Butterfly Cake Recipe
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Butterfly Cake

By: Betty Crocker®  
"Celebrate spring, summer, a birthday or any day with a butterfly-shaped cake. "

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Prep Time:
40 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 1 (18.25 ounce) box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 eggs
  • Platter, tray or foil-covered cardboard (about 10x10 inches)
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  • Frosting and Decorations:
  • 1 (16 ounce) container Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
  • 1 (8 inch) candy stick
  • Food color (in desired colors)
  • Betty Crocker® decorating gel in any color
  • Decorating sugar crystals (any color)
  • 8 jelly beans
  • Small round candy decorations

Directions

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F (or 325 degrees 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. 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.
  3. Reserve 1/2 cup frosting. Frost cake pieces with remaining frosting. Place candy stick between cake pieces for butterfly body.
  4. 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.

Footnotes

  • Print out this template and use it as a guide to cutting and assembling your butterfly.
  • High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Follow High Altitude directions on cake mix box for 8-inch or 9-inch round cake pans.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 460 | Total Fat: 17.2g | Cholesterol: 53mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 20, 2009 by annette 
this turned out great. the only thing i did different is to use a colored bendy straw instead... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 22, 2008 by echofraker 
Very Easy way to dress up a simple cake. You can take this in any direction you want and was a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 5, 2009 by kittiekat83 
very easy to make and turned out great MORE

 
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