First Doll Cake

Decorating By jovigirl Updated 5 Mar 2007 , 11:01pm by indigojods

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jovigirl Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:18pm
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Hi everyone,

Well let me start off by saying "Job well done" to all who have submitted doll cakes here.

My DD 4th b-day is next month & she has requested a princess party, & as her favorite is Cinderella, I would love to do a doll cake for her that some what looks like Cinderella.
Now I have never did a doll cake before but I do have the wonder mould.
I would love to use fondant, but I don't like the taste but love the look, can I accomplish a similar look with BC? I'm hoping to make my first batch of MMF soon, hopefully that will work & taste good too...
If anyone can give any tip/pointers on what you did to make it easier & look good. I would love to here it. I'm thinking of doing one ahead of time just to see if I can do it.

Thank you all so much!

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Dana0323 Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:23pm
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I don't have any tips, but I'll be doing the same thing for my DD in July, so thanks for posting this now. Maybe I can get some practice in!

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darandon Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:26pm
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I have not made a doll cake, but I had someone make one for my daughter's birthday a few years ago. It was made with all buttercream. No fondant. It looked beautiful, lots of icing ruffles and she used sparkles all over the dress. So you should have no problem doing the cake without using fondant.

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mgdqueen Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:29pm
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I've done mine with BC. The fondant covered ones really look pretty, but I know the little girls I did them for LOVE frosting! I think you can make them turn out really cute either way. Be sure to fill the wonder mold full enough and be patient because that thing takes FOREVER to cook!!

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icing_fever Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:35pm
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What if you used rolled BC? Then you can get the look with out the taste!

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SweetBellina Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:37pm
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hi! i did 2 doll cakes already...i used mmf and it tasted good that they peeled off the gown from the cake just to eat it..i had so much fun with it...ditto with mgdqueen that u have to make sure u have enough batter in the pan AND that u have to be patient...gud luck and please do not forget to post a pic..

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jovigirl Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:38pm
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How do you make rolled BC icon_confused.gif

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mgdqueen Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:39pm
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There's a good recipe for rolled BC in the recipes on here. It's the one that I use and love-just add more or different flavor to it.

http://forum.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-1603-Rolled-Buttercream-Icing-Recipe.html

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ChrisJ Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:43pm
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If you are going to use fondant, definitely use MMF, tastes 100% better than Wilton's and much cheaper. When I made my doll cake I put it on top of an 8" cake for height. I think you can also do it in BC & use the Viva papertowel method to smooth it. What are you going to use for the doll? I would suggest using the doll pick & just replace the head with the Barbie Cinderella one, much easier than trying to get the whole Barbie into the cake. After the party, just switch off the heads again.

I'm sure you'll do a great job!

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jovigirl Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:45pm
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I would really like to try the MMF, do I just roll out a piece & put it around the waist & mould it to how I like... How much time in advance can I put the MMF on & how long can it stay out or does it need to be refridgerated all the time?
Does anyone know of a tutorial on this?

TIA

You gals are awesome!

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deester Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:50pm
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OMG... ChrisJ, you are a genius! Switch the heads - I never would have though of that!!! I love it when I learn something so simple, yet so genius at the same time!!!!

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minnow Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:50pm
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Thanks mgdqueen for posting the link to the recipe. I've heard about this but wasn't sure what it was all about. I do have a dumb question though. What is it about this recipe that allows it to be rolled? Is it the corn syrup? Thanks again.

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ChrisJ Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:53pm
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What I did was get my fondant rolling mat, put it over the entire cake (before the BC), see where it ended, I think mine was like the 16" circle mark, then rolled out my fondant, took a 16" round pan, then trimmed off the excess, then put a light BC icing over the cake, then flipped the mat over on top of the cake, then peeled it off and smoothed it out. Was actually easier than I thought it would be. I did mine the day before it was due, fondant actually locks in the moisture so it doesn't get dry. I did not refrigerate mine since I had a non-perishable filling.

HTH

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ChrisJ Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 7:56pm
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Originally Posted by deester

OMG... ChrisJ, you are a genius! Switch the heads - I never would have though of that!!! I love it when I learn something so simple, yet so genius at the same time!!!!




icon_redface.gif Must come from my bored days as a kid when I used to do things like that. I used to cut all my barbie's dolls hair also but that's another story LOL

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darandon Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 8:13pm
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Originally Posted by ChrisJ

I would suggest using the doll pick & just replace the head with the Barbie Cinderella one, much easier than trying to get the whole Barbie into the cake. After the party, just switch off the heads again.

I'm sure you'll do a great job!



I'd be careful about pulling off Barbie's head. Every time my daughter would pop off Barbie's head, they never go back on right. Most times there are little hooks in her head that keep it on. They aren't like the old pop bead necklaces I had as a kid.

The cake my daughter had, they wrapped barbie's legs in foil then in plastic wrap and pushed her into the cake then decorated it.

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ChrisJ Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 8:21pm
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http://www.cakecentral.com/cake-decorating-ftopicp-1130851-.html#1130851

I've done it without any problems. Maybe all Barbie/Bratz, etc, heads are not the same. But it does work with the Barbie Cinderella doll.

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Tkeys Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 8:26pm
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If you put the real Barbie into the cake, you will need to mount the barbie on another sheet cake (and or add some round cakes underneath) for extra height. The doll cake I did was with a real barbie, and the barbie ended up splitting the whole back of my cake. I ended up having to make cake spackle and do some serious repair work. So, my warning would be to be careful with a real barbie - maybe carve out the center hole first before trying to shove the barbie in, or go with swapping the heads. The mermaid cake i did was with a doll pick - you need to fill the hole with a bit of icing, or the doll pick flops around a bit. Good luck!

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jovigirl Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 8:58pm
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Thank you for all the replies thumbs_up.gif This has helped me a lot.
My worry was putting on the skirt without wrecking the fondant, but I guess it's trial and error. So I guess I will be playing barbies this weekend icon_rolleyes.gif

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indigojods Posted 5 Mar 2007 , 11:01pm
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Good luck! I love making doll cakes and have had really good luck replacing the doll pick heads with Bratz "headz" which are made to be swapped with other Bratz dolls.

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