Butterfly Cake

Celebrate spring, summer, a birthday or any day with a butterfly-shaped cake. Print out this template and use it as a guide to cutting and assembling your butterfly.

Butterfly Cake

BettyCrockerRecipe by BettyCrocker

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40 minutes

1 hour 45 minutes

12 servings

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Nutrition Info

  • 1 Serving Frosted Cake (Undecorated)
  • 420
  • 19g
    (Saturated Fat 5g, Trans Fat 4g)
  • 55mg
  • 390mg
  • 59g
    (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 42g)
  • 3g
  • Percent Daily Value*
  • 0%
  • 0%
  • 6%
  • 4%
  • Exchanges
  • 3 1/2
  • 3
  • 1
  • Carbohydrate Choices
  • 4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips & Techniques

  • Butterfly Cake
  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft):

    Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box for 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pans.

  • Planned-Overs

    Turn the leftover cake layer into a trifle! Cut leftover cake into 1-inch cubes, and layer them with chocolate pudding and fresh strawberries in a large glass bowl. Top with whipped cream.

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    Get a party menu, prep guide, tips, party games, activities and more for a Butterfly Birthday Party!

Ingredients

  • Cake
  • 1  box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
  • Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
  • Platter, tray or foil-covered cardboard (about 10x10 inches)
  • Frosting and Decorations
  • 1  container (1 lb) Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
  • 1  candy stick (8 to 10 inches long)
  • Food color (in desired colors)
  • Betty Crocker® decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube) in any color
  • Decorating sugar crystals (any color)
  • 8  jelly beans
  • Small round candy decorations

Directions

  1. 1Heat oven to 350°F (or 325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans. Wrap and freeze 1 layer for a later use.
  2. 2Cut 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.
  3. 3Reserve 1/2 cup frosting. Frost cake pieces with remaining frosting. Place candy stick between cake pieces for butterfly body.
  4. 4Stir 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.

Categories: Course, Desserts, Cakes, Special Cakes

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Anonymous User
Anonymous said:

Brilliant cake. I've just made it for my daughter's 3rd birthday and it's turned out really well. Thank you!

10/16/2012 3:54:59 PM
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Anonymous said:

it is bad

5/1/2011 3:26:17 PM
Anonymous User
Anonymous said:

it is alfol

5/1/2011 3:25:43 PM
JillB
JillB said:

I just made this for my daughter's 1st birthday and it turned out great!

10/22/2010 3:14:35 PM
mountainlady
mountainlady said:

This looks absolutely wonderful - I will be making it for my 5 year old grandaughter. Will let you know hoe successful I am!

7/5/2010 2:08:08 PM

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