BUTTERFLY CAKE TOPPERS RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round pans. Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Wrap and freeze 1 layer for later use. Freeze remaining layer 45 minutes before cutting to reduce crumbs.
• Cut off rounded top of cake to make flat surface; place cake cut side down. Cut cake in half crosswise; cut each half into 1/3 and 2/3 pieces (as shown in diagram). Place cake pieces on platter to form butterfly. Gently separate cake pieces to form wings.
• Reserve 1/2 cup frosting; set aside. Spread top and sides of cake with thin layer of frosting to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Frost cake with remaining frosting. Place candy stick between cake pieces for butterfly body.
• Stir food color into reserved frosting until well blended. Spread over cake in desired pattern on wings. Outline wing patterns with gel. Sprinkle with sugar crystals. Place jelly beans on corners of wings. Decorate butterfly with candy decorations. Store loosely covered.

Steps:

• Bake the cakes and prepare the frosting.
• When the cakes cool down completely, cut each cake in half.
• Arrange 2 cakes in the form of wings.
• Spread frosting on top of each cake.
• Place the other 2 cakes on top of the frosting and fully frost these "wing" cakes.
• Roll out blue fondant and spread it over both the cakes and cut off excess with a sharp knife.
• Roll out pink fondant and cut out various sizes of fondant leaves.
• Roll out red fondant and cut out various sizes of fondant leaves.
• Stick these pieces on top of the wings with corn syrup in a beautiful arrangement.
• Draw "veination" details on the leaves with a black edible marker.
• Roll black fondant into a cone shape.
• Push a toothpick through the top.
• Roll out a yellow fondant ball and push that into the toothpick and stick it together with some water or corn syrup.
• Stick the stamens and eyeball sprinkles on the yellow ball.
• Let this butterfly body dry.
• Once it's fully dry, place it in the center of the two wings and stick it into place with corn syrup.
• Stick black sprinkle balls with corn syrup, randomly, on the wings and enjoy!