Keely's mum's princess cake recipe

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We love Keely's mum's Barbie birthday cake. You could also use this idea for wedding cake. For more birthday cake recipes visit goodtoknow

Serves8
SkillMedium
Preparation Time1 hours (including decorating time)
Cooking Time20 mins (may need an extra 5 mins)
Total Time1 hours 20 mins

We love Keely's mum's idea for a little girls' birthday cake using Barbie as a princess. You could also use this idea for a wedding cake

Ingredients

For the

sponge:

  • 3 medium eggs
  • Approx 175g (6oz) butter, softened
  • Approx 175g (6oz) caster sugar
  • Approx 175g (6oz) self-raising flour

For the

icing and decoration:

  • Barbie doll
  • (use our recipe)
  • White fondant icing, plus any other bright colour (we used pink)
  • Edible silver balls and other decorations like ready-made iced flowers

You'll also need:

  • Pyrex bowl or dome-shaped cake tin

WEIGHT CONVERTER

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Method

  1. Set the oven to moderately hot (gas 5 or 190°C/375°F). Line a Pyrex bowl or dome-shaped cake tin with baking paper. You can watch our video on how to line a round cake tin if you need help.
  2. Weigh the eggs and then use the same weight for each of the caster sugar, butter and flour.
  3. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy and the mixture is pale in colour. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, adding a little flour with each egg. Fold in the remaining flour.
  4. Pour the sponge mixture into the lined cake tin, and level the surface. Bake in the centre of the oven for 20-25mins, or until the sponge has risen, is a golden colour, and springs back when lightly pressed in the centre. Then leave to cool completely before icing.
  5. When completely cool, cover the sponge with a thin layer of buttercream icing and then lay the white fondant icing over the top and make pleats in the front to look like a skirt.
  6. Remove Barbie's legs and cut a hole in the top of the cake and slot her in.
  7. Decorate Barbie's top with the coloured fondant icing and the top part of the iced sponge cake to look like an overskirt and top.
  8. Add silver balls and other decorations as required to make the skirt look pretty.
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