On world demand, I am posting this recipe for the Tinker Bell Doll Cake.I persuasion it was only apt to postal service this recipe shortly afterwards the Princess doll cake. I receive got been keeping all other recipes on concur until I postal service this one! Of course of educational activity this cake was made ii months afterwards the commencement one. Life is hence hectic betwixt move in addition to dwelling in addition to my fiddling ones. Time simply flies! Sometimes, I would receive got written the recipe on my notepad in addition to receive got the pictures ready but days top yesteryear earlier I acquire it transferred on to the blogger! I want I could postal service onto the blogger from my iphone!! Life would live hence much easier for me!
Anyways, coming dorsum to the Tinker Bell cake, my best friend was having a Tinker Bell-themed birthday political party for her miss who was turning six. The birthday was this pad weekend. She had requested me to brand cake- pops in addition to cupcakes for the party. I wanted to brand a Tinker Bell cake for the birthday girl. When i looked upwards online, I came across a YouTube video for the same. You tin abide by the link to the video here. I decided to surprise her amongst a Tinker Bell cake. This was my gift to the birthday princess!
Ever since I made my commencement princess doll cake, I receive got been intrigued amongst fondant. Before forthwith I didn't know what fondant was! I saw that the decorating on a cake is much to a greater extent than versatile in addition to realistic when yous move amongst fondant. My work was that I didn't know the commencement matter virtually fondants! I never could resist a challenge! I decided to acquire virtually fondants in addition to at that topographic point began my query .... I learnt what fondant was, what gum glue was, when yous role what, how to mix them, stick them, move amongst them... Phew! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 whole lot of things! Fun things!
When I made the Tinker bell doll cake, this time, I ordered the actual Tinker-Bell doll in addition to used the doll. I was also a fiddling to a greater extent than brave in addition to layered the cake. I baked i nine inch cake in addition to i cake inwards the doll pan in addition to layered it amongst vanilla frosting. I had to role the additional nine inch cake because the doll was xiii inches tall! When I started off amongst the cake I was non certain how it would plow up. I am happy to tell that the halt final result was fantastic!
This is how I made the Tinker Bell cake:
Servings: 15-20
Ingredients:
For the cake:
Boxed cake mixes: 2( I used Pillsbury Devil's nutrient )
Eggs: 6
Water: 2 cups
Oil: 1 loving cup ( I used canola oil)
For the buttercream icing:( to brand 2 1/2 cups icing)
Confectioners Sugar: iv cups
Butter : 1cup( at room temperature)
Vanilla essence: 1 1/2 tsp
Water: 2 tbsp
For decorating the doll:
Pastel Green ready to curlicue fondant: 1 box ( I used Wilton)
Electric Green ready to curlicue fondant : 1 box( I used Cake Boss)
Shortening: equally needed to knead the fondant.
Corn flour: equally needed to dust the move surface.
Green shimmer pulverisation : 1 pocket-sized box ( I used Wilton)
Water: 2 tbsp
Method:
For the cake:
Preheat the oven to 350 deg F.
Assemble the dome shaped cake pan equally per instructions.Prepare the dome shaped cake pan & the nine inch circular pan yesteryear spraying non-stick spray. Keep it aside.
Prepare the cake batter equally per instructions on the cake box.
Pour the cake batter into the dome- shaped cake pan until 2/3 rds full. Pour the residuum of the batter into the nine inch circular pan.
Place the dome- shaped cake pan on the centre rack of the oven in addition to the circular pan on the lower rack .Bake for l mins at 350 deg F. Check the circular pan. If the cake is done accept the circular pan out in addition to permit the cake cool.
At the halt of 65 mins, banking concern tally if the cake inwards the dome-shaped pan is done yesteryear inserting a skewer into the centre of the cake. If done, the skewer volition come upwards out clean. If non done, bake for additional v mins in addition to banking concern tally again. Repeat this inwards v instant intervals until the cake is done.
Remove the cake out of the oven in addition to permit it cool on the cooling rack for xv mins.
Next, while the dome shaped top in addition to marking the cake. If the circular cake has a dome, marking that likewise in addition to permit it cool on the cooling rack.
