DIY Edible Bouquet For Mother's Day 2020

As you know, the date of Mother's Day 2020 falls on June 1. It is one of the most special days of the year, which moms look forward to. And if the occasion is usually celebrated in family, in the hearths, the ways of declaring its gratitude and its affection towards its mother become more and more numerous and creative. So, after the easy DIY ideas the editorial team presented to you a bit ago, here's another great way to spoil Moms, and especially foodie Moms, this year! Biscuits, candies, cupcakes and sprinkles, the edible bouquet will satisfy every chocolate lover!

For Mother's Day 2020, we're making a chewable edible bouquet

Do you have a greedy mom who loves spending her time in the kitchen and baking all kinds of cakes and pastries? Mother's Day 2020 is therefore the perfect occasion to treat her with a pretty bouquet of edible flowers. Whether it's made with homemade cupcakes or store-bought sweets, you're guaranteed to not go unappreciated. In addition, all occasions are good to make it: birthday, baptism, baby shower, wedding, etc.

Bouquet of edible flowers made from cupcakes

Need an easy and original Mother's Day gift idea? Do not search anymore ! The cupcake bouquet promises to make everyone fall for it! And no, there is nothing rocket science about its making. For those who imagine that this is an impossible mission, remove this idea from your head, because a wooden tray, a styrofoam, a few toothpicks, a few fake leaves and a sprig of patience will do the trick!

Materials:

• cupcakes
• 1 tray / planter / coffee cup
• polystyrene foam
• fake green moss
• toothpick
• fake flowers and leaves
• 1 pair of scissors
• wish card

To make our life easier and save some time, we chose to make our first Mother's Day gift idea using ready-made cupcakes from the local bakery. However, if this is not your first time in the kitchen, you can prepare them yourself. To do this, he concocts several different icings (butter, chocolate and coconut, mascarpone) in order to obtain peach, apricot, coral and melon colors.

After preparing and decorating the cupcakes, place them in the tray, lined with polystyrene and fake green foam beforehand, using toothpicks. Once the edible flowers are fixed, add the fake leaves and voila! Besides, you can replace the wooden top with a porcelain vase. A pretty DIY greeting card will also find its place near the edible bouquet.

Flower cupcakes in a small terracotta pot

An idea like the one before, but even easier to make, this edible flower bouquet is a great way to say "I love you" to your mother!

Materials needed:

• 1 terracotta flower pot
• 1 polystyrene / white cabbage ball
• homemade cupcakes
• piping bag
• strawberry buttercream
• felt flowers and leaves

Ingredients for the cupcake batter:

• 150 g sugar
• 180 g flour
• 2 eggs
• 100 g butter
• 45 g of plain yogurt
• 5 large strawberries, mashed
• 1/4 tsp. baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. of white vinegar

Ingredients for the buttercream:

• 2 egg whites
• 120 g sugar
• 120 g mashed strawberries
• 200 g of soft butter
• 1 pinch of salt
• 1/2 tsp. vanilla powder

In the bowl of your food processor, beat the butter and sugar. Add the eggs and mix. Add the flour, strawberry puree and yogurt, mixing well between each addition. Make sure to start and end with the flour mixture. Finally, pour the baking soda into the white vinegar and leave to act for a few seconds before pouring everything into the dough and mixing well. Fill the boxes and put in the oven immediately. Cook for 15-20 minutes.

For the icing, whisk the egg whites, salt and sugar in a double boiler until the preparation reaches 60 ° C. Remove from the heat, continue beating on medium speed for 5 min or until the meringue cools and forms peaks. Whipping at medium speed, add the butter little by little. Take out your pastry bag and fill it with the frosting. Decorate the cupcakes and set them aside at room temperature before proceeding to the assembly of the gourmet bouquet.

Once the cupcakes are coated with icing, cross the center of each box with a toothpick before inserting it into the polystyrene ball, previously lined with felt sheets.

Flowerpot muffin your mom will love

Want to garden in the kitchen! Here is our next gift idea for Mother's Day to make before June 7th. These greedy flower pots are not only good to look at, but also fun to make. Certainly, they will make young and old smile! Here are the ingredients to get:

• small terracotta pot
• chocolate muffins
• Nutella or other topping
• crushed Oreo cookies
• felt flowers and leaves

Ingredients for the muffins:

• 2 eggs
• 100g sugar
• 100 g dark chocolate
• 100 g of melted salted butter
• 60 g flour
• 1 teaspoon of yeast

Start by making the muffins. Melt the chocolate with the butter in the microwave for 2 minutes before adding the sugar and the eggs (one by one). Beat everything well and pour in the flour and baking powder. Mix again and pour the preparation into boxes or small silicone molds. Preheat the oven to 220 ° C and bake for 10 minutes. Let the muffins cool down and transfer them to the flower pots. Cover with Nutella and Oreo breadcrumbs. The final touch is to “plant” the felt flower in the pot with the “potting soil”.

Strawberry skewers with chocolate as an edible bouquet

A bouquet of fresh flowers for Mother's Day is good, but a gourmet chocolate bouquet is even better! If your mom loves strawberries, these cute chocolate strawberry skewers will make her the happiest in the world. So here's how to prepare them yourself!

Ingredients:

• 500 g strawberries
• 1 wafer of dark chocolate dessert
• 1 C. heavy cream
• wooden skewers
• brown kraft paper
• pink ribbon

Melt the chocolate in a double boiler with a spoonful of crème fraîche, stirring regularly. Then wash the strawberries in clear water and, once the chocolate has melted, dip its ends in the chocolate. Finally, leave to set in the refrigerator before wrapping them in kraft paper. Form the bouquet with the pink ribbon.

To vary the pleasures, you can dip the strawberries in white or milk chocolate, after having dipped them in dark chocolate, as we did in our last idea for an edible bouquet.

Gourmet vase to make for June 7

Materials needed:

• strawberries
• dark chocolate
• White chocolate
• porcelain vase
• polystyrene ball
• wooden skewers
• chocolate candies

Here, we follow the same manufacturing principle, except that we use several types of chocolate. Finally, place the strawberry skewers in a vase, previously lined with a polystyrene ball, and add chocolate candies.