My daughter had a purple party. She really wanted a cute dolly girl for the top of the cake so I decided to keep the outside of the cake simple.
Clothespin dolly girl! She was so fun to make and I love how she turned out! I used beads to make her hair.
The big surprise was the inside of the cake....
On the night before the party I was losing steam, I still had some decorating to do and I was tempted to ice the layers with white icing. I am so glad I didn't. I think the colored icing helps to make the look more dramatic!
You can make this cake too.
In any color you like.
Without too much headache.
I baked the cake(s) the week before. This way I was able to bake them, wrap them up and freeze them and not have as much to do the night before the party. I prefer to freeze my cakes for at least 24 hours before I decorate them. They are easier to ice and cut and I think it makes it much more moist.
I mixed a small amount of white cake batter with wilton icing coloring. I mixed lots into the first one to make a really rich, dark shade. I baked this in a 6 inch round pan. Then I took another small amount of cake batter (maybe 1 1/2-2 1/2 cups...I didn't measure!?) I added a bit less color to the next and a bit less as I went.
The night before the party, I mixed about 1/2 cup of icing in each of the shades of purple. I made sure the cakes were even by slicing the rounded tops off the cakes. I stacked the cakes and iced them with the appropriate colored icing between the layers.
I iced the whole cake with a crumb coat (icing made a bit thinner with a little bit of water. This layer will get crumbs in it but that's okay because it is not the final layer:)
Then I popped it in the freezer for 20 minutes.
Here's my lame {it's late, the lighting was bad, I was tired...} photo of my cake with the crumb coat on, all ready to be jazzed up!
Here's the tip that I used to make the rosettes. It's just a swirl movement. Here is a tutorial if you don't know how to make a rosette. This tutorial is great for a few other little icing/piping bag tips!
My rosettes are much bigger than hers but it is the same concept.
Why is her icing so white and mine a bit yellow? Because she used Crisco instead of butter. I personally find Crisco gross, unnatural and well, disgusting. That's just my opinion. Lots of bakeries use Crisco and people seem to enjoy it just fine:)
And WA-LA! Cake is done, ready for a spectacular presentation at the party!!
