A first try with a new brand of cake mix (Sweet Dreams from BJs), these vanilla bean cupcakes were a hit. I used the box mix for both the moist vanilla bean cupcakes and the almost cream cheese flavored vanilla buttercream. To top them off, I used some maroon colored, Wilton style roses that I had piped using a chocolate buttercream, as well as some green piped leaves. I took them to my appointment to get my feeding tube replaced, and shared them with the wonderful, caring staff there in interventional radiology who have saved my life many times over, and become my friends.