of various colors from the store.

    Keep it simple if you like! I had a little stack of construction paper in my drawer for the "grass," and mini marshmallows are typically on hand in my pantry.

    All in all, this DIY project is completely my style. It involves food, no painting or glueing, and zero crafting skills needed!


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    Marshmallow Flowers Cupcakes in Mini Terra Cotta Pots

    Tara Teaspoon
    Marshmallow flowers are darling on top of store bought cupcakes. This is an easy cupcake idea for flower pot cakes.
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    Work Time 25 minutes mins
    Total Time 25 minutes mins
    Course Baking, Dessert
    Servings 6 cupcakes

    Ingredients
      

    • ½ cup mini marshmallow
    • 6 store bought cupcakes
    • 3 cups green M&Ms
    • 6 yellow M&Ms
    • 6 sheets green construction paper
    • 6 mini terra cotta pots (3.5 inches diameter)

    Instructions
     

    • Use clean scissors to cut mini marshmallows in half lengthwise to create petals. You'll need 7 to 8 petals for each cupcake.
    • Add petals to the top of each store bought and iced cupcake. Place a yellow M&M in the center of each flower.
    • Cut a strip of construction paper about 3 inches wide and trim one edge like grass or leaves, in a zig-zag pattern.
    • Fill each terra cotta pot with about ½ cup green M&Ms. Secure green paper around the M&Ms inside the pot.
    • Place cupcakes on top of green M&Ms.

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    Notes

    You can make your own cupcakes using my Perfect Vanilla Cupcakes Recipe. 
    You can make your own Milk Chocolate Frosting to go on top. 
    Use a large #827 star tip to pipe the icing if you are making your own. 

    Nutrition

    Calories: 694kcalCarbohydrates: 100gProtein: 7gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 17gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 215mgPotassium: 41mgFiber: 3gSugar: 83gVitamin A: 255IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 177mgIron: 2mg
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    For more darling cupcake ideas see my cake decorating ideas here. You can use some of these ideas on grocery store cakes as well!

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    Tara Teaspoon

    I’ve been in food publishing for over 25 years, creating recipes & food-styling for magazines, books, television, food brands, & advertising. With two cookbooks under my belt and thousands of my recipes at your fingertips, I hope you'll be inspired to spend more time in the kitchen!

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    Recipe by Tara. Content created for @GiveBakeryBecause May 2017. Updated 2/20.

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    1. Mary Bench says

      July 16, 2018 at 6:13 pm

      Darling! What a great idea!

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    Hi, I'm Tara Teaspoon!

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