Reviewed: May 12, 2012

This turned out more beautiful than I could have ever dreamed of! I followed the advice to use 1 1/2 cake mixes in the batter bowl and lowered the temp to 325 and cooked for 70 minutes. I also placed aluminum foil over the top to keep it from turning brown and crispy. Worked like a charm! I then used a doll cake pic, as most people had mentioned amputating barbie's legs and I didn't want to deal with that. I made her a fancy top from ribbons and attached to her torso before putting her in the cake. It was much more simple than using frosting to decorate her torso. I love how she turned out! Couldn't be happier!! And what a happy 4th birthday my little girl had!

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kdaws

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2011

Excellent idea that my child has loved as a birthday cake for 2 years (so far). Baking as directed resulted in a raw middle. I baked my cakes at 325 for 70 minutes, as recommended in an earlier review. The cake comes out more dense than we are used to but remains moist. Removing the doll's legs and wrapping in plastic wrap makes decorating much easier. This will please any child or kid at heart.

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BROZZY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2011

This cake turned out so easy it was unbelieveable. I never baked in my glass mixing bowl and was so happy to see the results. Barbie was a hit for the party.

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HI3423

Reviewed: May 22, 2011

I made it using the pampered chef small glass mixing bowl for the skirt. It had to be baked for a little longer. I made it with strawberry cake for the skirt.

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amajors

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Acworth, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: May 2, 2011

As many suggested to use the Pampered Chef Batter bowl, I did, since I had one. Definately needs two cake mixes. It did work, but I only used one cake mix and it was short. I got creative and bent the legs of the doll and used marshmallows to prop it up higher. I will use two cake mixes next time and adjust cooking times somehow. It looked beautiful when done and got great compliments. my daughter loved it.

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MAK8CE

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2011

I made a double recipe of my fav chocolate cake. Baked one recipe in Kitchenmade mixing bowl, heavily criscoed and floured. Took almost 2 hours to bake! The second recipe I divided into two 8" cake pans, and baked 55 minutes or so. Cut off the domes of each, stacked - fit perfectly! I bought a Wilton cake doll for about 3 bucks, but didn't like her head so temporarily replaced it with one of our other princess heads.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Manassas, Virginia, USA

Living In: Athens, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2011

Tip: but the cheaper Barbie and take her legs off- this allows her to fit on the cake better. Many of the reviews complain about the cake not being tall enough. save her legs and reassemble her afterwards and there is another doll for you little girl!

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mamaramsey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Braymer, Missouri, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 1, 2011

Used 2 boxes of cake mix in a 2 qt bowl and 9" cake round. Baked the bowl for over an hour. If it seems it would cook thoroughly don't despair it does even those the top was a little over done but you trip that off anyway. Used about 2 1/2 cans of frosting and a doll pick I found at Michael's. The cake was a big hit!

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trampledunderfoot

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2011

A 2 qt bowl is not big enough for the entire doll. I used a 4.5 qt bowl + a 10" layer on the bottom. The 4.5 qt bowl took 2 boxes of cake mix. I added 2 boxes of instant pudding mix into the batter. OMG, YUM! The cake bowl cooked 2 hours and was still uncooked in the middle. I took it out of the oven & bowl, left it on a cooling rack over night covered in tin foil and to my surprise, it was still warm in the morning and it finished cooking all the way through. When it was completely cooled, I sliced it in 3 layers so I could put pudding between them. When I decorated it, I crumb coated it first, let that harden, then decorated it. Worked perfect. This cake was the talk of the party. I have a picture of all the kids hovering around it trying to touch it. So Funny! This is a great cake for any little girl's party.

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