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Princess Cake - Please help THANKS

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Bettyboop
Bettyboop Posts: 1,343 Forumite
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Hi all, my little girl is turning 4 in two weeks. This year she is having a princess party. I don't have a recipe for a princess cake. Last year she had under the sea and I made her a mermaid. She turned out being very colourful with curly permed hair : ). I was lucky to be able to borrow a tin for this. This time around I don't have a tin for a princess cake. Does anyone have a recipe that is simple? or an idea on how I go about making this cake. Do I attempt a castle? I have been around town looking for small princess figurines to put on the cake and haven't managed to find any. I did see a princess cake in ASDA today which was pink and had buttercream icing, it costs £9 but wouldn't feed everybody.

Please help. Thanks as always.


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 That he couldn't be everywhere,
 So he put His little Children
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  • fizzyfeet_2
    fizzyfeet_2 Posts: 167 Forumite
    Hi

    Someone posted recently about a dolly cake, could you adapt this, and decorate her like a princess?

    Here's the thread...
    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=492132&highlight=dolly+cake

    Fizzyfeet x
  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    Could you do something like this? (Round cakes with a Barbie stuck through the middle and then iced??)

    princess-cake.jpg

    I had cakes like these when I was a little girl - your daughter would have the Barbie as an extra present!! :beer:
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  • Bettyboop
    Bettyboop Posts: 1,343 Forumite
    brazilianwax, that cake is beautiful. What icing was used? Was it baked in pyrex bowl to get the rounded shape? I'm not sure that my cake would look as good as that but decoration wise do you think pink flowers, silver balls etc would look nice on the skirt bit? how do you cover the bit sticking out the cake?


    For God knew in His great wisdom
         That he couldn't be everywhere,
     So he put His little Children
     In a loving mother's care.
  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    Bettyboop wrote: »
    brazilianwax, that cake is beautiful. What icing was used? Was it baked in pyrex bowl to get the rounded shape? I'm not sure that my cake would look as good as that but decoration wise do you think pink flowers, silver balls etc would look nice on the skirt bit? how do you cover the bit sticking out the cake?

    Oh bless you!!! I yoinked the pic off Google!!! :o

    If I was making it, I'd just bake round madeira sponges, sandwich together with buttercream and jam, cut a hole in the middle for the doll and then 'carve' the skirt shape.

    Colour some ready to roll icing and mould it around the doll and sponge IYSWIM.

    I'm sure you could make any kind of dress like that. Google images has loads of pics like this!

    Good luck!!
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  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    Found this one too - looks a bit easier!!!

    princess_cake.jpg
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  • Churchmouse
    Churchmouse Posts: 3,004 Forumite
    Bettyboop I think your DD would love the doll cake suggested by brazilianwax. They don't feed many people (have made several for nieces and great-nieces!!) but the beauty is you can just make another square or round cake from the same ingredients and cut that into portions. Nobody needs to know which cake their portion came from:rotfl:

    I've used silver balls etc for decoration ( just make sure they're fresh, one lot you could have broken your teeth on:eek: ) I've always used pudding basins for the sponge, but it'd work by doing sandwich tins as well.:D

    Good luck!
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  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    Where I used to work we had 'Dummy Cakes' they blew the candles out on them, but another cake was chopped up for gift bags (we did it before the guests arrived) noone ever guessed/knew. Like Churchmouse suggested you can always make an extra for 'everyone' :)

    I love the doll cake idea, wonder if an Action Man would work, darn I don't have a girl!
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
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  • brazilianwax
    brazilianwax Posts: 9,438 Forumite
    Churchmouse wrote: »
    Bettyboop I think your DD would love the doll cake suggested by brazilianwax. They don't feed many people (have made several for nieces and great-nieces!!) but the beauty is you can just make another square or round cake from the same ingredients and cut that into portions. Nobody needs to know which cake their portion came from:rotfl:

    Brilliant idea. :beer:
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  • lil_me
    lil_me Posts: 13,186 Forumite
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    I know I know DP is always moaning for a birthday cake 'kids style' so guess what he's getting next year :D :rotfl:I'll buy a cheap dolly as he's not really into Barbie (I don't think!)
    One day I might be more organised...........:confused:
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  • Sugarcubed
    Sugarcubed Posts: 473 Forumite
    Here is links to princess cakes/themed parties :)

    http://kids.lovetoknow.com/wiki/Princess_Birthday_Cakes
    http://jas.familyfun.go.com/recipefinder/display?id=50185
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