This butterfly birthday cake was a first try for me. My daughter turned seven and was really into the Camp Rock theme. She had asked for two cakes a Camp Rock and a butterfly. I made the butterfly in sponge. I used ready mix sponge cake recipe. The butterfly I just used my imagination. It … Read more
My friend’s daughter requested a butterfly cake for her 7th birthday. I got the Butterfly Birthday Cake Idea from this website but tweaked it a little so I didn’t have to buy any pans. The wings are 4 heart shape pans made with 2 box mixes. The body is made of one cupcake for the … Read more
My step daughter wanted a butterfly cake for her 8th birthday. So I traced a picture of a butterfly on to paper and placed it on top of a chocolate cake. I made the chocolate cake in a rectangle tin. I then pinned the picture down and cut around the shape of the butterfly using … Read more
This Butterfly 3rd Birthday Cake was made for a girl’s 3rd birthday party. I basically made a round cake and cut it down the center then made like a peace sign with toothpicks outlining the other 2 pieces. I needed to cut to get the butterfly effect. I then decorated it accordingly. Pretty simple.
I used a chocolate cake mix from a box. I baked it in one round pan. I cut the wings out of that and then used Twinkies to build the body. I then frosted the butterfly cake with homemade buttercream frosting. I tinted it light green (with food coloring) for the wings, and blue for … Read more
This was an 8″ cake, store-bought white cake with strawberry cream filling (a delicious blend of pureed strawberries, whipped cream, and meringue). I frosted the outside of the cake with a thin layer of store-bought strawberry frosting, and then I covered it with rolled fondant. It is a hassle to make homemade rolled fondant; you … Read more
I made this butterfly cake for my nieces 1st birthday. She loved butterflies so that’s what we decided to do. I outlined the shape of a butterfly onto a sheet cake with a knife then waited until it was cooled and shaved off the edges around the outline I made up the design and went … Read more
This butterfly cake was prepared using Wilton’s Butterfly Cake Pan and then freehand etched the design. I used #3 and #16 tips with lemon yellow, orange, black, and leaf green colors, but of course the color scheme can be changed for other species or just because…. The colors was mixed with traditional Buttercreme Icing, while … Read more
My cousin stated (jokingly!) that she wanted a purple and green sparkly butterfly for her birthday cake. I took it as a challenge and made her a Butterfly Birthday Cake. It’s actually made with two butterfly cakes made with the Wilton butterfly pan. I had a ton of fondant and Italian buttercream in the freezer … Read more
I made this homemade Butterfly cake for my birthday. I love the color yellow and butterflies, so I decided to incorporate both of them into my cake. It is a two layer 6 in cake. I doctored up a white cake mix with lemon pudding and a few extra ingredients (I found this enhanced cake … Read more
My cousin had requested a butterfly birthday cake for her 3rd birthday, so I took a square funfetti cake that I’d baked and cut it in 1/2 diagonally. I cut little triangles out to better resemble a butterfly, squared off the points on the wings to give a more rounded wing effect, and put a … Read more
I am blessed to have 10 kids who regard me as Grandma and it is my privilege to make them birthday cakes. My 6 year old granddaughter wanted butterflies on her cake. I took some of my ideas from this site and added a twist of my own. The candles are butterflies made from Jolly … Read more