🦋🍨Butterfly Cupcakes🍨🦋. These pretty cupcakes are perfect for a special occasion. The flavoured syrup help the cakes stay moist, so you can make them a day ahead and decorate the next day. See more ideas about Butterfly cupcakes, Cupcakes, Cupcake cakes.

These simple vanilla cupcakes are quick and easy. Beautiful cupcakes decorated in butterfly shape that's made using Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix. Make cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. You can have 🦋🍨Butterfly Cupcakes🍨🦋 using 7 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of 🦋🍨Butterfly Cupcakes🍨🦋

1. You need 150 g of butter, softened 150g caster sugar 3 eggs.
2. Prepare 2 tsp of vanilla extract 150g self-raising flour.
3. Prepare 1 tsp of baking powder Pinch of salt.
4. You need 2 tbsp of milk, plus 2 tbsp if needed, to loosen the buttercream.
5. Prepare of strawberry jam (optional) sprinkles (optional).
6. It’s of For the Buttercream.
7. Prepare 300 g of icing sugar 150g butter, softened 2 tsp vanilla extract.

Divide batter evenly among muffin cups. So, for your next party, conjure these dainty butterfly cupcakes and be ready to revel in the compliments from your guests. Place the cut cake pieces over the cream in a way that it resembles the wings of a butterfly. Smear the colorful sprinkles on the wings and decorate the border.

🦋🍨Butterfly Cupcakes🍨🦋 step by step

1. #STEP 1 Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in the vanilla. On a separate bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Add dry ingredients to creamed mixture and mix well(do not over mix)..
2. Stir in the milk until it is well incorporated into the batter(Do not over mix). Line a cupcake pan with baking cups. Fill each cup with batter 2/3 full. Bake at 350 °F for about 15-20 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before adding frosting..
3. #STEP 2 While the cakes are cooling, make the buttercream by beating together the icing sugar, butter and vanilla until pale and fluffy. Mix in the extra milk if the icing feels too stiff..
4. #STEP 3 Once the cakes are cool, use a sharp knife to slice off the tops, then cut the tops in half. Pipe or spread the buttercream on top of the cakes, then gently push two semi-circular halves into the buttercream on each cake, doing this at an angle to look like butterfly wings. You can serve the cupcakes at this stage, or decorate them with a little blob of jam in the centre and a scattering of sprinkles, if you like..
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Butterfly cupcakes are a quintessential treat that was served at almost every child's birthday party in the UK when I was growing up. Traditional British butterfly cakes are (apparently) sometimes called fairy cakes, but no matter the name, they are simply delightful. Top your cupcakes with pretty chocolate butterflies. Cupcake toppers needn't be hard work. These chocolate butterflies may look tricky but they're actually quite easy to make.