Barbie Doll Cake
I simply love decorating a doll cake.I have these on my mind whenever I start to decorate a little princess for her upcoming ball.A pink gown with
ruffles, an outer layer of grey skirt and small white flowers here and
there...then, I would imagine a little girl waiting excitedly for her
birthday cake...wondering what would it be this time ??? An overly anxious mom
who could not wait to present to her beloved sweet daughter her most awaited gift
...the little princess in pink gown,the Barbie Doll Cake.
It has always given me a great feeling of excitement when I
begin to decorate this cake.I just know that I would want to do my very best,
("whatever it takes"...something new I learned recently) for I love
designing the gown, adding the layers after layers of fondant ruffles, moulding
the small flowers and finally the ribbons, where I can mix and match according
to the theme that I want.
My obsession of decorating this cake also brings me to this post today, my
mounting desire to share, to write down my innermost feeling of this little bit
of knowledge that I have acquired and experimented which may help in one way or
another to instill love in cake decorating.So, here you go...my Step by Step
Tutorial on Decorating a Barbie Doll Cake.
The cake must be layered and creamed and
kept a few hours in the fridge, to ensure that the shape is firm and can
withstand the pressure of the heavy fondant. If you have the round cutter
for ruffles you may use it, if not there are always other ways of doing
ruffles.(please do some online research,you will see there are many sharing)
Once you are satisfied with your
ruffles,the next step is to stick your barbie doll inside the cake.Make sure
that the legs are wrapped with the food plastic wrap before you push them into
the middle of the cake. There is no need at all to make a hole...just insert
the legs in.Please raise the doll's arms/hands up before you do that. You may
also want to wrap the body with a fondant.That will be the body of the
dress/gown.Oh yes, the hair,tie the hair into ponytail.That will ease your task
of decorating the body of the gown.
This is how I did the grey outer layer of
the skirt. It is not that difficult,you may just roll your fondant and cut the
length that you have measured and then fold the fondant to make the skirt to
look real.
Now that you have added the grey fondant
to the cake, on top of the pink ruffles, it is time to stick the small cute
white flowers to the grey skirt. Easy is it not??? Then tie a ribbon of your
choice to the waist of the doll. Do not forget to add the collar, be it a
simple one like I did or any collar that you like to the upper body of the
dress.
Barbie Doll Cake is ready! It is up to you
to dress her hair,whether you want the hair to be tied up or leave the hair
down over the shoulder or you may also want to do some fondant headgear or
scarf (Muslimah Doll).
That is all for now.I hope my tutorial gives you ideas on How to decorate a Barbie Doll Cake. Happy decorating!!!
