Butterflies Tier Cake with Chocolate Butterfly Topper

3/11/2010

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.

4 Comments

Jennifer Richard link

3/21/2010 08:15:08 pm

I love your Butterflies Tier Cake! I am also loving your blog. How wonderful to be able to read that you created those lovely cakes and stumbled across issues along the way. I know that sounds weird and it was probably not wonderful for you, but looking at Cake Central all the time can make a new-comer a little intimidated. It's nice to finally hear someone admit that it's not simple and easy all of the time. I am going to save this site to my Favorites. Thank you! Jennifer - Woodbine, Georgia

Theresa

3/31/2010 02:26:02 am

Thanks Jennifer! I'm new to cake decorating - really its been only a year that I've been decorating more and trying more new ideas and I agree - often you don't hear about the problems! My first 3 tier cake turned into a 2 tier cake when the top cake crumbled under the weight of the fondant! I can smile now but I was selling it! It turned out beautiful at 2 tiers and thankfully the client was understanding!

Jodi

3/31/2010 02:52:19 pm

I want to try making the chocolate butterflies can you tell me what chocolate is best to use?

Theresa

4/1/2010 01:14:06 am

For the colours I just use baking chips (in a pinch I've used coloured chocolate chips but they're very thick)

I'm sure a purist would recommend the best quality chocolate you can buy. I use the same chocolate as I bake with - Waterbridge Belgium Extra Dark. This is the cheapest way to buy fairly good baking chocolate - it comes in huge bars for less than $4.

Have fun making the butterflies! I'd love to see a pic of yours! My email is above!

Butterflies Tier Cake with Chocolate Butterfly Topper

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