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Barbie cake.

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frogswimming · 22/12/2023 11:23

My dd wants a cake with a Barbie inside, skirt is the cake, for her birthday.

Anyone made their own? Or knows somewhere in nw England that does them?

I was thinking of trying to assemble and decorate one with m and s sponges, two eight inch and a six inch maybe.

Any other more easy cake ideas?

Post pics of your homemade birthday cakes for inspiration!

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pingusslappyfeet · 22/12/2023 11:41

I don’t have pics cos they were taken so long ago they’re on SD cards lying in a box who knows where but this is the very tin if you fancy trying it yourself.

https://www.craftcompany.co.uk/shop-by-category/cake-decorating-equipment/cake-tins-and-baking-trays/pme-doll-cake-tin

Pipe rosettes on for the skirt, cover in edible glitter to hide any fuck ups and you’re off to the races 😂

I don’t like baking but I do like icing and I had quite a lot of success cutting pre-made cakes as you suggested. I used to use a sharp knife, Tesco Angel cake bars and Victoria sponges and copious amounts of butter icing to make just about any shape imaginable 😂

PME Doll Cake Tin | Craft Company

https://www.craftcompany.co.uk/shop-by-category/cake-decorating-equipment/cake-tins-and-baking-trays/pme-doll-cake-tin/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAhJWsBhAaEiwAmrNyq_81pQ4Afh5gJt8GR6AU_B0cQMadZuiQEBGal4CRLfV65peY0phh0RoC01UQAvD_BwE

mynameiscalypso · 22/12/2023 11:51

No help but I had one of these for my 5th birthday and I adored it. I still remember it so clearly even though I'm 40 now.

For what it's worth, my mum definitely had it made professionally!

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frogswimming · 22/12/2023 13:35

Thanks all! They have those cake tins on Amazon so I'm going to try that. Any tips on cake mix quantities and cooking time?

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Jandob · 22/12/2023 17:04

You do one dome cake. Can use ovenproof bowl. Get a barbie from charity shop take off legs and push into cake. Ice cake.

Thecatmaster · 22/12/2023 17:09

Professional cake maker here. Avoid those dress tins. The cake mix rarely cooks evenly in them. You'd be better off stacking several normal sponges and carving into a rough shape. Then you'll need to crumb coat it, refrigerate, then add another layer of buttercream before decorating. If you wish to cover in fondant, look up a tutorial if you want a smooth look, otherwise you will end up with folds (which might look more like fabric).

Thecatmaster · 22/12/2023 17:10

Also, if you're not a regular baker, Betty crocker cake mixes will give you a reliable sponge.

User1775 · 22/12/2023 17:48

wrong thread sorry!

Clarinet1 · 22/12/2023 18:00

IIRC, Nigella has a version in “How To Be A Domestic Goddess” or possibly “How To Eat”.

Stressyfab · 22/12/2023 20:07

OP, please don’t do what my DM did!
She took one of my admittedly least played with barbies, severed her at the waist and used her as the cake topper😂
Cake looked brilliant but I was traumatised finding her laying on the counter later on. Pulled up the tea towel and she was just laying there 😂

Zippitydoodaa · 22/12/2023 20:37

I used to make them for my granddaughters.
Make about 3x 7" victoria sponge cakes .Stack together with butter icing and jam .
Take a sharp knife and carve into big ballgown shape .
Make a hole down the centre and pop a naked barbie doll down .
Make a little vest top with roll out icing and get a piping bag with star tube .Mix a couple of pink soft icing colours and just pipe little star blobs all over the 'dress' .
Looked quite pretty, and the girls loved them .

mylittleprince · 22/12/2023 20:51

I've made one for a friends daughter recently. It came out well. Just layer ordinary sponges and carve into the correct shape then make a hole for barbie. I wrapped her legs in clingfilm before putting her in. I did a crumb coat and then piped the dress on in buttercream.

Sarvanga38 · 22/12/2023 20:54

I’ve made two of these for my friend’s daughter in the past (she loved the first one so much, she wanted it again next year🤣).

Cake baked in Pyrex bowl here, and bottom half of Barbie cling-filmed before shoving in the cake, so toy good afterwards. All went fine.

Ritasueandbobtoo9 · 22/12/2023 22:02

Delia Smith victoria sponge always works.

cakename23 · 23/12/2023 00:27

OP, I attempted one many years ago. I used Nigella's guidance - she has a birthday cake sculpting mixture in Domestic Goddess I think. I used a big pyrex bowl to cook the bottom bit in then realised it wasn't going to come up high enough so cooked a smaller pyrex dish full of mixture, which is why there's a slightly odd double bump. Six year old DD loved it though! I used the whole barbie/sindy/whatever she is and just stuck her in.

I remember the big dish took forever to cook though, so probably not the best method.

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User69371527 · 23/12/2023 00:29

I made one using a Pyrex plus one round cake. Turned out well! I just found a YouTube video and did the bbc good food easy vanilla cake recipe

User69371527 · 23/12/2023 00:30

And don’t take off legs! Cling film them

Tezza1 · 23/12/2023 00:44

@User1775 I'm glad you posted it on the wrong thread because I wouldn't have otherwise seen it. I thought it was very sweet, such a nice and fitting reminiscence.

Novembershine · 23/12/2023 07:03

Just adding to the don’t use half a doll, just cling film her legs comments.

i’ve sone one. I used a Pyrex pudding bowl to give a good shape and then added another sponge underneath for height. Covered it in fondant icing which was easier than expected as the folds made it look like fabric.

HollyBerryCrumble · 23/12/2023 07:12

Hi OP - the one I did for my daughter was a slightly different version - and super easy - just a normal shaped cake and hollowed out space for the doll to sit in the cake, then made a “skirt” out of icing.

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Italianmeringuebuttercream · 23/12/2023 08:04

I did one for my dd 5th birthday. I used a tutorial from YouTube - Anne reardon how to cook that. Brilliant tips and recipe.

Italianmeringuebuttercream · 23/12/2023 08:10

Couldn't find elsa one, but this was baked in a Pyrex bowl. Hole cut in the middle and doll shoved in (wrap legs in cling film.)

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captainflash · 23/12/2023 08:27

My sister did this one year for my niece. She used a chocolate chip pannetone as the skirt. You’d be able to find a nice big one at Christmas time. Easy peasey