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by Robin Elise Weiss, BA, ICCE-CPE, CD(DONA) I must admit, I love baby showers! There is no greater reason to celebrate than the birth of a new baby. That said, I strive very hard to make sure that every shower I throw is unique and enjoyed by all. |
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One of the biggest problems I have is in the department of cakes. I've often stared at lovely cakes that were expertly made and decorated that I knew I could never do. So, until recently I've always purchased a sheet cake and had some clever saying on the top. Things are about to change! I've finally figured out a cute cake that I can make, that is unique and lovely. This one is called a butterfly cake.What You'll Need:
 Once the cakes are cooled and your board is ready, you need to level the cakes. To do this take your cooled cake and a very sharp knife (Be very careful!) and take off an jagged edges on the bottoms of the cake. This is more important with the muffin tins.When you have done this on all of the cakes from the muffin tin, take a small amount of icing and place it on the bottom to secure the cake to the foil covered board. This will keep it from moving around while you're working or during the party. Remember to mentally plan how you will lay this out prior to securing the cakes.  Choose an icing color and either make it using food colors or buy it prepared. I actually purchased frosting that was whipped and added green food coloring until it was a pale green. I used this for the wings. I choose a pure white icing for the body. I iced the body before placing the wings. Once the body is iced, you can place the wings. Be sure you've leveled them out and added a bit of icing on the bottom to secure them to the board as well.After you've place the wings, ice them with your icing. Then you can choose to decorate them a variety of ways. We actually purchased some colored frosted packets and intended to do some intricate designs, but the icing bag broke. We quickly substituted colored sugar crystals which turned out to work nicely. You could also use small candies. We choose to add the eyes and antenna in black icing.As you can see this cake is easy and fun to make. It was a big hit at our party. You can also do variations on this theme, including using the muffin tins to make a caterpillar. Enjoy! Next page > Photo Directions > Page 1, 2 |
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Photos by Robin Elise Weiss
