Name: Butterfly display case
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1/2 x 450g (14½-ounce) packaged double unfilled sponge slabs; 1/2 cup (170g) tub cream cheese frosting; 1/2 cup (170g) tub dark chocolate frosting; 1/3 cup (50g) milk chocolate melts; 5 x 30g (1-ounce) chocolate flakes; 8 chocolate finger biscuits; 1 rainbow berry roll-up; 1 rainbow roll-up; 2 red licorice tubes

Ingredients

1/2 x 450g (14½-ounce) packaged double unfilled sponge slabs

1/2 cup (170g) tub cream cheese frosting

1/2 cup (170g) tub dark chocolate frosting

1/3 cup (50g) milk chocolate melts

5 x 30g (1-ounce) chocolate flakes

8 chocolate finger biscuits

1 rainbow berry roll-up

1 rainbow roll-up

2 red licorice tubes

Method

1.Level cake top. Secure cake, cut-side down, on the cake board with a little cream cheese frosting. Spread chocolate frosting over sides of cake. Spread cream cheese frosting over top of cake.

2.Melt chocolate. Using picture as a guide, cut and position Flakes for the frame. Place the melted chocolate into a piping bag; snip end to make a small opening. Pipe chocolate onto the corners of the frame to secure the Flakes together. Secure biscuits on each corner of the frame with a little melted chocolate.

3.Using a pair of sharp scissors, cut butterfly shapes from roll-ups. Trim excess to make antennae and wing decorations.

4.Using picture as a guide, secure butterflies to cake with a little melted chocolate; attach licorice in the middle of the wings for bodies, then attach antennae and wing decorations.

EQUIPMENT: 30cm (12-inch) square cake board; paper piping bag. Test kitchen tips: Freeze the remaining cake for another use, or crumble and make cake pops decorated to match your party theme.
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