They sell the top of the doll at Michaels. I don't know where you are but if you have a Michaels Crafts store near you, go there and see if they have any. It's just the torso without the legs...there is a pick at the bottom that you would stick into the cake. I believe if you look around online you can find them at cake supply shops too...order them and BANG...there's your doll...without having to do surgery on an actual barbie.
I saw a tutorial where they "dismembered" a doll and covered it with black fondant. very pretty.
she will *die* a worthy death LOL I think if I ever make one I'll get a cheap doll. I can't bear killing Barbie, I love them way too much.
I've made one before. I just took a wilton doll pick and cut off the head and arms. Than I covered it in black fondant.
P.S. I kneaded corn syrup into the fondant to make it easier to cover the doll pick in fondant.
its in my pictures , hope it helps
That is so good to know! I thought people were buying those headless/armless body forms from somewhere. Thanks for sharing! Your little dress cake is beautiful!
I've made one before. I just took a wilton doll pick and cut off the head and arms. Than I covered it in black fondant.
P.S. I kneaded corn syrup into the fondant to make it easier to cover the doll pick in fondant.
its in my pictures , hope it helps
That is so good to know! I thought people were buying those headless/armless body forms from somewhere. Thanks for sharing! Your little dress cake is beautiful!
you welcome, I'm glad I could help.
I did feel like a pycho when I was sawing off the head and arms though. lol
hello! I made a princess cake for my daughter a few years ago. I made the dress bottom aka..the cake .. tall enough to come up to a barbie's waist , cut a hole in the middle of all the cakes & stood the barbie up in it. I covered the bottom of the barbie in plastic wrap first. There was a small gap at the top of the cake that was easily filled it with icing or fondant. this way my daughter got to keep & play with the doll. 
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