Hi. I am thinking of making a couple small doll cakes. I don't want to make the real big "wonder mold" size, but a size that looks a little bigger than a muffin. I have a mini Barbie Princess Anneliese and Erika doll and I thought of using them to accent my daughter's castle cake. Do you know what size bowl I would use? The dolls are 6 inches.
Also, there are some gorgeous doll cakes out there covered in fondant. My question is, do people really eat the fondant? If not, are they iced in buttercream underneath for you to "remove" the dress? I made baby blanket cupcakes before and the fondant dried brittle and tasted awful - it was Wilton's fondant. They looked awesome, but I didn't dare let anyone try to eat them. How do you serve these beautiful cakes if they are covered in fondant?
Also, if you've ever made a castle cake, do you normally use a 10 inch and 6 inch?
Thanks!!!
I've never made the small doll cakes, but I've heard you can use the mini-wonder mold pan. You could probably also use the large muffin pan with a layer on the bottom (so you'd have a small round layer, like 6", then an inverted oversized cupcake on top), then carve into the dress shape you want.
Yes, you want to cover the whole thing with your buttercream before adding the fondant. You don't have to add fondant, though--I've also just frosted the skirt and added flowers and ruffles with buttercream.
If you do use fondant, don't use the Wilton--everyone here says that it's awful. The mmf (marshmallow fondant) is very easy and inexpensive to make, and it's easy to work with. It doesn't taste too bad (assuming you like marshmallows), you can tweak the flavor with extracts, and, in my few experiences with it, doesn't dry rock-hard. I was easily able to slice the cake through the fondant--and then people peeled it off and discarded it or ate it based on their preferences.
HTH
Hi Melissa,
I can help you with the taste of the Wilton fondant (nasty stuff isn't it?) You can flavor it with Wilton's candy flavors as it is oil based, if you use regular flavoring which is water based you run the risk of making the fondant too sticky. Of course you can add more powdered sugar to dry it up a bit if that happens but try the oil based flavors first. Or you can make the MMF (look in the recipe section for Marshmallow Fondant), I have had great success with this as well. Best of luck to you!
P.S. Yes, put a crumb coat on your cake with BC icing, let it dry and then smooth on another layer of BC being careful to smooth is because every bump will show through the fondant after you lay it down.
Definitely try MMF before hating fondant all together. I used Wilton my first time using fondant too and it was embarassing. MMF doesn't dry hard and isn't so chewy. Most people liked it when I made the doll cake in my photos. And yes you want to put BC underneath. Not only does it give something for the fondant to stick to, but it also gives people-who don't-like-fondant something to eat on their cake.
My tips for MMF. Use shortening when working with it instead of powdered sugar. And start out with soft MMF and stiffen it as needed with powdered sugar. Don't start out with stiff MMF that you can't do anything with.
Hi I have 2 different cakes in my photos of mini doll cakes. I have used the mini wonder mold pan and I have also used a 1 cup and a 2 cup glass measuring cup to bake the skirts in. You can also bake them in a rounded cappucino mug as long as it is ceramic or glass and can take the heat. Mine were done with buttercream as I haven't braved fondant yet.
Hope this helps, looking forward to seeing the final cake !!!
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