Jelly Barbie Doll aka Agar-agar Barbie Doll

I make this for my friend's daughter b'day last Saturday.  Her daughter saw I bake couple of princess cake & asked me if I can do one for her.  I'm honored & loves the challenge.  So, I decided to do jelly instead.  It take lots of my time but the end result is much satisfying!

Ingredient (A):

15g jelly powder

900ml water

200g sugar

3 pcs pandan leaves

Ingredient (B):

15g jelly powder

900ml water

200g sugar

1 packet coconut powder

Colour:

Red, Green, Yellow, Purple & blue

Directions:

1. Combine (A) in saucepan, stir & bring to boil, leave aside & keep warm
2. Combine (B) in saucepan, stir & bring to boil, keep warm.
3. Measure 100ml of (A), add yellow colour & pour into skirt mould.  When nearly set, lightly roughen surface with fork, pour over 100ml hot (B) with yellow colour added.
4. When surface is nearly set, pour 200ml (A) with blue colour on top, leave till surface is nearly set.  Roughen surface with fork; pour 200ml hot (B) blue jelly.
5. Use the same method followed by 200ml (A) green, 200ml (B) green and 200ml (A) purple, 200ml (B) purple.  Remaining (A) red & (B) red.  Leave to set, chill in fridge.
6. Turn out, insert Barbie doll on top.

Barbie / Princess Doll Cake With Marshmallow

This is my 3rd baking of Princess cake for my daughter, Ally.  She has been pastering me since the day I baked for her sister, Ashley's b'day.  So, I decided to bake her a Princess cake & this time, I'm using marshmallow for the princess' skirt as a deco.

When I bought this Princess cake to her school, all the kids & even the teachers keep asking me where do I bought this cake.  I told them that I baked myself, they were surprised.  Couple of the teachers asked me the recipe for the icing, so here I am to share the buttercream icing with you....give a try & you wouldn't regret!

Ingredients:
3 Boxes Betty Crockers (Yellow/Chocolate)

3 Packets Marshmallow (Deco for the skirts)

Some Sugar Flowers (Deco for the top skirts) ~ You can purchased at the bakery store.

Buttercream Frosting:

2 cups confectioners sugar (icing/powdered sugar), sifted

1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

2 tbsp milk or light cream

Assorted food colors (if desired)

Directions:

1. In an electric mixer, or with a hand mixer, cream the butter until smooth and well blended.
2. Add the vanilla extract. With the mixer on low speed, gradually beat in the sugar. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
3. Add the milk and beat on high speed until frosting is light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes). Add a little more milk or sugar, if needed. Tint the frosting with desired food color.

Barbie Doll Cake

It's my first time to bake this Barbie Doll Cake for my daughter, Ashley, whom celebrated her 5th b'day on March 21, 2009 (Saturday).  I bought myself a Wilton doll cake set & I used my daughter's Barbie doll instead.

The Wilton doll cake pan is not tall enough for the whole Barbie Doll, so I needed to bake 2 set of deep round cakes for the bottom dress.  Else my doll cake might look funny as the doll & dress are not proportionate.

I baked this Barbie Doll Cake on the day itself early morning.   As my fridge is not big enough to put the whole Barbie Doll cake in it.  Give yourself a try!

Ingredients:
3 Boxes Premix Cake (Yellow cake) – Read Instruction for baking

Butter Icing

3 Blocks of butter ~ softened

1 tbsp vanilla essence

3-4 tbsp milk (your preference)

3 ¼ cups confectioners sugar

Directions:

1. Baked 3 premix cake as per the box’s instruction.  1 cake for the skirts (Wilton mould) & 2 deep round cake for the bottom skirts.
2. Invert the cake to completely cool & chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.  Using a serrated knife, trim tops of cakes to make level; brush off crumbs.
3. Make the butter icing:  Cream together butter, vanilla & milk.  Slowly beat in confectioners’ sugar, adding more if need to make a nice fluffy.
4. Place four strips of parchment paper around perimeter of a serving plate.  Place the first thin layer on the cake plate & spread top with ¾ cup of icing.  Place the second layer on top, bottom side up & spread with icing; repeat process with the third layer which is the skirt.   Spread thin layer entire cake with icing & chill in the fridge for 15-20 minutes.
5. Once the icing is hard, insert the Barbie doll in the middle of the cake.   Spread entire cake with remaining icing & decorate to your own desire.

Note:
Before spread icing, insert the Barbie to be sure that the Barbie is fix right in the cake, if not you can cut the middle of the cake to fix the Barbie doll in.