Best Beautiful Butterfly Cake Recipes

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BUTTERFLY CAKE



Butterfly Cake image

Make this pretty butterfly cake to celebrate spring, summer, a birthday or any day!

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 3h35m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
Tray or cardboard (10x10 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil
1 container Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
1 candy stick (8 to 10 inches long)
Betty Crocker™ gel food colors (in desired colors)
Betty Crocker™ decorating gel (from 0.68-oz tube) in any color
Betty Crocker™ colored sugars
8 jelly beans or candy coated almonds
Small round candy decorations

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only), Sodium 320 mg, Sugar 43 g, TransFat 3 1/2 g

RAINBOW BUTTERFLY CAKE



Rainbow Butterfly Cake image

This is a show stopper! I haven't met anyone yet, who wasn't amazed at how gorgeous this cake is. It is a very simple white cake recipe, that works very well as a special occasion cake, or for something simple. It tastes like a sugar cookie. My son calls it the "sugar cookie cake." Once cake is turned out onto the platter, you can frost it with your favorite topping, or use melted chocolate and sprinkles.

Provided by flowerthief

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Birthday Cake Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ¾ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ cup milk
assorted food coloring

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour an 8 1/2x11-inch butterfly-shaped cake pan.
  • Mix flour and baking powder together in a small bowl.
  • Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until well blended. Add flour mixture in 2 batches, alternating with milk, beating batter briefly after each addition.
  • Divide batter equally into 4 or 5 small cups and add several drops of food coloring to each cup, mixing well to color batter evenly. Layer small amounts of colored batter randomly in the prepared cake pan, using a toothpick to swirl colors gently. Continue until all batter has been added to the pan and colors have been swirled.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.8 calories, Carbohydrate 25.2 g, Cholesterol 44.7 mg, Fat 7.6 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 4.5 g, Sodium 121.5 mg, Sugar 14.9 g

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