That's a fantastic summary of your first multi-tiered cake adventure! It's great you went mini, using a 6", 5", and ramekin, and that you're still chasing that perfect yellow cake recipe – a goal many bakers share. Your decorating approach, inspired by your niece's artwork, sounds incredibly personal and fun.
Using candy writers was a smart move for the butterflies, offering a clean and easy way to add precise colors without the fuss of melting larger chocolate batches, and simply coloring buttercream frosting to match the drawing tied the whole artistic theme together beautifully.
Using candy writers was a smart move for the butterflies, offering a clean and easy way to add precise colors without the fuss of melting larger chocolate batches, and simply coloring buttercream frosting to match the drawing tied the whole artistic theme together beautifully.