For my daughter’s summer birthday, we wanted something with flavors my family liked that still looked special for a birthday. So, I made a Fruity Butterfly Cake with chocolate cake from scratch and baked it in a butterfly shaped pan (although I think it would be just as easy to cut the shape from a … Read more
My 10 year old niece wanted a butterfly cake and was really pleased with this one. I made batter from 2 boxed cake mixes (yellow or vanilla cake mix), and baked them in 2 9×13 glass pans. I cut off the rounded top of each cake to make it more even. Each wing was cut … Read more
This cake was fairly easy to make! I bought 4 heart-shaped cake pans from the local party shop (disposable aluminum kind for $1). The wings were made from the hearts and each heart was about 1/2 of a cake mix. The body was an oval casserole pan that used about 1/3 of a cake mix, … Read more
I decided to do two butterfly cakes for my daughters first birthday to accommodate all the guests. The cakes were made from an old Wilton Cake pan that my mom used for me when I was little. I used pipe cleaners for the antennae. The butterfly cakes were a huge hit!s first birthday to accommodate … Read more
My daughter wanted a butterfly cake for her sixth birthday so I turned to the coolest birthday cakes website for inspiration from all the wonderful submissions. And this is what I came up with. I decided to use my Wilton 12″x18″ sheet pan for each side of this cake (two boxes of yellow mix and … Read more
I made this Homemade Butterfly Tier Birthday Cake for my youngest son’s birthday. I wanted this cake to be round but did not want to buy new cake pans. So, I adapted it to be square-ish. I wanted it more symmetrical but I ultimately liked how it turned out. It is a basic marble cake … Read more
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