How to Make a Barbie Birthday Cake
My daughter spotted a Barbie Birthday Cake one day when I was looking on Pinterest for party ideas. There was no going back once she had that idea in her head! All of the recipes called for sugary processed cakes and ultra sugary frosting recipes. I wanted to stick with my rule of making a healthy birthday cake every year, that was still tasty! So after a little careful planning and a few prayers that the frosting would turn out…..I came up with the ultimate healthy Barbie Birthday Cake recipe!!! Now I have to admit that I did use a gluten-free box mix to make this cake because, to be honest, the thought of making a cake from scratch and then only to have it flop was something I could not handle! If the box mix didn’t turn out, oh well….just try another. But, it did turn out, and to my surprise it was actually very tasty and not nearly as sweet as the regular box mixes. Next year I plan to make one from scratch….
You will need:
- 2 gluten free box cake mixes – Here is the one I used (or you could use any gluten-free cake recipe, just make sure to double it!)
- 2 round cake pans – Here are the pans I recommend
- 1 metal mixing bowl – I used the mixing bowl from my mixer
- my Paleo Frosting Recipe
- a cake decorator — where to find
- coconut oil for greasing pans — where to find
- 1 Barbie (I had to remove her legs)
Directions:
- Oil cake pans
- Mix up cake and divide half the batter evenly into the two cake rounds, and the other half of the batter remains in the mixing bowl
- Bake according to directions
- Allow to cool completely
- On a platter, arrange the two cake rounds on top of each other and using a drinking glass cut a circle in the center (about 3″ across)
- Now carefully place the cake from the mixing bowl on top of the rounds
- Using a knife, cut a hole just big enough to fit barbie into her “skirt” (I placed a shot glass into the cake to balance Barbie on since I had to remove her legs)
- Seal up the seams with the cake pieces you cut away to fit Barbie into the cake
- Mix up frosting according to my recipe and divide into 2 servings
- Frost the cake with half of the frosting, using a frosting knife (where to find)
- Put cake into fridge and allow frosting to set, about an hour
- I decorated the base with my homemade gummies and strawberries (the gummies provided a little extra protection against my kids getting sick from their guests at the party…..we all know the petrie dish that a group of kids can turn into!)
- Put the rest of the frosting into a bowl and add in 1 Tbsp beet juice for color (or use this instead)
- Mix well and put into cake decorator
- When frosting is set, decorate using the cake decorator. Have fun with it!
- Note: I am not a professional cake decorator so I am sure you can improve on this part of the cake (mine looks a little sloppy)
- Place back into the fridge and allow it to set
- Serve and enjoy!!!
Here is a look from behind, I had her propped up on a shot glass (not pictured, because I removed it in order to cut the cake)
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