I haven't made a chocolate transfer before. I have an idea for butterfly cake where I want to attach choco. transfer butterflies to florist wire so it looks like they are fluttering around above the cake.

Would that work?? Would they be too delicate to attach to a wire like that? Do chocolate transfers break easily?

Thanks for any advice or comments!

They are very delicate. I don't think you can attach them to a wire.

Oh darn!! Thanks for your reply. Hmm...maybe I can think of something else.....

Gumpaste/Fondant/ or half gumpaste, half fondant would work for the wires. Otherwise, have you seen this tutorial yet?...

http://www.cakecentral.com/article16-How-To-Make-Realistic-Edible-Butterflies.html

You might be able to get something like that to work on wires.

Here's a few links from the galleries with butterflies on wires. If you find one you like, you could PM the person who made them to see if they can give you directions on how they did it. There were way more cakes then this, if you want to take a peak, just type "butterflies" in the gallery search=) GL and HTH some, Jen

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=60898

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=71303

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=85283

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=239143

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=747763

Silk butterflies on wire...
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=295903

Paper butterflies on wires...
http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=692723

I've done the rice paper butterflys, and they are really not that hard to do. Getting them drawn out is the hardest part (I use a cake shop not to far away that has a dedicated printer to get mine printed when I need them).

Jen, thank you so much for all the links! Especially the tutorial link!! In the search, that tutoriol subject links to an easter cake! lol. Thank you, thank you!

Sheila, your butterflies are beautiful!!

Thanks so much for all the ideas.