Doll in Peach Dress Cake

Make a little girl's birthday party unforgettable with this dazzling doll cake! It's easy to create the flowing dress shape with the Wonder Mold pan. The petal-like trim is made using Decorator Preferred Fondant and Geometric Fondant Cut-Outs.

AmountCake serves 12.

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Ingredients

5-6 cups of your favorite firm-textured cake recipe or mix, such as pound cake
Buttercream Frosting
17 oz. Decorator Preferred White Fondant, 24 oz. Fondant Icing
Orange Icing Color
Pink Icing Color
Gold Color Mist Shimmering Food Color Spray, 1.5 oz.
Clear Piping Gel

Tools
Wonder Mold Doll Cake Pan Set
Cake Circles
Fanci-Foil Wrap
food-safe scissors
Tape
Decorator Preferred 9inch Angled Spatula
Roll and Cut Fondant Mat
Fondant Roller, 9-Inch
Geometric Fondant Cut-Outs
Teen Doll Pick
12 in. Disposable Decorating Bags
Plastic ruler
Fondant Trimmer
Decorator Brush Set
Rubber band

Instructions

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Make cake. Prepare batter following recipe directions. Bake and cool cake according to pan directions. Place cake on foil-wrapped cake circle.
Ice cake. Prepare buttercream icing following recipe directions. Use spatula to lightly ice cake smooth.
Decorate dress. Tint fondant peach. Use fondant roller with pink guide rings to roll out peach fondant 1/16 in. thick. Use stripe pattern sheet from geometric set to emboss fondant. Use pointed oval arabesque cut-out to cut 60 shapes. Use fondant trimmer to cut seven shapes in half. Attach bottom half of shapes around bottom of dress, 3/4 in. apart. Attach whole shapes for second row, overlapping shapes in bottom row and positioning between spaces. Continue attaching whole shapes for three more rows, to top of cake. Use gold Color Mist food color spray to spray dress.
Decorate bodice. Use fondant roller with purple guide rings to roll out peach fondant 1/8 in. thick. Use knife to cut a strip, 4 in. long x 2 in. wide. Use decorating brush and piping gel to attach fondant around bodice strip. Cut shoulder strap 1/4 in. x 1 1/2 in. Use decorating brush and piping gel to attach shoulder strap to doll pick. Insert doll pick in top of cake.

For hair tie, use fondant trimmer and peach fondant to cut a strip, 1/4 in. by 1 3/4 in. Gather hair in a ponytail and tie with rubber band. Wrap fondant strip around rubber band.
Make flowers. Roll out remaining peach fondant 1/16 in. thick. Use quatrefoil cut-out to cut 100 shapes. Pinch shapes together at center to make flowers. Use buttercream icing in a cut disposable decorating bag to attach flowers to waist and one to doll's shoulder.

Notes

How To

How to Apply Fondant to Fondant
Stack fondant cut-outs to create colorful dimensional decorations on buttercream or fondant-covered cakes and treats. Use this technique to create easy abstract, elegant or whimsical designs.