Franklin Dean
Butterfly wedding cakes are a beautiful way to symbolise new beginnings, hope, transformation and eternal love. There are many ways to decorate a butterfly wedding cake, from using wafer paper, gum paste and other edible products, to intricate paintwork, printing techniques and shaping. You can also use fondant, leaf or petal-shaped fondant pieces, black sprinkle balls, and edible markers to create a butterfly body.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Shape | Two halves of a cake touching in the middle to form butterfly wings |
| Cake covering | Fondant, icing, or frosting |
| Decorations | Leaf or petal-shaped fondant pieces, black sprinkle balls, edible marker, gum paste balls, assorted candies, sugar, glitter, ribbon |
| Butterfly body | Black and yellow fondant, candy stick, licorice, fruit roll-ups |
| Template | Print or draw a picture of a butterfly on thick craft paper to use as a template |
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What You'll Learn
Using wafer paper, gum paste, and other edible products
Wafer paper, gum paste, and other edible products can be used to create chic butterfly designs that add shape and texture to a wedding cake in a modern way. You can use gum paste to create tiny balls to attach to the flower centres with fondant glue. Wafer paper can be used to create the wings, and then decorated with leaf or petal-shaped fondant pieces and black sprinkle balls. You can also use fondant to create the butterfly body, using black and yellow fondant. Licorice or fruit roll-ups can be used to create antennae.
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Using fondant and fondant glue
Fondant is a great way to decorate a butterfly wedding cake. Once the cake has been baked and cooled, each tier should be levelled, sandwiched, crumb-coated, and covered in fondant separately. You can then stack the tiers and use bubble straws as support. Cover the cake board with fondant and attach a ribbon around the base.
Fondant glue can be used to attach fondant decorations to the cake. For example, you could use fondant glue to attach tiny white gum paste balls to the centre of the cake, or to attach a fondant butterfly body to the centre of the cake.
To make a fondant butterfly body, roll out black and yellow fondant and shape it into a butterfly body. Let it dry and then stick it to the centre of the cake with fondant glue.
You can also use fondant to create leaf or petal-shaped pieces to decorate the cake. These can be stuck to the cake with fondant glue and decorated with black sprinkle balls.
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Using icing and assorted candies
Butterfly wedding cakes are a beautiful way to symbolise new beginnings, hope, transformation and eternal love.
To decorate a butterfly wedding cake using icing and assorted candies, first cut the cake in half to form the butterfly's wings. Position each half of the cake on a platter or cake board, with the round edges barely touching in the middle. Cover the cake in cake icing, smoothing it out with a butter knife. Decorate the wings with icing and candies, keeping the decorations symmetrical. Place a straight candy stick in the middle of the cake to form the body of the butterfly. Licorice or fruit roll-ups make nice antennae. You can also sprinkle the entire cake with sugar to add a glittery touch.
For a more intricate design, use leaf or petal-shaped fondant pieces and black sprinkle balls to decorate the wings. Draw details with an edible marker. Make the butterfly body out of black and yellow fondant, let it dry, and then stick it in the centre of the cake. You can also use gum paste to create tiny balls and attach them to the cake with fondant glue. Cover the cake board with fondant and attach a ribbon around the base for an elegant finish.
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Using edible markers and paintwork
Butterfly motifs are a meaningful way to decorate a wedding cake, symbolising new beginnings, hope, transformation and eternal love.
To decorate a butterfly wedding cake using edible markers and paintwork, you can start by printing a picture of a butterfly or drawing one on a sheet of thick craft paper. Use this as a template to cut the proper cake shape, then decorate it with fondant. You can use leaf or petal-shaped fondant pieces and black sprinkle balls, for example.
Use edible markers to draw details on the butterfly wings. You can also use edible paintwork to add colour and intricate details to the wings. Be sure to keep the decorations on the wings symmetrical.
For the butterfly's body, roll out black and yellow fondant and let it dry before sticking it in the centre of the cake. You can also use a straight candy stick or licorice for the body, with fruit roll-ups for the antennae.
Finally, you can dust the cake with petal dust and sprinkle the entire cake with sugar to add a glittery touch.
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Using printing techniques and shaping
Butterfly motifs are a meaningful accent to a wedding cake, symbolising new beginnings, hope, transformation and eternal love. Wafer paper, gum paste and other edible products, plus detailed paintwork, printing techniques and shaping, allow cake artists to adorn wedding confections with chic butterfly designs that add shape and texture in a modern way.
Printing techniques and shaping are key to creating a butterfly wedding cake. You can use a butterfly template by printing a picture of a butterfly or drawing one on a sheet of thick craft paper. Use this as a template to cut the proper cake shape and then decorate it any way you like. You can also use a template to cut out butterfly shapes from wafer paper or gum paste, which can then be painted with detailed paintwork and attached to the cake.
To create a 3D butterfly effect, you can cut the cake in half to form the butterfly's wings. Place the two wings on opposite sides of a candy body, resting on the plate. Face the curve in towards the body, with the straight edges facing outward. You can then decorate the wings with icing, fondant, and assorted candies. Be sure to keep the decorations on the butterfly wings symmetrical.
For a more intricate design, you can use gum paste to create tiny white balls and attach them to the flower centres with fondant glue. You can also dust the centres with petal dust to add colour and texture.
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Frequently asked questions
Cut the cake in half to form the butterfly's wings. Place the two wings on opposite sides of a candy body. Decorate the wings with icing, fondant, and assorted candies.
Wafer paper, gum paste, and other edible products can be used to create chic butterfly designs. You can also use fondant glue, bubble straws, and ribbon to decorate the cake board.
Use black and yellow fondant to make the body. Let it dry and then stick it in the centre of the cake. You can also use a straight candy stick as the body.
You can decorate the wings in any fashion you like. You can ice or frost both sides of the cake, and add leaf or petal-shaped fondant pieces and black sprinkle balls.
