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21 Stunning Cupcakes That Are Complete Frosting Goals

They're basically too pretty to eat.

By Rebecca Shinners
Blue, Petal, Sweetness, Dessert, Food, Flower, Pink, Peach, Cupcake, Cake, pinterest

We'll always be advocates for homemade cupcakes, but we confess: The ways our favorite bakeries nail perfectly piped frosting again and again has turned us into repeat customers. Yes, we're on a mission to master those pretty icing designs for ourselves. Check out some of the most beautiful cupcake designs on Instagram, from flowers made with piping tools to fondant art.

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These lovely flowers look like they belong in a garden.

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Terra cotta pot cupcakes that are absolutely genius.

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Frosting that has us completely mesmerized.

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White frosted flowers, each one unique.

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Flowers and succulents that are a match made in heaven.

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Blooms recreated flawlessly.

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Pretty pastels, each more beautiful than the last.

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Piping that looks like the most delicate ruffles.

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Piped roses that beginners could attempt at home.

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An abundance of flowers that have our jaws dropping to the floor.

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Pretty, purple, and delicious little flowers.

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This ombre design that every baker should be obsessed with.

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Succulents that can be made with frosting or fondant.

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Cupcakes that are too pretty to eat.

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Buttercream peonies that are in full bloom.

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Piping designs so lovely, we can't decide which to try first.

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Cupcakes we could stare at all day long.

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Proof that succulents look even better when made out of frosting.

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The type of rose every woman actually wants her husband to give her.

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The most lovely hydrangea "garden."

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