I made this butterfly cake for my daughter’s 5th birthday, which falls on the first day of spring. We had visited this website a couple of weeks prior to her birthday, and she wanted a green butterfly like one she found here.
I modified it a bit and came up with this one using 4 heart shaped cake pans for the wings and 3 cup cakes for the body, using a total of only 2 boxed cake mixes. For the icing I used canned icing colored with bright gel food coloring found at the grocery store.
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I love your idea! My twin girls are turning 1 in a couple of weeks and I would love to make a butterfly cake for them. I hope you don’t mind me using your idea. I love it!
Thanks!
Katie
My daughter will be getting a butterfly birthday cake for her 1st birthday too. Thanks for the inspiration
My daughter is turning two in December and loves butterflies…they are all she ever wants and I was looking for an easy butterfly cake-great idea and thank you for posting how you did and the pic! :)
My daughter is turning 4 in April and wants to have a butterfly cake. I have looked at a bunch of them and we like this idea the best. Thanks so much for the idea.
Love this cake1 What size are the heart shaped cake pans that you used?
Fab cake! My daughter turns 4 this Sunday and has wanted a butterfly cake for ages – it is in the oven right now! Thanks for the idea :)