Coolest Barbie Cake 108
by L W-K
(Albuquerque, NM)
Navajo Barbie Cake
My daughter wanted an island princess party for her 5th birthday and I wanted to make her a special Barbie cake that reflects who she is instead of a generic store bought one. So I decided to attempt a Barbie cake with an island princess theme and colors with a traditional Navajo dress.
I used a large heart shaped pan for the base and the Wilton wonder mold for the top. Its very hard to find a brown Barbie with brown eyes and hair so a Pocahontas doll was the closest I could get. After doing some hair, clothing and jewelery additions/alterations, she was ready and I wrapped her bottom half in saran wrap.
I used 2 boxes of confetti cake mix for the heart and 2 boxes of lemon cake mix for the dress. The baking is the longest process, and I guess I over filled the wonder mold pan so it dripped, I think making the cake cave a couple inches. Its a good thing I had the extra height from the heart cake to make her legs fit.
Once the cakes were cooled I colored the frosting and fondant for the skirt. It was late and as much as I wanted to add detail to make the skirt look tiered, I was tired and just decorated it with sparkle gel frosting. It was my first attempt at any kind of fancy cake so I hope my next attempt will be even better.
