I'm going to be discussing the cake I made for this past Saturday. A Tinkerbell doll cake for dear Solmaz's daughter's 4th birthday. Her birthday was in December, but the party was postponed.
I finally purchased a dome pan for doll cakes. Yes, no more stacking layers then carving them down! :) It will help cut down the cake prepping part, especially when I have two more doll cakes for this coming weekend!
Solmaz showed me a design from Kat's Cakes, and this is my take. I made the fondant petals more distinct in hue (light to dark, from top to bottom). The petals, I've added lustre dust for that little sparkle that fairies have. Of course, frilling took the majority of my time for this cake! I added a ribbon sash which was meant to conceal a gap from a pull-string that chimed and made the wings light up. I like the simple butterfly at Tink's waist.
The cake board was yellow fondant, embossed with butterflies; also it was my first time using corn syrup as an adhesive to the board (instead of piping gel). It seemed to get the work done, so I guess anything sticky would suffice.
The cake was chocolate, which I cut in two and added a third base layer (it didn't seem like a lot of cake since Tink was a shorter doll than the standard). The filling was strawberry Swiss meringue buttercream with Callebaut strawberry crispearls (yummy chocolate-coated puffed rice cereal).
Here's the pic of the cake in the venue... with Solmaz's scrumptious macarons in the background (something I haven't attempted yet, but I plan to... eventually).
All in all, everyone was happy with the cake... Solmaz, the guests, Melina, and myself! :)
Happy 4th Birthday, Melina!
