7 standard cupcakes inside little plastic cups stapled together and hot glued inside the pot. Took me a total of 15 min. to make this from start to finish (with the cupcakes already baked of course), I just used a big rose tip and made the roses directly onto the cupcakes. TFL A special thanks to cinjam for sending me a pic of her cup set up! I've made bouquets using the foam balls and toothpicks, but I wanted a less expensive way to make them (those foam balls can be pricey) and these cups are like 2 bucks for a sleeve of 200! they are little short 3 oz. cups, like what you get salad dressing in at restaurants. the cupcakes fit perfectly in them