Cupcake bouquet

I have a friend going through chemo for breast cancer.  Several of our friends have prepared meals that are oven ready and easy to serve.  Several have dropped by with flowers and well wishes.  I decided to do a bit of both...I made a cupcake bouquet.

I wanted to mindful of the fact she was having chemo and may not be feeling well.  I decided to go with a chocolate cake with no milk or eggs.

Here's the recipe:  http://tastycheapskate.blogspot.com/2011/01/wacky-cake.html

I added some buttercream piped like flowers to complete the cupcakes.

To build the bouquet, find a vase or basket of your choice.  Get some plastic cups and some clear Scotch tape.  I'm sure there is some scientific method to putting the cups together, but I just taped them together at the bottom of the cup and then fit them into the basket.  Once you have that completed, cut tissue paper into squares.  Put a square of tissue paper into each cup and then put a cupcake in the cup.  Once you have all your cups filled with paper and cupcakes, fill in any blank spots with additional tissue paper squares.

Voila!

I had my husband deliver the bouquet to my friend's house.  I got a note from her immediately following thanking me.  Knowing that I lifted her spirits just for a minute was gratitude enough for me.