I decided to make my daughter a homemade butterfly birthday cake recipe for her 2nd birthday. Her theme was butterflies, so I thought it was fitting. I used a heart shaped Wilton cookie pan. I found this on sale the day after Valentines day. It is a chocolate cake mix. I used swiss cake rolls … Read more
This Purple Butterfly Cake was made for my niece who requested a lemon cake with purple frosting and a butterfly. I used a recipe for the butter cream found off the internet. I’ve made several birthday cakes for family using only store bought frosting led to disappointment. Having the right tools also makes all the … Read more
This butterfly cake was for a friend’s mother, turning 75. I baked 3 9″ rounds and used two full cakes for the top wing section. The third I used for the bottom wings. I drew out the wing pattern to the size and shape I needed. I then took a black sharpy and traced the … Read more
This cake was made with two chocolate circle cakes and a loaf shaped chocolate cake (there was cake left over, it was not all used). The circles were cut and arranged to achieve the wings. I sort of mixed my own icing with pre-mixed whipped frosting and Wilson concentrated food color (it makes the best … Read more
I baked two round cakes a day ahead and froze them. Each round became a wing of the butterfly cake. I cut each one in the shape of a butterfly wing. The center of the butterfly (the body) was comprised of 2 HO HOs end to end. I frosted the cakes pink and decorated them … Read more
I made this Butterfly Birthday Cake for my daughter’s 9th birthday. This year she wanted a butterfly cake so I decided to make her one since butterfly cakes fuel my fantasy for cake decorating. For the cake I used a 9 inch cake pan. I made the cake with ground walnuts and hazelnuts and added … Read more
For my daughter’s 2nd birthday party, she wanted a purple homemade butterfly birthday cake design (after we talked her out of a pig cake!). Easy, I thought. I made a chocolate chip cake using four 10″ cake pans. Easy. I drew the shapes for the wings onto cardstock and carved the cake around the templates. … Read more
This Butterfly Garden Birthday Cake is a three tiered butterfly garden themed cake for my daughter’s second birthday. It is only the second properly decorated cake I have done (the first was for her first birthday – a carousel) and I am very proud of it, although I know it could be loads better if … Read more
I made a chocolate cake from a round tin for this butterfly cake and cut it in half to make the wings. The body is made out of a two tiny loaf tins which I purchased from House. I then covered it in a pink buttercream icing and sprinkled with fairy sprinkles which I got … Read more
This cake was made with the petal pan set. I made all the butterflies and flowers out of chocolate lollipop molds prior to making the cake. I iced the cake in purple (even though the pictures make it look brown, not good lighting I guess). Then I piped on the lace and placed the lollipops … Read more
We originally got the idea for a butterfly cake from the internet and improvised from there. We baked a round layer pan with a little less than one full box of cake mix. We then cut the cake in half vertically and flipped it to where the straight lines were on the outside. Then we … Read more