I don't have time to blog this whole cake... 3 cakes in 2 weeks is WAY too much! I did this cake just like the black and white circle cake. I had the same problem with the fondant rippling where the cake layers... I've really got to figure out how to avoid that.... I must be doing something wrong.
The butterflies.... Chocolate butterflies are easy and look great. Find a pattern online for the wings and print it out - cover your pattern with wax paper. I make a bunch of wax paper cones ahead. Melt your chocolate - add a bit of oil of you need to. Use the cone to make your outline - let it set, then fill in with other colours. Its just like colouring. When you're done the wings and they've set, peel off the wax paper. Put a line of chocolate on the cake and sit the wings in - hold until it sets. Voila! A butterfly! I also make dragonflies this way.
To put the butterflies on a stick I just made a puddle of chocolate on waxed paper and insert a skewer or toothpick. Prop it up until the chocolate is well set. This is your base for the butterfly.
To put the butterflies on a stick I just made a puddle of chocolate on waxed paper and insert a skewer or toothpick. Prop it up until the chocolate is well set. This is your base for the butterfly.
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