My history teacher asked me about a month ago if I would make her daughter's birthday cake. I said yes, of course, and today I made the practice cake. Mrs. Morin, my history teacher, wanted me to make a Barbie cake for her daughter, but I had never made one before so I wanted to practice. I baked a chocolate cake with Buttercream icing. My problems surprisingly started with the cake. I had to bake the cake in a Pampered Chef measuring cup. To create a hole for the Barbie to fit in I had to put a metal cylinder inside. About 10 minutes into the baking process we noticed that the metal cylinder was rising out of the cake. To solve the problem we quickly pushed it down and put rocks in it. The cake also took a long time to bake. This was because the cook book that I used had the incorrect measurements on the liquid. I ended up putting almost twice as much liquid as needed.Once I got the baking done the decorating ran smoothly. The only problem I had was that when I put the fondant on the cake it didn't cover a section of the back. I patched it up, but it was a noticeable difference. I solved the problem by making that section a "lace inlay." The dress was inspired by southern belles. I put little roses on it and finished it with luster dust all over so it sparkled. Overall I am happy with this cake. I hope that when I make the cake for the actual party it will be even better!
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