Butterfly Garden Cupcakes

I love to play with my food.  I am addicted to cookbooks, to

food blogs, to food magazines, to cooking shows!  What can

I say?

I love to make food beautiful and a little work of art too.

If you are a cookbook collector like me, you probably have 

                                     Hello Cupcake.

They all look so fun.  I decided to try making some of their

chocolate butterflies.

 They have a template for the wings, I fancified them a bit adding

some extra curlicues and pearl dragees.

Trace the pattern onto parchment or waxed paper.  I folded it

over and retraced it so the two wings looked alike.  Outline the shape, then

outline again to create a wide border.  Fill in with contrasting color.  Shake

the paper a little to have the two colors meet then use a toothpick to drag

the darker color of chocolate into the lighter.

On this one, I made a double set of wings, the pink and chocolate on the bottom and
the chocolate and pink on the top.  Stick them into the frosting and then pipe a body
on in chocolate frosting.  Add a v-shaped antennae that you have made from the
chocolate.  Make extra antennae as they break easily.

I just love these baking cups that you can buy at Sur la Table.  They make
them look so professional.

I hope you enjoyed your visit to Purple Chocolat Home today.

Have fun and give these a try, they were really easy and fun to play with.

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