50 bucks for a cake!!!

**Brat** · 09-23-2010, 07:42 PM

I used the metat bowels that went to my mixer the large and the small ones. put the small one on top of the large one cut a hole for the doll..Wrap the doll in clear plastic before you put in into the cake. ice the cake and use the star point on the cake decorator to make the fancy dress...

**MomToTwoBoys** · 09-23-2010, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by AnnK

I have just the pyrex bowl. Looks like I'm off to buy a barbie. Will post pics when it's done on MONDAY.
Lucky for me my kids prefer when I make things for them rather then buying. Warning: I may have many talents but cakes are not one of them.

Oh you're not alone. I stink at making cakes too. The only cake I've made that turned out awesome was a heart-shaped cake. I bake one round cake and one square cake, then half the round cake and attach it to two sides of the square cake with some frosting.

I'd loooove to be able to make a cake like that.

**Dancing Lotus** · 09-23-2010, 09:00 PM

Good news, I mentioned to her that if mommy made the cake I could do any color combo she wanted and even do two flavors of cake. Her response was awesome. " oh, mommy you're better then them"! She wants pink with blue. So pink and blue it is.

**AnW819** · 09-24-2010, 09:56 PM

Originally Posted by AnnK

So it's my baby's 5th birthday. We aren't having a party for her but we will be going to my parents house and I told her she could help me pick out her cake. OF course she insisted it had to be the cake that's made with a real barbie.
I remember my older daughter having one like this but I can't imagine I paid 50 bucks for it. Really it's not a very large cake.
I didn't order it but I'm thinking I could do it myself.

anyone ever make one of these? Any ideas on how to do this without buying a special pan?

I made these @ the bakery....same exact one. We charged $10 for it. We had 3 cake rounds, cut in circle all same size, stack (no dowels needed) and then we used a knife to shape it. Iced it, and decorated it. Viola! To a lot of people the carving scares them away, but really, its easy!

Good luck!

**AnW819** · 09-24-2010, 09:59 PM

Originally Posted by G'MaDebbie

You could always cut the legs off of the Barbie! lmao!!! j/k

Actually the ones @ the bakery, do not have legs...AnnK- you can go to Walmart or where ever and tell them you just want to buy that toy barbie...they are $5, and it may be cheaper than paying for a barbie anyway. If you buy a real barbie it will be way to tall.

**Dancing Lotus** · 09-25-2010, 06:45 AM

Originally Posted by AnW819

Actually the ones @ the bakery, do not have legs...AnnK- you can go to Walmart or where ever and tell them you just want to buy that toy barbie...they are $5, and it may be cheaper than paying for a barbie anyway. If you buy a real barbie it will be way to tall.

I just went to walmart and bought a real Barbie for 6 bucks and two boxes of cake mix for 1.00 each. Way better then 50 bucks. I don't know who winndixie thinks they got making cakes back there but that markup is outrageous.

I figure I can just rip her legs off. LOL

**danni** · 09-25-2010, 10:48 AM

When I make them using the bowl the barbie is too tall so I make another cake and then stack the 2. It is usually an 8 or 9 inch rund and then the bowl one. I wrap the barbie's legs in saran wrap and then wrap the hair in saran wrap. Push the barbie into the cake and then decorate. Once the icing is dry I take the saran wrap off the hair. It is much easier to ice without the hair in the way. Learned that the hard way. LOL!!
Whatever you do I'm sure it will turn out great and your daughter will love it!!

**McD** · 09-25-2010, 11:55 AM

I wouldn't cut her legs off! Why waste a Barbie? Your daughter can have it as a toy!

**AnW819** · 09-25-2010, 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by AnnK

I just went to walmart and bought a real Barbie for 6 bucks and two boxes of cake mix for 1.00 each. Way better then 50 bucks. I don't know who winndixie thinks they got making cakes back there but that markup is outrageous.

I figure I can just rip her legs off. LOL

I very much agree its cheaper...we sold ours for $9 which I think is a great price. Maybe they just messed up and gave you the wrong price? We did not even charge $50 for a full sheet cake...

**MomToTwoBoys** · 09-25-2010, 01:20 PM

I'm just glad I was never a Barbie girl. It sounds like my mom would have ripped her hair out before trying to do a cake like that. It's cute, though.