Mimic your spectacular summer garden with an array of colorful flower cupcakes. Arrange them on a cake stand decorated in green crepe paper leaves for a bountiful bouquet.
These petite cakes would make a perfect addition to afternoon tea. Each almond cake is baked with a whole cherry inside -- stem, pit, and all. Be sure to warn guests!
Make any outdoor party more memorable with this mighty cake in the shape of a sunflower. A small round cake topped with berries sits at the center. Radiating outward are petals consisting of mini cupcakes in three sunny shades of yellow.
Create a garden of roses -- no green thumb required. All you need is a steady hand to pipe these pretty pink roses; after they've chilled, carefully transfer each onto a frosted cupcake.
Let the seashore inspire your cupcake decorations. For a beachy theme, pipe pretty shells and strands of pearls onto each cupcake using Swiss meringue buttercream.
Sweet and juicy nectarines add fresh fruit flavor to these cupcakes, which are simply frosted with whipped cream. Other stone fruits, such as peaches, plums, or apricots, work just as well.
Teatime wouldn't be complete without these small cakes, studded with fresh raspberries and pistachios. Bake them in mini muffin tins to make them that much daintier.
This cupcake is actually a rosy hued meringue baked in a paper-lined muffin tin. Each billowy cake is cut in half crosswise and filled with raspberry curd, fresh raspberries, and creme fraiche.
