Second photo of my Pink Oriental Stringwork cake to show the butterfly on top.
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Royal icing buterflies aren't too hard. First draw or trace the butterfly wings on a piece of regular paper (could be from a coloring book). Tape the paper to a piece of cardboard or something else flat (like a cookie sheet). Tape a piece of wax paper or parchment paper on top of the template.
I used a size 2 round tip with royal icing to outline each wing (and each major section), making sure the lines connected. Then I went back in with a size 1 round tip and filled in the sections with random squiggly lines, making sure they touched the edges of the major sections, but never crossed them. I also piped tiny dots along the outer edges of the wings. After this, I set the wings aside to dry for a day or so, still taped to the cardboard.
After the wings were dry, I piped a butterfly body on a new piece of wax paper, with a piece of cardstock underneath folded to support the wings when I place them on. Very gently, I picked up the wings and set them in place in the body , making sure the cardstock supports them at the angle I want. At this point, I also "glued" some sugar pearls on my butterfly wings and body. You could also insert 2 white flower stamens in the body as antanne.
Let your butterfly dry at least 24 more hours and it is ready to be attached to a cake. Hope this made sense!
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