Mean Girls Doll Cake Recipes

BLUEBERRY DOLL CAKE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and line the bottoms of three 8-inch cake pans with parchment and set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together 4 cups of the flour, the baking powder and cinnamon, then lightly stir in the salt; set aside. In a large measuring cup, whisk together the heavy cream and sour cream and set aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream together the granulated sugar, butter, coconut oil and lemon zest on medium high until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the vanilla and almond extract, if using. Reduce the mixer to medium low and add the dry mixture and cream mixture in 3 alternating additions, mixing until just combined.
• Toss the frozen blueberries with the remaining tablespoon of flour and fold them into the batter (don't rinse the blueberries). Distribute the batter evenly among the cake pans and spread it out evenly (don't be alarmed if the frozen blueberries cause the cake batter to firm up, that's ok!).
• Bake until the tops of the cakes are starting to brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few crumbs on it; begin checking for doneness at 33 minutes and try your darnedest not to let it over-bake. Let cool in the pans for 10 minutes, and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
• For the frosting: Combine the frozen blueberries with 2 tablespoons water in a medium saucepan and heat over medium, stirring and mashing occasionally with a rubber spatula, until the blueberries have broken down and released their juices, about 10 minutes. Strain the juices through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl or measuring cup, using your rubber spatula to mash the blueberries and wring out any juices that they're still holding onto. You should have around 3 tablespoons of liquid (if it's much more than that, discard any excess or reserve it for another use).
• In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and cream cheese until creamy. Gradually add the powdered sugar, then mix in the heavy cream, vanilla, salt and blueberry juice until creamy.
• To decorate: Shaping this cake is easiest to do when the layers are cold. So if you have the time, wrap the cake layers in plastic wrap and freeze overnight or even up to a few weeks. (If you don't have the time, it's not the end of the world, just make sure the layers are fully cooled.) Use a sharp serrated knife to level the cake layers if they're not totally flat on top and save the scraps in a large bowl. (If the cakes are frozen too solid to cut, you can let them thaw at room temp for a few minutes so they soften just slightly.)
• Place an 8- to 10-inch cardboard cake circle on a rotating cake wheel and add a small dollop of frosting to "glue" on the first layer. Add the first layer of cake, followed by a thin layer of frosting, another layer of cake, another thin layer of frosting and the third layer of cake. Use a thin knife to cut a hole down the center of the cake that's just big enough for a Barbie doll. Try not to make the hole too big so that she doesn't flop around. Shove her in! The cake will only come up to her thighs at this point but fear not, the rest will be filled in by cake scraps.
• Now it's time to carve the cake. Use a serrated knife to slowly carve away the cake into the shape of a skirt. Start at the top and shave it off gradually, cutting away from yourself and down the bottom, transferring your scraps to the scrap bowl. Leave about 1 1/2 inches of uncarved cake all around the top to allow room to build up the remaining skirt with your scraps. This doesn't need to be perfect AT ALL! Frosting will cover up any imperfections! Once you've got a general skirt shape, use your hands to mush up the scraps in the bowl. The frosting and the cake's moisture should help them stick together into a dough-like consistency, but if they're too dry, add a plop of frosting. Pack the cake dough firmly on top of the cake to build the skirt up to reach Barbie's waist (or higher to be an empire waist! Or a low-rise waist! You are your own fashion designer!).
• Take a step back to look at the general shape of the skirt and make any adjustments you'd like: carve off some more for a slimmer skirt, add some Victorian-era dimension with some cake dough, etc.
• And then frost! Frost all over with thick swoops of frosting. Swirl in food coloring to create a groovy tie dye look, add sprinkles for a bedazzled look or get out your piping bags and pipe a whole lace wedding dress if that's your vision.
• Enjoy!

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.

WICKED WITCH DOLL CAKE

Steps:

• Bake two 16 oz cake recipes in a Wiltons 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 14in circle of black fondant.
• Enhance the folds at the bottom of the cake.
• Place your doll in the middle of the cake.
• Wrap fondant around the doll's waist.
• Use sculping tool to blend the fondant at the waist into the rest of the cake.
• use a fondant crank to create a thin fondant rope.
• Starting at the doll's waist zigzag 2 fondant ropes at a 45-degree angle to give the doll cake a lace detail.
• Cut out the fabric pattern.
• Place the fondant on the cake next to the lace detail 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 a veining sculpting tools.
• Wrap a rectangle of fondant around the doll's arm to create sleaves.
• Wrap a rectangle of fondant around the doll's chest.
• Wrap the right arm with fondant to create a sleave.
• Use a sculpting tool to create a zigzag guide on the chest.
• Using the zigzag as a guide, apply the rope to create lace detail for the chest.
• wrap a rectangle of black fondant around the doll's neck to create a shawl.
• apply a red triangular shape of fondant to the front of the cake at a 45-degree angle.
• Wet the red fondant with vodka and sprinkle red edible shimmer on to the panel.
• Randomly apply candy-coated chocolate on to the red panel.
• Sprinkle the entire dress with red edible shimmer.
• Place on the wicked witches hat.

BARBIE DOLL CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 2-quart ovenproof Pyrex glass mixing bowl with shortening and dust with flour.
• Prepare cake as directed on box. Pour batter into prepared bowl.
• Bake 50-60 minutes or until cake tester inserted into center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes.
• Invert on cake plate with widest part of cake on the bottom. Cool 3 hours before decorating.
• Insert a clean doll into center of cake. Decorate the skirt with icing tinted any color or use more than one color. Use a decorator tip to make the skirt as fancy as you like and decorate the top of the doll for the top of the dress also.

ROYAL WEDDING DOLL CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Bake the two 16 oz cake recipes together in a Wiltons doll cake pan.
• Level the cake in the cake pan.
• Remove from the pan and slice the cake into three equal layers.
• Cut a hole into the top layer of cake big enough to fit Barbie doll legs.
• Stack each layer of cake with buttercream between each layer.
• Level each layer with icing. Add the next layer of cake until all three layers are stacked.
• Crumb coat the entire cake.
• Smooth out icing with an offset spatula.
• Begin to shape the doll cake with a serrated knife.
• Add groves into the side of the cake to give the dress texture and shape.
• Round the edges of each of the groves with a knife.
• Give the cake a second crumb coat, and place in fridge to harden a bit.
• Remove the barbie dolls clothes and Insert the Barbie doll into the middle of the cake.
• Cover the waist of the doll with fondant.
• Blend the fondant into the rest of the cake with a sculpting tools.
• Cover the upper body of the doll with fondant to create the top of the dress leaving the dolls collarbone exposed.
• Blend the seam at the back with vodka or water.
• Cover the bottom of the of the dress with a large piece of fondant.
• Hide the fondant seam at the back of the dress in one back groove.
• Use sculpting tools to push the fondant in the cake grooves and texture.
• Blend fondant at the waist of the cake with vodka.
• Wrap both arms with fondant to create sleeves. Leave the wrists of the doll exposed.
• Use tulle fabric and a doll crown to create a veil.