Please Help - Looking For Butterfly How Tos
Decorating By littlebits Updated 30 Jun 2007 , 7:15pm by littlebits
How can I find how to do chocolate transfer butterflies? I have searched the forums and because I am technologically impaired - I can't find what I need. Please can some wise person point me the way??
I would get my 9 year old to do it since he handles all my computer questions - but he's in bed 
Thanks in advance!
You basically do this the same way you would do run sugar or color flow techinique. Instead use chocolate.
http://www.ladycakes.com/sugarcraftarticlesby/Jacques/runsugarpumpkin.htm
Sorry if you read this post earlier I mentioned the wrong technique
Edible Butterflies:
http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopict-261253-.html
(See NewbeeBaker's post for CT butterfly tutorial.)
HTH
if you can go to the library or bookstore and check out a book called whimsical bakehouse (liv hansen ? ) there are instructions in there. its a great book, great technique. its called chocolate transfer. they pipe over wax paper on top of a pattern. starting with dark chocolate for the outlines and veins with a small round tip and then fill in with colored chocolate. when the chocolate has set, you flip them over and place them on the cake smooth side up.
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=710393
here's one i saw in the gallery tonight. the decorator mentioned that she has a tutorial on her flicker website page. take a look! (go to her profile page to get the link)
http://forum.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=143131&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0
I started a thread when I wanted to learn to make them for this cake
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=278243
thanks so much for the help everyone!
I found your thread Merissa and it was just what I was looking for. Mine turned out ok, but not as pretty as yours. I had to do them last night (well at 2 am) for a cake due today. So I didn't have a lot of time to practice. I think I will try some more soon because I really liked the technique.
I am posting a pic of my finished cake now.
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