How to Make Chocolate Butterflies

Here is step by step on how to make chocolate butterflies.  I used them to decorate a birthday cake.

You will need the following items:

-Chocolate (2 different colors) - You can use chunk chocolate or the disks
-Wax Paper
-An outline of a butterfly - I hand drew this on a piece of paper
-Zipping bags
-A cookie sheet
-Scissors
-Toothpicks
-Microwave

If using chucks of chocolate then chop the chocolate into the melt-able pieces.

Then put small pieces/disks into the zipping baggy (freezer bags worked the best).

Put them in the microwave.  Heat for 10 seconds at a time until melted.



Note: Do not add coloring to chocolate. There is a chemical reaction and it lumps up the chocolate. Buy the already colored chocolate.

Put the pattern on the cookie sheet.

Cover with a piece of wax paper.

Snip off the tip of the corner of the baggy. Don't make it too big or controlling the flow of chocolate will be difficult.

Trace outline on wax paper.

Make the lines a little thick.

Also trace the antenna.


Note: If not putting on a cake you will want to make wings close enough that you can form a body between them and antenna.

Repeat chocolate prep for the second color as in Step 1.

Snip the corner of the baggy.

Fill in the wings with the second color.

Tap bottom of cookie sheet to make the chocolate fill in empty spots in wings.

Take a tooth pick and swirl the outer color with the inner color making each butterfly a unique piece of art.

To cool quicker place in refrigerator.

On the cake, place wings.  For a 3-D effect, place small candies or chocolate chips under wings (I used small marshmallows).

Use chocolate frosting to make a body and stick in the antenna.

Enjoy the ooo's and ahhh's of a job well done.