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Doll Cake How-to's

To do a Doll cake, you will need either a Wilton Wonder Mold pan, or a large (8 cup) pyrex measuring cup (A tip from Cara via email: another way to make doll cake is to use the classic or small batter bowls from the Pampered Chef!). Martha Stewart stacked cakes & trimmed them to the shape of the skirt, that would work better if you plan to use a full size doll. You will need to use one of the smaller dolls (Skipper..) if you use the pan or pyrex. OR, you can place your skirt cake on an additional round layer or two, to get the height you need. Remember to use icing in-between layers!  

Okay, you would bake your cake or cakes, and trim out the center with a long knife just large enough for the doll to fit down in tightly. Before you do anything, wrap her hair up in plastic wrap so no icing gets on it. Then, place her into the cake- it should reach about to her waist. Also, put her arms straight up. You may need to use some icing to fill in the very top, like the dress flares out from the waist. Then, I would put a thin layer of icing over the cake & let it set for a half hour or so, to seal in crumbs.

Now you get to dress her! Just think of what you would have considered a beautiful party dress when you were a girl, or something that cinderella would have worn. Then, go for it! You can look at the pics below if you like, or just wing it. Start from the bottom of the skirt & work your way up. I used mostly stars, and a little bit of ruffling. When you get to the doll, just continue the stars onto the doll's bodice almost up to her armpits, put her arms down & continue over her shoulders. Let the doll set for another bit to allow the icing to crust before you let her hair down. I will also put a recipe for Buttercream icing at the end of this page, it will form a nice dry outer crust & has enough body to stand up to some humidity. I find that the canned frostings from the store are too thin, and tend to slide off. But, Wilton does make a tubbed frosting- you can get it where cake decorating stuff is sold. You will want to thin it down just a little with water, and you can color it any colors you want. It's a good substitute for the recipe below if you don't have time to make it.

Good luck, and let me know how it turns out, or if you have any more questions! Oh, you can also get doll picks if you don't want to use the whole doll. If you do use a pick, don't cut out the cake center--

Tracy

p.s.- This cake could easily be an angel, too. You would need to make wings & a halo, but it could be done...

Snow-White Buttercream

This buttercream icing has a firm quality, making it good for cake decorations & flowers. Flowers made with this icing may be air-dried.

2/3 cup water

4 tablespoons Meringue Powder Mix

12 cups sifted confectioner’s sugar (approx. 3 lbs.)

1 ¼ cups solid shortening

1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract

½ teaspoon Almond Extract

½ teaspoon Butter Flavor

¾ teaspoon salt

Combine water and meringue powder; whip at high speed until peaks form. Add 4 cups sugar, one cup at a time, beating after each addition at low speed. Alternately add shortening and remainder of sugar. Add salt and flavorings; beat at low speed until smooth. YIELD: 7 cups.

Note: Recipe may be doubled or cut in half. If cut in half, yield is 2 2/3 cups.

Please Note: The cake pictures posted on this Doll Cake instructional page were baked, iced & decorated by me, Tracy Brown. You are free to make any of these cakes yourself, either an exact copy or with any changes you see fit to make. You can also print out a copy of the picture for your own reference. HOWEVER, you are not free to use the photos of my cakes on another website without identifying them as mine, with a link back to this site.
That's just not nice.

In the above 2 pictures, the doll's skirt was baked in an 8-cup pyrex measuring cup...

...In this one, it was baked in a Wilton Wonder Mold pan.

And this one sits on a petal-shaped cake to provide more servings.

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