My neighbor has a little girl whose birthday was today… and being the sweet neighbor that she is she asked if I would make the cake. I love when people ask me things like that! Baking for friends and family is one of my greatest joys.

Anyway, she just said, “Its Nevaeh’s (Heaven backwards) birthday, she likes butterfly’s and chocolate and girly stuff. Go to it!”

So being the daring baker I am I made a chocolate cake with vanilla frosting. (has anyone invented a sarcasm font yet?)

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And used the colors of the rainbow. Except indigo. Does anyone use indigo anymore?

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I just made some of my royal icing and piped on butterfly’s.

Not including baking, it took about an hour.

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This is one of those cakes that anyone can do… so I hope you try it! Be sure to take lots of pictures…and make it yours!

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Amanda Rettke is the creator of I Am Baker, and the bestselling author of Surprise Inside Cakes: Amazing Cakes for Every Occasion – With a Little Something Extra Inside.Over the course of her 15+ year blogging adventure, she has been featured in and collaborated with the Food Network, New York Times, LA Times, Country Living Magazine, People Magazine, Epicurious, Brides, Romantic Homes, life:beautiful, Publishers Weekly, The Daily Mail, Star Tribune, The Globe and Mail, DailyCandy, YumSugar, The Knot, The Kitchn, and Parade, to name a few.

Reader Comments

  2. ahhhh! I LOVE it. how cute is that. you’re amazing! Thanks for your sweet email you sent earlier today, and you are totally welcome! Im so happy to share your amazingness with everyone. 🙂

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  5. What a beautiful cake. Naveah came over today and said “My neighbor Amanda……the one who’s been on TV, is making my b-day cake for me” So cute, and she was all proud. Have a blessed Easter Amanda!!

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  6. Wow. Wow. Wow. I LOVE your stuff. Wish you were my neighbor. 🙂 I’d ask you to bake for my kids… birthday cakes or cookies… wouldn’t matter. 🙂 Andrew so badly wants me to make him a general grievous cookie… not gonna happen! LOL… I told him I’d make him some dough and he could have at it. 🙂
    Have a blessed Easter weekend.
    Kari

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  8. What a wonderful friend and neighbour you are and such a wonderful sense of humour too. Nevaeh must be the happiest little birthday girl. Your cake has the fresh sweetness of Spring all over it. Happy Easter Amanda.

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