Easy Butterfly Cupcakes with Pretzel Wings (Step by Step)

Butterflies and flowers are the symbols of spring. That’s why after I created a rose bouquet cupcake, I just had to have butterfly cupcakes to go with it!

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With butterfly wings made with pretzels, these easy butterfly cupcakes decorations are the perfect addition to any spring party or Easter celebration.

Look at them having a blast with the rose bouquet cupcake!

And loads of fun with their chick and bunny friends:

Butterfly Cupcakes Materials

You will need:

– Cupcake of choice (You could use a box cake mix to make a vanilla cupcake, but I actually used my super moist chocolate batter recipe)

– Vanilla Frosting of choice (This Swiss meringue buttercream frosting is divine)

– Pretzels – I used the Original Pretzel Crisps from the Snack Factory because I liked the size and shape.

– Spring colors m&ms

– Licorice cut in 1/2 inch strands (I used black Twizzlers)

– Spring colorful sprinkles, icing sugar or non-pareils

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Easy Butterfly Cupcakes Step by Step Instructions:

You may want to bake the cupcakes ahead of time as they need to be cold or at room temperature before frosting. Cool them quickly on a wire rack.

• Frost the top of the cupcake with white frosting. Although green would probably work well also.
• Frost the tips of the pretzels. Front and back.
  Now make sure you use a whole pretzel, the bag will be filled with broken ones. Be gentle.
• Dip the pretzel tips in the sprinkles to coat.
• Place the pretzel “wing” in the cupcake. Repeat with another pretzel for the second “wing”. Make sure to leave space in the center of each cupcake for the m&ms.
• Place 3 m&ms of the same color in between the wings in the middle of each cupcake and finish up with a 4th different color m&m for the head.
• Place 2 licorice pieces under the head m&m for antennas!

That’s it! Wasn’t that easy!

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