Reviewed: Oct. 13, 2009

I made it with 2 cake mixes, Made the first cake in a bowl, the second in 2 round cake pans. I even found a barbie with a purple swimsuit painted on! I bent her legs before stabbing her into the cake and she fit perfectly. Everyone Loved it! If I can do it, than anyone can!

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2009

I must have used the wrong bowl because even with the round cake on the bottom layer, my barbie was still too tall. And I will definitely use more of a decorator's frosting next time. I tried to make the dress shiny by using sort of a meringue-egg whites frosting but it was too sticky. My niece (and sister) absolutely loved it though.

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KEELIE27

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2009

went over very well,used pampered chef bowl/pitcher no problems.

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Reviewed: Jun. 19, 2009

my sister loved it.

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2009

My daughter loved this! I made it for her 6th birthday. I did not have the wilton doll cake stand or the Pampered Chef Pan. I tried this once before with a bundt pan, but the Barbie was too tall and the hole in the middle of the bundt pan was too wide. I ended up using 2 pans - I borroed my neighbors Giant Cupcake Pan and made the cake from the top half/the frosting pan and placed that cake onto a 2nd cake made form a pie pan in order to give the cake more hight. It was the perfect size for the barbie! It also gave the dress a nice swirl from the cupcake pan! I wrapped the barbie's legs in plastic wrap and pushed her into the cake. I spread a thin layer of frosting on the cake and then made "marshmallow fondant" from this website to decorate the cake. I would recommend two things. Be careful with the barbies hair when decorating and if you use fondant, put it on the cake and then put the barbie in. I put the barbie in and then had to figure out how to get the fondant over the barbies head...it got a little messy, so I then took the barbie out, put on the fondant and then put the barbie in.

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Reviewed: May 22, 2009

I followed the recipe but I used a bundt cake pan and (2) 8 inch round cake. In order for doll to fit I ended up using a total of 2 round cakes. It was easy and turned out lovely. We used white frosting and buttercream ready made icing in a squirt can.

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Reviewed: May 21, 2009

Mine took a lot longer to bake (used the PC bowl and had the oven at 350). But ended up turning out fine! My daughter LOVES her!

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

Easy to make and best of all my daughter loved her cake.

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Reviewed: Jan. 26, 2009

I will try this again, armed with new cake decorating knowledge. I made it for my daughter's 3rd birthday and she loved it.

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FROGHOPPER

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Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2009

Everyone seems to have the same complaint- legs are too long I used a little intuition and ripped Barbie's legs off before I stuck her in (a little cruel but made life a whole lot simpler. I'm not sure how generic dolls are put together, but as a destructive young child, I learned at an early age that all you have to do is twist and yank and Barbie's limbs will pop off. Just stick the torso into the cake and decorate from there!

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Kirthana

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Reviewed: Dec. 9, 2008

I learned to make this cake at a Wilton Class 30 years ago. To make the doll fit a bundt pan, cut a slit to the center of a paper plate and make a hole the size of her waist. Put the paper plate around her waist. (Plate facing down so it curves correctly) Place the doll in the cake and adjust the paper plate to fit. Use tape to hold. Icing the plate as you would if it were cake. When it comes time to cut the cake, you lift the doll out and she is wearing a shorter version of the dress. These make great birthday cakes and bridesmaids cakes as well. The 5 stars is for the idea.

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

i did use three pans though. a 9 in for the bottom, a "mixing" size bowl for the middle and a little "cereal" size bowl or the very top. i wrapped barbies legs in plastic wrap and she just fit up to her hips. fun to make! :)

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~Natasha~

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Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2008

Great idea for a young girl's birthday. I would suggest a larger bowl as the cake is too small. I used a 2qt bowl,additionally two 9" round cakes underneath which gave it height. Just be sure to level the cakes well. It was a big hit!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 23, 2008

thanks for all the ideas. the cake came out great except that it didnt cook through. the center of the cake was still raw. luckly most of the raw part fell out when i lifted the cake to move it to the tray. I baked it at 315 for just about 2 hours as recommended by another person. so im glad or it would have been really raw! but when i cut cake i didnt cut all the way through to avoidt he raw part and the cake was very moist! I used strawberry cake and angel food swirled!i cut out slices in back to insert wings and didnt feed those partts to anyone since it had sparkles on it and those are no edible! :-)thanks erveryone for all the insprirational decorating ideas!

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kellyp from MA

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2008

Really neat cake. Just make sure to cut out the center of your cakes before sticking the doll inside. The doll did not go down all the way and I had to cover her waist with icing. Also the top cake split when I pushed her end. Just covered it up with icing as well.

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2008

Even though I had a little trouble in the beginning, I am still rating this a 5 because of the finished product. Let's see...I started off making the cake in a small pyrex dish. After my cake cooled, I got ready to put barbie in and she towered above my cake. I could see all of her thighs. She was either way too tall, or my cake was too small. The next day, I tried again, using a medium pyrex dish. If I would of gone any bigger I would of had to use two boxes of cake mix. Barbie was still too tall for the cake, so it was unfortunate but Barbie had her legs amputated below the knee. Once that problem was solved, the rest was a breeze. Icing the cake was pretty easy. I used 1 1/2 cannisters of store bought icing. I dyed one of them pink and left other white. I used Phillsbury whipped white icing. This was a practice run for me. I will be making this for my fiances 3 yo daughters' birthday in a few weeks. I am very happy with the way my cake turned out. I will definitely be making this cake for many years to come. Thanks for the idea!!!

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Jenn

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Reviewed: Sep. 15, 2008

I have made this cake many times. It's perfect for girls of all ages. I use powdered sugar to dust my cake pans. It works as well as flour and tastes better.

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2008

My daughter wanted an Ariel cake so I started doing a lot of reseach as I've heard all sorts of stories (horror) making a barbie cake. The best idea was saran wrapping the legs of the doll if you don't use a doll topper, and making a base for the barbie (1 or 2) 9" round cakes so that the barbie isn't too tall for the cake. I ended up using just 1 9" round for the base and Ariel was still a little too tall. I was able to pipe frosting around her waist so it wasn't a problem. I tried adding some crushed pineapples and juice to the cake mix as I normally bake my cakes this way, but it was a disaster. The taste was fantastic, but the cake was so heavy, it was splitting everywhere. So, I would follow the directions to the tee on the cake box. I did use 2 boxes. I agree with the others that the pampered chef bowl is the best. All of this work was so worth it all. I would make this again for sure!

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Julie

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2008

I made the recipe described above but also make another batch in 2 round pans. I stacked it all up, used lots of icing and it was perfect. I didn't have any problem getting the Barbie in but it did cool overnight so that may have helped. I'm no master baker but this cake really allows room for error when icing. I'll definitely make it again.

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Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2008

Instructions for making a Barbie cake were in our local paper. The article suggested making the bowl, then a second cake mix was used to make 2-9" layers. Stacking these made the cake tall enough for the doll.

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