Description
Create a magical birthday centerpiece with this classic Barbie cake that uses a simple glass bowl to achieve its iconic skirt shape. This moist yellow cake is easy to assemble and provides a blank canvas for your favorite frosting colors and designs.
Ingredients
- 1 box (15.25 oz) yellow cake mix
- Ingredients required by cake mix (typically eggs, water, and oil)
- 2 tubs (16 oz each) vanilla frosting
- Shortening, for greasing the bowl
- All-purpose flour, for dusting the bowl
- Pink or red food coloring
- 1 standard fashion doll
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and thoroughly grease a 2-quart ovenproof Pyrex glass mixing bowl with shortening, then dust generously with flour.
- Prepare the yellow cake mix according to the package directions and pour the batter into the prepared bowl, leaving about an inch of space at the top.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, testing the center with a long skewer until it comes out clean; tent with foil if the top browns too quickly.
- Allow the cake to cool in the bowl for 15 minutes before inverting it onto a cake plate and letting it cool completely for at least 3 hours.
- Wrap the lower half of the doll in plastic wrap, insert her into the center of the cake, and use tinted frosting to pipe a bodice and decorative skirt design.
Notes
For the smoothest frosting application, crumb coat the cake with a thin layer of icing and chill it for 20 minutes before performing the final decorative piping. If you find the doll is too tall for the cake, you can build up the height by placing the bowl cake on top of an additional 8-inch round cake layer.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American