Butterfly Cupcakes

Great Way to impress all your friends!!!!

Posted by JK<3

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i got the idea from my new cupcake book hello, cupcake!!!!!

Makes 24 cupcakes

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You Will Need (13 things)

  • 1 box yellow Cake Mix
  • 1 bag Dark Chocolate Melts
  • 1 bag White Chocolate Melts
  • 1 jar Sprinkles (as many styles as you want)
  • 1 can vanilla Frosting
  • 1 each blue and black Food Coloring
  • 1 roll Parchment Paper
  • Scissors
  • 3 Ziplock Bag
  • 1 roll Tape
  • Permanent Marker
  • Paper
  • 1 Skewers or something else small to spread

Steps (16 steps, 120 minutes)

  1. 1

    make cake mix according to box directions.

    or make from scratch i was not that ambitious at 2 am :/

    Preheat oven to the time indicated on box.

    line cupcake tin with liners (i used pastel colors cus they matched my wings.)

  2. 2

    fill liners 2/3rds the way full so they dont over flow the liners.

    bake and let cool.

  3. 3

    while cakes are cooling.

    Place melts into ziplock bags

  4. 4

    place in coffee mug.

    DO NOT CLOSE TOP OF BAGGIE!!!!!!.

    it will explode all over your microwave and not to mention it is highly dangerous!!!!!

  5. 5

    put in microwave for 30 sec incramemts until fully melted.

    do the same for dark chocolate.

  6. 6

    draw wing template with black marker on paper.

    cut wax paper or parchment paper to fit templates.

  7. 7

    reenforce corner of both ziplocks with scotch tape.

    then cut small hole off of the corner you just reenforced

  8. 8

    Follow out line with dark chocolate.

  9. 9

    Fill in with white chocolate.

    spread out and swirl with skewer.

  10. 10

    sprinkle with sprinkles!

  11. 11

    place on tray and put in fridge.

    when i made them it was 94 degrees out and despite my fan it wouldnt set with out putting them in the fridge!

  12. 12

    die 3/4 of a can or vanilla frosting blue. (or what ever color you want i just chose blue for the sky)

    frost all the cupcakes.

  13. 13

    cut a melt a way in half and place on either side of the cake. to hold up wing.

    you could use m & m's too.

  14. 14

    peel wax paper off of wings.

    place on wings.

  15. 15

    Die remaining frosting black.

    place in ziplock bag.

    cut corner.

    pipe in a circular motion down the center for body and then at the top for anntenna.

    (i originally made chocolate antenna but it was so hot my hands kept melting them when i tried to put them on! sad. but they are still cute!!!!!)

  16. 16

    EAT!!!!!!!!!

    or arrange with the flower cupcakes that i am going to post tomorrow!