Princess Cake!~

So, I was just on the internet, searching for fun, doll-related-things, and stuff that everyone can try, and I found this!

It's a princess cake, using a real doll!

They say in the tutorial that they prefer you use a real doll, so that later on, the person you'll be giving it to, can play with the doll after or keep it for memories!

The princess cake is best if your finding the perfect cake to give your little fairy princess daughter for her birthday or something like that. I really love this idea, and find it very cute! Here's the recipe, it's really easy! You should try it :)

Ingredients

-2 boxes Betty Crocker SuperMoist yellow cake mix
-Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix boxes
-2 containers (1 lb each) Betty Crocker Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting
-Red food color
-1 fashion doll (11 1/2 inches tall)
-1/4 cup Betty Crocker star-shaped candy decors

Preparation

Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 1 (1 1/2-quart) ovenproof bowl (8 inches across top) and 2 (8-inch) round cake pans with shortening; coat with flour (do not use cooking spray).*
In large bowl, make both cake mixes as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs for each mix. (Two boxes of cake mix can be made at one time; do not make more than 2 boxes, and do not increase beating time.) Pour 3 1/2 cups batter into 1 1/2-quart bowl and 2 1/4 cups batter into each cake pan.

Bake cake pans 35 to 40 minutes and bowl 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and bowl; place rounded sides up on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. If necessary, cut off rounded tops of cakes baked in 8-inch pans. Cut 2-inch-diameter hole in center of all 3 cakes.

Spoon frosting into large bowl. Stir in enough food color until desired pink color. Place one 8-inch cake on serving plate; spread 1/3 cup frosting over top. Top with second 8-inch cake; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Top with bowl cake.

Wrap hair and lower half of doll with plastic wrap. Insert doll into center of cake. Trim side of cake if necessary to make a tapered "skirt."

To "crumb-coat" cake, spread thin layer of frosting over side and top of layered cake to seal in crumbs. Freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes.

Fit #24 star tip into decorating bag. Spoon 1/4 cup pink frosting into decorating bag; set aside. Starting at waist of doll, frost cake with downward strokes to make ruffled skirt. Use star tip to cover bodice of doll and add decoration to skirt if desired. Gently press star decors into frosting to decorate neckline and skirt. Unwrap hair.

Serves

30 servings

Variations

*As shown in How-To Video, cake can be baked in 3 (8-inch) round cake pans and 1 (1 1/2-quart) bowl. Use 3 1/2 cups batter in bowl and 1 2/3 cups batter in each cake pan. Bake cake pans 30 to 35 minutes and bowl 45 to 50 minutes.

Have fun and good luck on trying it! :)