How to Make a Barbie Cake
This stunning homemade Barbie cake is every little girl's dream! Perfect for any size Barbie, it's a beautiful, fun, and easy cake for birthdays or any special occasion.
Servings: 10
Calories: 385kcal
Equipment
- Oven-safe Mixing Bowls (see notes above)
- Hand Mixer
Ingredients
- 2 cake mixes made according to package directions.
- 1 Barbie or Barbie-sized Princess Doll
- 1 recipe buttercream frosting
Instructions
- In a large bowl, make up cake batter. I almost always need 2 cake mixes for this and almost always have leftovers for a few cupcakes (which no one complains about ever). Grease and flour a medium-sized and small glass oven-safe bowl (see notes above). Measure to make sure your Barbie will fit when both layers are stacked. It's better for the skirt part to be too tall than too short.Spray bowls with cooking spray (or grease with butter) and dust lightly with flour. Turn upside-down and tap the bowls to get rid of excess flour.
- Fill with batter until they are a little over 3/4 full. Use remaining batter for cup cakes. You can also fill an 8" round pan with the remaining batter if you want to add some height to the base of the Barbie cake, making it 3 layers instead of 2. Bake at 350 for about an hour or until the center feels set (checking after 30 minutes). The smaller bowl will bake faster than the bigger bowl and need to be removed sooner.If the tops are getting too brown before the cakes are baked through, cover with foil to prevent too much browning.
- About 10 minutes after you remove the cake from the oven, turn out of bowls onto parchment paper. This prevents the cake from sweating and sticking to the bowls.Stick the cakes in the freezer for a few hours or overnight until they are firm.
- About 10 minutes after you remove the cake from the oven, turn out of bowls onto parchment paper. This prevents the cake from sweating and sticking to the bowls.Stick the cakes in the freezer for a few hours or overnight until they are firm. Layer the small cake onto the large cake on a cake plate or stand . You can use some frosting on the stand to keep the cake in place if needed. Trim any over hang if necessary. Depending on the size of your Barbie, you may need to add a frosting layer between the two cakes.
- Layer with a thin layer of frosting to create a "crumb coat" for the frosting to stick to.Carefully place the Barbie Doll into the cake
- Decorate with buttercream frosting using a large rose tip to make roses or use other tips to make different fun designs (see ideas above).
- If your Barbie is bare on the top, pipe frosting directly onto the doll to finish off the dress. If your Barbie has a painted-on top, you can leave it as-is (see the Rapunzel cake above as an example), of you can frost over it.
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Notes
- Nutrition represents a standard white cake mix with fondant or buttercream frosting. Nutritional values of other flavors may vary.
- Use extra cake batter to make cupcakes to place around the cake for extra decoration.
Nutrition
Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 717mg | Potassium: 64mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 44g | Calcium: 226mg | Iron: 2mg