Best Butterfly Cake Recipes

HOMEMADE BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, orange zest and extract; beat until combined. Combine the flour, salt and baking soda; add to the creamed mixture alternately with sour cream. Spoon into two greased 9-in. heart-shaped baking pans; spread evenly in pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., Cut 1-1/2 in. off the pointed ends of each heart cake; set aside. Place the large pieces on a 17x15-in. covered board, placing cut sides of hearts together, forming wings. Trim the reserved pointed end pieces to form the top and bottom of the butterfly's body., In a small bowl, cream butter and cream cheese. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Remove 1/2 cup frosting and tint yellow; set aside. Frost cake sides and top with white frosting. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert #6 round tip. Fill bag with remaining white frosting; set aside., Frost a portion of each wing with yellow frosting. Decorate butterfly's body and wings with colored sugars. Pipe white frosting to separate colored sections on wings and to outline the body. Decorate the wings with gumdrops., Using a citrus stripper, cut two 12-in.-long pieces of orange peel. Wrap around the handle of a wooden spoon. Remove from spoon and place above the body for antennae.

BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Make the cake batter according to the directions on the package. Bake in a greased 9-inch cake pan. Once baked, remove from pan and cool.
• 2. Cut the cake in half. Arrange the cake on a serving platter, turning the halves so that the rounded sides touch. To shape the wings, cut out a 1-inch triangle from each straight side, 2-inches from the bottom.
• 3. Completely frost the cake with the icing. Design a mosaic pattern with M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Easter, and then press them into the top of the cake.
• 4. To make the butterfly's antennae, unwrap and soften the STARBURST® Brand FUN SIZE® Fruit Chews for Easter in the microwave for approximately 5 seconds. Then roll the candy into thin ropes and place them at the top of the butterfly.

BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• Line a 13x9-in. baking pan with waxed paper and grease the paper; set aside., In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Beat in vanilla. Pour into prepared pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack., For frosting, beat shortening and butter until fluffy. Gradually beat in 2 cups confectioners' sugar, then the salt, extracts and 3 tablespoons milk. Beat in remaining confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve a spreading consistency. Tint frosting with food coloring, setting aside a small amount of pale purple frosting for the face. Tint remaining frosting a darker purple as desired., Remove cake from pan and discard waxed paper. For butterfly body, cut a 9x1-in. strip from the cake's short side. Round the edges if desired. For wings, cut remaining cake into four triangles. Frost top and sides of each piece. Decorate sides of body with purple jimmies; decorate wing pieces with pink jimmies and purple sugar., Place butterfly body on a serving platter. Pipe reserved frosting onto head; form a smile and antennae with shoestring licorice. Add Skittle eyes. Cut licorice twists into short lengths; arrange in stripes over butterfly's body. Arrange wing pieces on platter, forming a butterfly.

RAINBOW BUTTERFLY CAKE

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.

FAMILY FUN'S BUTTERFLY CAKE (FOR DUMMIES)

Steps:

• *Note: I must confess that I cheated and used a box of 'Baker Josef's Golden Yellow Cake Mix' from Trader Joe's. Sincere apologies to my loyal fans who depend on me for made-from-scratch recipes. Also, it's worth mentioning I made two cakes-one using a standard 9" pie pan and the other using a 9" cast iron skillet. The cake baked in the cast iron skillet turned out far better. To remove the cake from the pan *after it has cooled completely*, first take a knife and run along the edge of the pan to loosen. Place a wire cookie rack over the top of the pan, invert carefully and set aside. I used two spatulas and carefully moved the cake from the wire rack to the cake serving plate to frost it. This method worked best for this inexperienced cake baker. Two cakes were made in case of any mistakes. The second cake was cut in half then in half again and made into "baby butterflies".
• Other candy decorating suggestions: M&Ms (regular or mini size), gummy candy, non pareils, sprinkles, etc.
• Once cake has baked and cooled *completely*, cut the cake in half (see photo) and place the two halves close together with the flat/straight cut side facing out and curved sides facing each other (leave about a 3/4" gap between the two halves).
• Frost. For my test cake: The main body/wings and Twinikie were frosted yellow, the inner body pink. I made a pattern out of a piece of paper for the inner wing design. Placed the piece on paper on the cake halves and using a toothpick made small holes around the edge of the pattern as my guide. Then I carefully drew the line with the toothpick. Remove paper and frosted the main section first then the inner wing. (See photo.).
• Frost the Twinkie and place it on top of the two cut cake halves between the wings for the butterfly's body.
• *Decorate the wings with candies and adding licorice antennae to the Twinkie. (I just curled the ends of the licorice and placed the pieces on the plate.).
• *Tip: it's best to decorate the cake right before serving [depending] on the candies you choose. As an example, if you use M&M candies, the dye will run and stain the frosting. Fortunately I was able to frost the cake the day before and due to the type of candies used had no staining problems.

FROSTED BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter according to package directions, using two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. , Cut one cake in half widthwise. (Save the second cake for another use.) Cut a notch from the center of each cut side to define outer edges of wings. Cut corners of wings so they are slightly rounded. Let cake stand for 2 hours. , On a serving platter, position cake halves on each side of sponge cake. Frost top and sides of butterfly with chocolate frosting. Cut licorice into two small pieces; push ends into top of sponge cake for antennae. Decorate with candies.

HOW TO CUT AND ASSEMBLE A BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• 1. 1. Cut cake in half. Then cut each half in 1/3 and 2/3 pieces.
• 2. 2. On a tray, arrange the cake pieces with the curved sides together to form the butterfly.
• 3. 3. Separate the cake pieces to form the wings.
• 4. Now you can decorate your butterfly. I found that using stick candy or tube licorice is great for the body mid section.

