Butterfly Cakes

Here are 17 different butterfly cakes from carved cakes to cakes with butterflies applied to them.
Butterfly Cake |
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Cake decorated by Yemi from Delaware |
Butterfly Cake Decorating |
![]() The top tier was really simple, just frosting and a small layer in the middle of raspberry filling I made. I used a really sturdy cake, so I didn't even need to dowel it. I made the butterflies and monogram a few days in advance, to give them adequate time to dry. I printed off some butterfly pictures I found on the internet and laid a piece of wax paper on top of them. I made a batch of royal icing and separated it into several cups for coloring. (The black batch I made extra stiff, since it was for the outlining and I wanted it to hold it's shape extra well.) I traced the butterfly onto the wax paper, piping it using the black icing. I let it dry, then I piped in colors to fill it in. I let it set to dry thoroughly. (I brushed a dab of water before adding the edible glitter so it would stick well.) When dry, I gently peeled it off the wax paper and assembled it on the cake! |
Cake decorated by Rachel Lampron from Colebrook, NH |
Butterflies on a Tree Stump Cake |
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Cake decorated by Margie F from Charles Town, WV |
Flutterby Cake |
This is a good idea for satisfying both those who want cake and those who want cupcakes (the little kids!). |
Cake decorated by Kylie from Australia |
Birthday Butterflies |
Inside is a rich fruit cake, covered with a layer of marzipan then a layer of black fondant. The flowers are orange fondant which I left to harden so they stayed flat when hanging off the top off the cake, I wanted a more 3D effect. I hand made fondant beads instead of piping around the bottom, these give a more bold finish. |
Cake decorated by Lyndsey Bourke from St. Helens, England |
Butterfly Garden Cake |
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Cake decorated by Dottie from Hanover, Maryland |
Colorful Butterfly Cake |
The wings were covered in peach colored buttercream and then colored areas on the wings were added - green and pink on the top and white on the bottom. The m&m candies were just arranged in a pattern so the left side looked like a mirror image of the right side. |
Cake decorated by Tazkera from Bronx, NY |
Buttercream Butterfly |
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Cake decorated by Katie Rickard from Wodonga, Australia |
Flitter Cake |
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Cake decorated by Dominique from West Palm Beach, FL |
Butterfly and Fairy Cake |
The chocolate plaques can be made in much the same way that you make a buttercream transfer. You photocopy a design and make a mirror image of it. Cover the design with plastic and you will pipe the design on top. Outline the picture in regular chocolate. When set, fill in the details, starting with the smallest details first and moving to the biggest areas. You can purchase chocolate candy melts in all different colors from craft and cake decorating supply stores. When the picture is done, let it set until firm in the refrigerator. Invert chocolate image on to the cake and remove the plastic. |
Cake decorated by Lauren Stockly from Montrose, CA |
Butterfly |
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Cake decorated by Nicolett Hamilton from Port Elizabeth |
Butterfly Cake Decorations |
Chocolate was piped onto wax paper to make the butterflies and then frosting was used to adhere the butterflies to the cake. If you pipe each side of the wings separately, you can set the two sides of the wings in between a piece of crumpled aluminum foil and align the wings so that that are bent (as though the butterfly is flying). Then pipe the body of the butterfly in chocolate and allow it to set. When you place the butterfly on the cake, the wings will be elevated from the surface of the cake. |
Cake decorated by Joy from PA |
Butterfly and Matleser |
The butterflies are fabric ones that I picked up from a craft shop. The spray of maltesers are actually styrofoam balls covered in chocolate with wire put through them (as the maltesers are too heavy). A few of the maltersers are dusted with some edible lustre to make them stand out a bit. |
Cake decorated by Stephanie from Belfast |
Blue Butterfly Cake |
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Cake decorated by Scott Coleman from Owensboro, KY |
Butterfly Flower Cake |
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Cake decorated by Annetta Brady from Alapaha, GA |
Spring Butterfly Cupcakes |
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Cupcakes decorated by Kiele B. from Rocky Ford, CO |
Butterfly and Flower Cake |
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Cake decorated by Nora Ann Johnson from Hickory, NC |
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