Calla Lily Recipes 食譜篇 - 仙女公主 (FAIRY PRINCESS)

仙女公主 (FAIRY PRINCESS)

Equipment

2.5 litre (10-cup) Dolly Varden cake pan

25cm-round prepared cake board

Craft glue

Cake

2 x 340g packets butter cake mix

125g butter, softened

2 cups (320g) icing sugar mixture, sifted

2½ tablespoons milk

Pink food colouring

Decorations

Barbie doll, with short lace skirt

Pink and purple sweets

1 tablespoon pink and silver cachous

11cm glitter butterfly

1 fairy wand

1. Preheat oven to 180°C (160°C fan-forced). Grease pan well.

2. Make both cake mixes following packet directions. Pour into the pan; bake for about 1 hour or until cooked. Stand the cake in pan for 5 mins; turn out onto a wire rack to cool.

3. Beat butter in a small bowl with an electric mixer until pale. Gradually beat in half the sifted icing sugar, then milk, then remaining icing sugar. Use food colouring to tint this "butter cream" icing pink. Reserve ½ cup.

4. Trim base of the cake so it is level. Position the cake on the prepared board with the flat, trimmed-side down; stick it in place with a little icing. Use a long knife and spoon to cut a hole in the top of the cake deep enough to fit the doll.

5. Spread pink icing over the cake. Using the picture as a guide, stick on pink and purple sweets. Fill in gaps with the silver cachous or silver balls.

6. Use a small piping bag with a small plain tube. Pipe dots on the skirt with the remaining icing.

7. Glue butterfly wings onto the back of the doll. Position doll into the top of the cake. Pull her skirt out, to cover any gaps between her body and the cake.

Cook's Notes : To decorate this cake, buy a 350g packet of gummies, 2 x 180g packets of Smarties or M&Ms, 3 x 100g packets of jelly beans, 45g packet of Ribena pastilles, 235g of small colourful candies, a 100g bag of Hershey's Kisses. Cachous are metallic balls used to decorate cakes and are available in the baking aisle of most supermarkets. Don't be afraid to use different candies, your options are endless!

Barbie Cake Essentials

Cake Pan - A dolly varden cake pan is a cone-shaped aluminium pan, the same shape as the skirt of the gown. Die-hard Barbie fans can order the pan from http://www.thebaytree.com.au/. or try the Wonder Mold Kit, available at Artisan Cake Craft (03-7880 3598). You can also use a stainless steel mixing bowl, or a Bundt cake pan, but the shape will not be as elegant.

Cake Board - We used ready-made silver foil-covered cake boards, available from craft stores and cake decorating suppliers. If you cover a board yourself, use foil or a grease-proof paper or fabric.

Decorations - Ensure all decorations, colourings and glitter are edible. Long-handled tweezers make it easy to apply tiny decorations to the cake. If using fresh flowers and ribbon, remove before cutting cake.