BUTTERFLY BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake in two 9-inch round baking pans as directed on package. Cool 10 min.; remove to wire racks. Cool completely.
• Cut cakes crosswise in half. Spread two of the cake halves with jam; top with remaining two cake halves to form two stacks. To assemble, arrange cookies in center of large board or tray with edges slightly overlapping to form the "butterfly's body," securing cookies to each other with small amount of the whipped topping. Arrange cake stacks around body to resemble the butterfly's wings.
• Tint remaining whipped topping with food coloring as desired. Spread onto cakes. Decorate with whipped topping, cereal, candies and cookies. Store in refrigerator.

BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake as directed on package for 13x9-inch pan. Cool cake in pan 10 min.; invert onto wire rack. Cool completely. Meanwhile, tint coconut with food coloring.
• Cut cake into pieces and arrange on platter as shown in photos. Beat pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in COOL WHIP. Spread onto cake pieces; sprinkle with coconut.
• Melt chocolate as directed on package. Use to decorate cake with remaining ingredients as shown in photo.

BUTTERFLY CAKE

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.

BUTTERFLY CUT-UP CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch rounds. Wrap and freeze 1 layer for other use. Refrigerate or freeze remaining layer 30 to 60 minutes or until firm for easier handling.
• Using serrated knife, cut rounded top off cake to level surface; place cut side down. Cut cake in half; cut a notch on each cut side, slightly below center, to form wings as shown in diagram. To make butterfly, arrange 2 wings on foil-covered tray; use 2 of the leftover notched pieces to form the body, trimming if necessary. Attach pieces together with a small amount of frosting. Spread a thin layer of frosting over top and sides to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Frost entire cake.
• Sprinkle with colored sugars. Outline wings and body with decorating gel. Decorate wings with assorted candies as desired. Roll fruit snack rolls to make antennae. Store loosely covered.

BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add alternately with milk to creamed mixture. Beat in vanilla.
• Pour into a waxed paper-lined 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until cake tests done.
• Cool completely.
• For frosting, cream shortening and butter until light and fluffy.
• Gradually beat in 2 cups confectioners' sugar; add salt,extracts and 3 tablespoons milk.
• Beat in remaining sugar.
• If necessary,add additional milk, a tablespoon at a time, until frosting reaches desired consistency.
• Remove 2 cups; set aside.
• Tint remaining frosting with desired color of food coloring.
• To make butterfly, cut a 1-in. wide strip of cake from the 9-in. side.
• Place a toothpick in the center of remaining cake.
• Using string, divide cake into four triangles, holding string at opposite corners.
• Depress string slightly into cake to mark cutting line; repeat for remaining corners.
• Cut cake along cutting lines.
• Place the 1-in. strip of cake in the center of a 20-in. x 15-in. serving board to be the butterfly body.
• Frost top and sides of body with desired color of frosting. (I frosted the whole cake white and used coconut that I tinted black for the body and colored glittery sprinkles for the wings.).
• Place two small triangles next to the body for bottom wings.
• Place two larger triangles for top wings. Frost sides and tops of wings with desired color of frosting.
• Smooth frosting with a warm spatula.
• Decorate edges of cake with white frosting, using a pastry bag and shell tip.
• Mark circles on wings with the top of a 2-in. plastic cup. (I drew mine -free form - in frosting with a toothpick).
• Sprinkle jimmies or sprinkles in circles; outline with frosting, using round tip.
• Cut licorice into four small pieces; push ends into top of body for antennae. (We can't stand black licorice - I used pipe cleaners.).
• Place candles on the body.
• Yield: 16-20 servings.

BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• PREPARE: 1 package cake mix as directed on package for 2 greased 9-inch round cake pans. Cut cakes in half to form 2 semicircles. SPREAD: one layer with cake topping and top with second layer of cake. Position Oreo cookies end to end on board to form the butterfly body. Join layers of Oreos with thawed Cool Whip or cake frosting. Position cake halves on either side of body to form wings and secure with more frosting. COLOR: remaining COOL WHIP or cake topping and frost cake. Decorate boy with life savor candies, fruity pebbles, M&M's, Oreo's or other candies

BUTTERFLY CAKE

Steps:

• 1- Heat oven to 350°. Grease bottoms only of 2 round pans, 8 or 9 x 1 1/2 inches, with shortening. Make cake mix as directed on package, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pans. Bake cake as directed on package. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around side of pans to loosen cakes remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.2- Cut each cake layer as shown in diagram. Freeze pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired. For each cake, cover large flat tray or piece of cardboard with plastic wrap or aluminum foil. Arrange cake pieces on tray to form butterfly as shown in diagram. Frost cake with 1 tub frosting, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting. Repeat with second cake layer and remaining tub frosting.3- Sprinkle colored sugars over butterflies. Outline wings and bodies with decorating gel. Decorate wings with assorted candies as desired. Roll fruit snack into antennae. Store loosely covered at room temperature.High Altitude (3500 to 6500 feet): Do not use 8-inch rounds. Make cake mix following high-altitude directions on package for 9-inch rounds.1 Serving: Calories 515 (Calories from Fat 205) Fat 23g (Saturated 12g) Cholesterol 55mg Sodium 290mg Carbohydrate 75g (Dietary Fiber 0g) Protein 3g. % Daily Value: Vitamin A 2% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 8% Iron 4%.Betty's Tip: If you need only one Butterfly Cake, wrap and freeze one of the layers for another use. The cake can be kept frozen up to 4 months.Cutting and Assembling Butterfly Cake* Cut cake layer in half.* Cut notch on cut sides, slightly below center. Arrange pieces on tray to form wings.* Trim 2 notched pieces and use to form body.From "Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook." Text Copyright 2004 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.