Marie Antoinette Doll Cake Recipes

KUGELHOPF

Steps:

• Dissolve the yeast with the sugar in the warm water and let it proof.
• Sift the flour, putting 2 cups in each of two bowls.
• Set one bowl aside.
• Work together 2 cups of flour and the soft butter (this may be done in the electric mixer).
• Mix in the salt and the eggs, one at a time, beating until very thoroughly incorporated.
• In alternate batches, add the remaining 2 cups flour and the yeast mixture.
• Mix in the electric mixer or with a wooden spoon until thoroughly blended and elastic, then stir in the raisins.
• Put in a large, lightly floured bowl, cover with a towel, and let rise in a warm, draft-free spot until doubled in bulk, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Punch the dough down.
• Heavily butter a standard 10-inch Kugelhoph mold or a 10-inch tube pan and sprinkle half the sliced almonds around the bottom of the mold (the butter will make them adhere).
• Pour or spoon half the dough into the mold, sprinkle in the rest of the almonds, and add the remaining dough.
• Let rise again until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 475 degrees F.
• for 10 minutes, then reduce the heat to 350 degrees and continue baking until nicely browned, about 40 to 45 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and let stand for 3 minutes in the pan, then invert onto a cooling rack.

MARY POPPINS DOLL CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Bake two 16-ounce cake recipes in a Wilton doll cake pan.
• Remove the cakes from the pan and slice the cake into three equal layers.
• Stack the cakes with buttercream between each layer.
• Crumb coat the entire cake and place into the fridge for 30 minutes.
• Add a second coat of buttercream.
• Cut a hole into the top layer of cake big enough to fit a Barbie doll's legs.
• Cover the doll cake in a 14-inch circle of pink fondant.
• Enhance the folds at the bottom of the cake.
• Place your doll in the middle of the cake.
• Wrap fondant around the dolls waist.
• Roll out the pink fondant.
• Cut out the fabric pattern.
• Place the fondant on the bottom of the cake at a 45-degree angle.
• Fold the back of the fondant over to create a fabric-like fold.
• Create fabric texture at the bottom of the dress using veining sculpting tools.
• Repeat the process over around the entire cake.
• Cut out a long rectangle for the doll's top.
• Attach the rectangle to the front of the doll.
• Blend the top fondant into the rest of the dress.
• Roll out red fondant and cut out a long trapezoid shape.
• Wrap the trapezoid shape around the doll's waist.
• Roll out white fondant and cut out a circle using a cookie cutter.
• Fold over one of the edges to create a collar.
• Wrap the circle around the doll's shoulders to create a cape.
• Pipe out a border using royal icing and Wilton #5 round tip.
• Pipe out a smaller border in top of the lager border using a Wilton #2 round tip.
• Add embroidery details to the dress.
• Add fondant bows on to the border of the gown.
• Finish the doll by adding the Mary Poppins hat.