I made this butterfly cake for my niece’s first birthday. I used a triple chocolate cake recipe for the cake & made two 8″ round layers. I cut each layer in half, turned them backwards to make the wings, and layered them. I stacked Oreo cookies (held in place with some frosting) in between the … Read more

I got the design of the Homemade Butterfly Birthday Cake from the Betty Crocker website. I made a chocolate mud round cake and cut it into four pieces. I then made the head from a Pyrex glass bow and the body from two mini loaf tins. The icing was butter cream which I coloured all … Read more

I made this Butterfly Cake for my sister who passed away for her birthday. She loved butterflies. I baked 2 round cakes and let them cool completely. After they cooled, I cut them in halves and positioned them where they would look like wings. I used twizzlers for the antennas and used edible flower sprinkles … Read more

This Butterfly Cake was my (twin) daughter’s second birthday cake. My husband and I usually put in a lot of effort into these cakes! I usually use Nigella’s buttermilk cake recipe. It is moist and sturdy – perfect for cutting out. Like with my other cakes I design, print and laminate a picture which I … Read more

I got the idea for the 1st birthday butterfly cake from this website, by Monica and wanted to submit my final product. I made 3 different flavors, chocolate, orange and gluten free butter cake. I iced each segment separately and lifted them onto the prepared board, which is covered with florists plastic coated paper, with … Read more

I made this butterfly cake for my little girl’s 1st birthday. I made the actual cake from a Wilton cake mold. I decorated the sides first and then outlined the body and wings. I filled in the remainder of the cake with stars. I made the frosting using the Wilton’s buttercream icing recipe on the … Read more

I made this cake for my daughters first birthday. This was my first attempt at “creative cake making” and this homemade butterfly cake was easy to make and turned out great. I used one round cake pan, cut the cake in half, put the round edges together and trimmed a triangle out of the straight … Read more

This Butterfly Birthday Cake is a double sponge cream and jam filled with green fondant on top. I used about 3kg of green. The butterfly was a round sponge cake cut then shaped for a butterfly with pink fondant covering it. I purchased ready made garden sets of butterflies, flowers, toadstools, bees, etc. from eBay.

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 … Read more

I love making original cakes for my girls for their birthdays. Usually I make a replica of a beloved item such as a teddy bear, a doll or even their favorite blankies. This year I made a replica of my daughter’s butterfly shaped piñata. She loved it! For the body I baked cake in a … Read more