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Butterfly Cupcakes with Sugary, Glittery Wings

August 22, 2015 by Emily Hill 2 Comments

This post may include affiliate links to help support my Diet Coke habit.

I may have made the most adorable butterfly cupcakes for Livi’s 8th birthday and then shared them as part of the Crafting Chicks Mother Hen’s Summer Survival Guide.

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Butterfly Cupcakes - unbelievably easy to make and so much fun to eat!

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Are you dying over the cuteness? I’ll admit, some of the cuteness is due to those polka-dot baking cups.

What I love most about these butterfly cupcakes is how easy they are, especially if you cheat and use a boxed cake mix. Just don’t cheat and use canned frosting because the vanilla frosting in this recipe is the best you’ll ever make. And lick clean from the spatula.

My favorite pretzels to use for those beautiful DIY wings are Flipz, but you can use any whote chocolate-covered pretzels. I’ve seen them in bulk at the local grocery store.

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Butterfly Cupcakes - unbelievably easy to make and so much fun to eat!

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To get the recipe—and learn how to make those glittery pretzel wings—visit my post on The Crafting Chicks. You still have time to make them before the warm weather runs out!

Here are a few more cupcakes you might enjoy baking (and eating):
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Nerds cupcakes
Nerds cupcakes

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Panda cupcakes
Cream-filled panda cupcakes

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Peach cobbler cupcakes - a hint of peach flavor in the cupcakes and peach preserves in the center.
Peach cobbler cupcakes

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Funfetti cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting
Funfetti cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting

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Black and white cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting
Black & white cupcakes

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Pumpkin cupcakes with salted caramel cream cheese frosting
Pumpkin cupcakes with salted caramel cream cheese frosting

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Vanilla bean cupcake with vanilla bean frosting
Vanilla bean cupcakes with vanilla bean frosting

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If you’re looking for more yummy cupcake recipes, you should browse my desserts {cakes & cupcakes} Pinterest board.

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Follow Emily Hill’s board desserts {cakes & cupcakes} on Pinterest.

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Filed Under: desserts, food & recipes, guest post Tagged With: birthday cupcakes, butterfly cupcakes, Crafting Chicks, cream filled cupcakes, cupcake recipes, cupcakes, funfetti cupcakes, panda cupcakes, vanilla frosting

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