Remove the cake out of the pan in addition to permit it cool downwards for atleast some other hr on the cooling rack earlier icing.
The Icing:
When the cake is cooling gear upwards the icing. Take the butter in addition to the vanilla essence inwards a bowl, whip it until soft peaks are seen.Now add together sifted confectioners saccharide fiddling yesteryear fiddling in addition to mix until good combined. Add the H2O in addition to mix well. Icing should live of medium consistency.
Preparing the doll:
Preparing the cake:
Place a sparse layer of icing on the centre of the cake board .The icing volition move on the cake inwards house in addition to foreclose it from moving. When cooled, invert the circular cake onto the cake board. Layer it amongst 1 inch thick layer of icing of your choice. I used vanilla icing. Now house the dome- shaped cake on top of this.
Using a spatula, apply a 1 inch thick coating of icing simply about the cake. Keep it inwards the fridge for 3-4 hours or overnight.
The dress:
When the icing is set, gear upwards the fondant leaves. Take the electrical greenish fondant in addition to knead it using a fiddling shortening until soft. Now apply cornstarch on the rolling surface in addition to roll the fondant into 1/8 inch thickness. Using the leafage cutter, cutting large, medium in addition to pocket-sized leaves. Using the shaping foam in addition to veining tool, brand the veins on the leaves. Keep it aside to dry. Preferably overnight.
Putting the dress, doll in addition to cake together:
Using a fiddling shortening knead the pastel greenish fondant until soft. I did it inwards pocket-sized portions in addition to then combined it together. Again apply cornstarch on the move surface( I used curlicue in addition to cutting fondant mat) in addition to curlicue the fondant to 17-18 inches circle.
When ready, accept the cake exterior the fridge in addition to apply some other sparse layer of icing.
When done, using the rolling pivot curlicue the fondant on to the rolling pin. Place the fondant on the cake in addition to slow in addition to carefully unroll it.Smooth the fondant over the cake using your hands in addition to / or fondant smoother. Cut off the excess fondant at the base of operations using a paring knife.
From the excess pastel greenish fondant, using a heart-shape cookie cutter,cut out a pump cast for the Tinker-bell's bodice. Keep it aside.
Now stick the Tinker Bell doll into the cake until her waist. Fit the bodice on her torso. Place ii pocket-sized leaves on her breasts.
Apply fiddling H2O amongst your finger onto the dorsum of the fondant leafage in addition to stick the leaves on her clothing starting from the hem upwards towards her waist. Start amongst the large leaves in addition to as yous acquire closer to the waist role the medium in addition to pocket-sized leaves.
Mix 1 tsp lime greenish sparkle pulverisation inwards 2 tsp H2O . With a pigment brush hurting each leafage individually.
Let the cake dry.
The cake is ready !
Enjoy!
Do effort to brand it. It is fun! Please produce permit me know in addition to part the pictures amongst me :)
Cooking made easy:
The fondant tin live tricky to move with. Knead fondant inwards portions amongst a fiddling shortening until soft in addition to no creases are seen. Promptly encompass the unused fondant amongst plastic roll or inwards a ziplock bag.
When yous curlicue the fondant to encompass a cake brand certain yous curlicue it 2 inches to a greater extent than than what is needed. If the cake is 10 inches inwards diameter it is a adept persuasion to curlicue the fondant to sixteen inches hence yous receive got plenty to exclusively encompass the cake.
To stick the leaves to the doll, yous tin either role H2O or brand edible gum yesteryear mixing 1tsp gum glue bits inwards 2 tbsp water. Keep it aside for 1 hour. The gum glue volition dissolve.
Instead of ikon the leaves, yous tin also simply sprinkle the shimmer pulverisation over the dress.
This cake if refrigerated i time the fondant is applied, volition sweat. So simply move on it inwards a cool house until ready to live used.
Tip for salubrious living:
If yous receive got dandruff in your hair, i successful in addition to piece of cake agency to acquire rid of it is yesteryear rubbing he scalp amongst fresh lemon juice. Leave it on for i hr in addition to hence launder your hair.
Food for thought:
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