Butterfly Cakes

• 3 (15 oz) boxes sponge cake mix
• None None Buttercream
• 20 tbsp butter
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 4 tbsp milk
• None None To Decorate
• None None violet, yellow, pink, green and blue food coloring
• 34 None pink M&Ms
• 26 None blue M&Ms
• 1 oz edible cake decorations, such as flowers or sprinkles
• 1 (6 inch) mauve pipe cleaner
• 2 None pink heart-shaped lollipops

1. Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Grease and line 3 cake pans with parchment paper, extending paper 2 inches above the sides.
2. Prepare cake mix according to directions on boxes. Divide batter evenly between pans and bake for about 45 mins. Let cakes cool in pans for 5 mins then invert onto wire racks to cool completely.
3. Meanwhile, to make the buttercream, beat butter until as white as possible. Gradually beat in 1/2 the powdered sugar then milk. Add remaining powdered sugar and beat until smooth.
4. Trim cake tops level then place, side by side, cut-side down. Cut out a butterfly shape, securing pieces together with buttercream.
5. Divide buttercream into 3 portions. Tint 1 portion violet and 1 portion yellow. Divide remaining portion into 3 smaller portions. Tint 1 pink, 1 green and 1 blue. Spread top and sides of cake with buttercream in a decorative pattern. Position the M&Ms around edges of different colored buttercream sections. Decorate with sprinkles or flowers. Twist pipe cleaner to resemble antennae. Position decoratively on cake along with lollipops.

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