Right now it seems like everyone is getting married!!
This past weekend, for example, I had a bachelorette party on Sat and a Bridal Shower on Sunday. (For two different ladies.)
Of course I made a cake for each!
For the bachelorette I made a Crème Angeles Coconut cake in the form of a wedding dress with a "Barbie" stuck in it. (Actually a "Chloe" from the dollar store in Manhattan.)
For the bridal shower I made a 6 tiered cheesecake.
(here they are in our fridge)
I will show you how to construct both cakes.
(For the cheesecake you can refer to my cheesecake blog for the recipe and the for the Bride cake you can use any cake/filling combo you want.)
Bachelorette Cake:
I won't even tell you the type of sexy cake I made for my sister's bachelorette years ago, as this is a family blog. Needless to say this cake is much classier and toned down. . . . more in the vein of a "wedding" theme rather than the "wedding night."
The first thing to do is to make any cake and filling of your choice.
If you have different sized cake pans that is best as you are going to stack the layers in a bowel.
I used my wedding tiered pans. A 10", 9", 5", 7", and 3". (Cut each layer in 1/2 and trim off all crusty/browned edges.)
You'll prob need to 1 1/2x the recipe for both the cake batter and the filling.
Select a bowl that is tall enough to fit the "Barbie's" legs. (I didn't do a good job and had to remove the poor lady's legs to get her to fit.)
Line the bowl with plastic wrap.
Place a layer of filling at the bottom of the bowl.
Trim a layer of the smallest cake so that it fits over the filling at the bottom of the bowl.
Continue layering filling and cake circles until you reach the top of the bowl.
Refrigerate overnight.
Now the fun part!
Invert the cake onto a lovely plate.
Using a sharp knife shape the cake to your desired skirt shape. (Try not to eat the pieces! I failed!)
Cut a small cylinder of cake from the center so that inserting the doll doesn’t split the cake and stick her in.
Don't worry, my lovely and helpful husband washed her off good before we stuck her in people's food.
Cover the cake and the required amount of doll to make it look like a wedding dress.
I had to keep putting her in the fridge then taking her out and shaping it a little at a time.
(arms up!)
(sooo pretty!)
Bridal Shower Cake:
I made a version of this earlier in October, but didn't have time to blog it.
(Sheila's Bridal Shower Cake . . . November Wedding . . . very Irish)
(Sam's Bridal Shower Cake . . . March Wedding . . . kinda springy)
This one is for my sister-in-law (Sam), who likes cheesecake.
Again i just used my wedding tiered pans and 1 1/2x my cheesecake batter recipe.
All you have to do is bake the cakes as normal refrigerate them overnight, stack, and decorate.
Easy Cheesy!
10"
+ 9"
+7"
+5" + 3"
+ sugar flowers = pretty nice cake
