I used a strawberry cake mix for this butterfly cake because I wanted the inside to be pink, in a 9 inch round cake pan. After cooling I put it in the freezer for a few minutes to hopefully make it easier to cut. Then I cut it in half and placed round edges together, … Read more

I am so happy with how this butterfly birthday cake turned out. I owe my success to another “Coolest Cakes” butterfly photo (the orange and black monarch). As I explain below, I use the baker’s technique of tracing the image with black gel and pressing it onto the cake to make an outline. Here’s how … Read more

I was trying to decide what kind of cake to make for my mom, who likes to work in her garden and whose favorite flowers are yellow roses. Lacking the skill to make presentable roses, I decided on a Butterfly Birthday Cake Idea on a yellow background. The cake is just a boxed spice cake … Read more

I made this Butterfly cake for my daughter’s sixth birthday. She really wanted a butterfly so I found a butterfly template online and cut the cake to its shape. She loved it and it was a hit at her birthday party.

This Butterfly Cake was for my kindergarten class’s reunion. Each year we set butterflies free so that was the theme of the party. I used three 9 by 13 inch rectangle vanilla cakes for the wings which I carved into the shape of the wings. I decided the shape of the wings by drawing out … Read more