Considering my first attempt to be somewhat a success, I decided to give it another go. This time, I baked two cakes, one round one for the bottom and then the doll cake itself. I rolled out the fondant and then as I unrolled it with the rolling pin so that it covered the cake … Read more
I made a vanilla cake which was very easy to make. The flower girl birthday cake was for a little girl who turned one so I decided to color the icing with fresh colors like electric green and pink. In advance I made flowers of fondant with also fresh colors. After icing the cake I had a little problem with … Read more
This cake was born of my daughter’s request for a Tiana birthday cake and the decision to do a joint party with another girl turning 4 whose mom wanted to do cupcakes. We wanted each girl to have a cake with a candle to blow out, but we didn’t need a surplus of cake…so I … Read more
I was asked by a friend if I could make a cake for her sisters birthday that had a Marilyn Monroe theme to it. She also wanted to know if I could make it with a Barbie doll dress type cake because her grandmother had always made them doll dress cakes for their birthdays when … Read more
A friend was having Christmas dinner and at the last minute decided to ask me for a cake. We decided that a Mrs. Santa Claus cake would be perfect. I have made doll cakes but just for my granddaughters. With just a few days, I was able to draw the design and begin baking. I baked 3 … Read more
My daughter wanted a Princess cake for her birthday. I had never made a Princess cake before and I thought I would give it a go. I bought a glass round bowl that was oven proof and two round cake tins. Then I made three round cakes and one bowl shaped cake then once cooled placed … Read more
This Barbie birthday cake sells for up to $60 (or more!) in stores, but you can make it with time and patience. The dress is a cake baked in a Pyrex bowl. You can use a Barbie you have on hand or buy the torso at a baking supply store. I cut a hole in … Read more
My daughter Ramiyah requested a ” Princess Doll Cake” for her birthday this year. I recently started baking and thought it would be fun to make one instead of purchasing one. I sought inspiration online and then set about gathering ingredients. This cake was prepared using a 9″ round and an old ovenware dish that … Read more
My niece likes to challenge me every year. This year it was Princess and the Frog. The Princess part was easy. I thought of the Barbie style cake, and even luck out when we found a plastic Tiana doll for the cake. The hard part was how to make a frog. I asked friends and family for ideas. I decided on … Read more
Every year I’ve made my niece a cake for her birthday. This year for her 5th birthday she requested a Barbie cake. Trying to think out of the box and create something other than the traditional Ball-gown Barbie proved itself to be a bit of a challenge. To my delight I found out that one of her … Read more
I made this Monster High Draculaura cake for my niece Aria’s 7th birthday. I used two strawberry cake mixes. A pampered chef mixing bowl was used for the dress and a 10 round cake pan for the bottom. I made a buttercream frosting. She loved it!
This is my first attempt at a Barbie doll cake. This was made for my partners 5 yr old daughter. The base is a 11″ round banana cake with strawberry butter cream and white icing. The dolls dress is also banana cake and again with butter cream and pink colored icing. All flowers are edible as too … Read more