Kitchen appliances and utensils
- Wafer paper
- scissors;
- water;
- brush;
- water tank;
- stencil "butterfly".
Ingredients
- Gel “gloss” - 1 tsp.
- Vodka - 0.5 tsp.
Step cooking
- Cut the butterfly wing, apply to wafer paper. Glossy sides should be facial.
- Cut 4 wings.
- We mix vodka and “gloss” gel, and we get a mixture.
- Cover the inside of one wing with a mixture.
- We attach the wire diagonally, and apply the other side with the wrong side.
- It turns out a leaf on a stick. Do the same with other leaves.
- We take food coloring, breed it with vodka, and decorate the butterfly to your taste.
- Leave to dry when both wings are dry, “collect the butterfly”, fastening two wires together.
- We decorate the cake with butterflies, insert them into the cake to our liking.
- You can decorate a cake covered with a glossy base by painting butterflies with a brush and dye.
Cooking variations
You can learn to decorate cakes of any complexity when you try. In fact, this is not difficult - you just need to try and practice several times. Butterflies from wafer paper are obtained as if they were real, and such an ornament will surely surprise all your loved ones and guests. If you are fond of baking, you will definitely want to try decorating your desserts somehow beautifully. These butterflies are a very good option.
In fact, anything can be done in this way. The main thing is to find a stencil on the Internet, cut it out, acquire the necessary things to create butterflies, and everything will be ready. Special paper and wire, as well as gel, can be purchased at pastry shops or online sites. Try to make butterflies according to this instruction - the result will surprise and delight you, especially if this is your first time doing it.
Video recipe
Watch this video to learn more about how to decorate a butterfly cake. The author of the video will tell you how to make beautiful butterflies from waffle paper, and how to draw them with dye on the cake itself. Enjoy watching!