Guess what time it is!? It's Cecelia's birthday! The girl whose gotten two SpongeBob cakes and a Minnie Mouse cake. So what did she ask for this year? SpongeBob! Amd what did Aunt Tessa say? Pick again! And somehow my mom talked her into wanting a Cinderella cake. Obviously this meant I had to do a dress cake.
Disclaimer: this was the first time I'd ever tried something like this... so by no means is it perfect, but now I kmow how to adjust next time.
My first step? Finding Cinderella in a dress where I could see both the front AND back. So here's what I found:
Pretty, right? Then my mom found me a doll to use. Typically you'd go to the craft supply and get a doll topper meant for cakea like this, but since Cecelia is in love with barbies lately I wanted her to have a doll to keep.
My first step was using a bowl to get the dress shape.
Then I added two 9" round cakes that I cut down to be the same size as the bowl shape.
Crumb coat.
Final coat.
Then I put the barbie in. MISSTAKE #1. Put the barbie in first.
I had to re-ice, re-smooth, re-do all the hard work I had just done. Ugh. Also move her to a bigger tray.
Side view:
Started the details of her dress.
I was originally going to leave the bodice alone but I liked the color blue I had better (it was more purple). Also started the pearls. Oh. So. Many. Pearls.
Added a bottom border.
Now I added some piping.
Nearly done! I oroginally put a "C" on her for both Cecelia and Cinderella.
But then I didnt like that you couldnt tell it was for a birthday... so I changed it to a 5.
Ta-da!
She's totally worth it.
