Thanks for all the kind words on these butterflies! To hear that you guys are excited about making them makes me even more excited to share how easy it is with you! Let’s get to it! I was browsing butterfly-type cake-decorating paraphernalia when I came across silicone molds on sugarcraft.com.
I thought they might be the perfect tool to create the cake I’m envisioning for Olivia’s upcoming “Butterfly Tea Party.” I also purchased some pre-made gumpaste and lustre dust. Thinking I’d benefit from lots of practice, I tried out the mold a few days ago. It worked like magic; I highly recommend you go get a mold and see for yourself. Today, I’m going to show you the easy steps to make the gumpaste butterflies and then next time, we’ll talk about decorating them.
Roll a small piece of gumpaste into a ball and then roll it out like a thin pancake; use cornstarch to prevent sticking. As I mentioned, I purchased Satin Ice pre-made gumpaste. There are also many recipes out there to make your own.
Place the gumpaste over the mold.
Set the other piece of the mold over the top. Press firmly.
Remove from mold. Use included cookie cutter to perfectly remove excess gumpaste.
Repeat to create full butterfly. Admire your work. I love that this mold creates a beautiful three-dimensional object. Both the front and back of the butterfly have perfect detail.
Allow the butterflies to dry overnight before decorating. They will become hard, but handle easily without breaking.
Butterfly mold is made by and can be purchased at: First Impressions
Mold, gumpaste, coloring dusts available at: Sugar Craft
Next time, we’ll talk about taking your dried butterflies and turning them into colorful little works of sugar art using lustre dust!
Comments & Reviews
Lanie says
It’s official. You’ve outdone yourself. 😉
projectdowhatyoulove says
Ooooo thanx for going into more detail and I await the rest of it! B-U-tiful creations!Nataliewww.projectdowhatyoulove.wordpress.com
Chic Wino says
Love it, my daughter loves fairies, and I was also planning to do a princess fairy/dress up party soon and was wondering what to do besides crowns, and these would be a perfect combination. They are beautiful!! And to comment made above me to Sixty-fifth yes you can eat gumpaste, it is just like fondant, it doesn’t really have a great taste but you can eat it 🙂
Sixty-Fifth Avenue says
Ok, so you know I am not a baking kind of girl so don’t laugh when I ask…can you eat gumpaste??
Marianne says
It looks almost too simple! Can’t wait for the next step.
hilljean says
So gorgeous! wow. I dont even think I would eat the cupcake—I’d be too mesmerized by the butterfly!
Sharon says
These look so lovely!! I will be making these this fall, thank you for sharing!!