Fairy Tale Princess Cake

Fairy Tale Princess Cake

Delight your princess with a magical cake that's made foolproof with an easy cake mix and purchased frosting.

Prep Time

40

Minutes

Total Time

3:40

Hrs:Mins

Makes

30

servings

2
boxes Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix
Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix boxes
3
containers Betty Crocker® Whipped fluffy white frosting
Neon pink food color
1
fashion doll (11 1/2 inches tall)
Pink decorating sugar
Edible pink pearls
  1. Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 1 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl (8 inches across top) and three 8-inch round cake pans with shortening; coat with flour (do not use cooking spray).
  2. In large bowl, make cake batter as directed on boxes. (Both boxes of cake mix can be made at one time; do not make more than 2 boxes, and do not increase beating time.) Pour 3 1/4 cups batter into 1 1/2-quart bowl, and divide remaining batter among 3 pans (slightly less than 2 cups per pan).
  3. Bake cake pans 23 to 30 minutes and bowl 47 to 53 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and bowl. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Place cakes in freezer 45 minutes before cutting to reduce crumbs. Cut off rounded tops of cakes. Cut bowl cake in half horizontally. Cut 1 3/4-inch diameter hole in center of all 5 cake layers.
  4. Spoon frosting into large bowl. Stir in food color until desired pink color. Place one 8-inch cake on serving plate; spread 1/3 cup frosting over top. Top with second 8-inch cake; spread with 1/3 cup frosting. Repeat with third layer; top with larger bowl cake layer, cut side up. Spread with small amount of frosting. Top with rounded bowl cake layer, cut side down. Trim side of cake if necessary to make a tapered "skirt."
  5. Spread thin layer of frosting over side and top of layered cake to seal in crumbs. Freeze cake 30 to 45 minutes to set frosting.
  6. Spread frosting over cake as desired. Wrap hair and lower half of doll with plastic wrap. Insert doll into center of cake. Frost body of doll. Decorate with sprinkles and candy pearls as desired. Unwrap hair. Store cake loosely covered.
Makes 30 servings
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Do you need to bake cake layers in batches? Just cover and refrigerate remaining batter in the mixing bowl while the first batch is baking. An extra minute or two for baking the second batch may be needed.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only))
  • Calories 370
    • (Calories from Fat 140),
  • Total Fat 16g
    • (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g,
    • Trans Fat 2 1/2g),
  • Cholesterol 40mg;
  • Sodium 310mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 56g
    • (Dietary Fiber 0g,
    • Sugars 39g),
  • Protein 2g;
Percent Daily Value*:
    Exchanges:
    • 1/2 Starch;
    • 0 Fruit;
    • 3 Other Carbohydrate;
    • 0 Skim Milk;
    • 0 Low-Fat Milk;
    • 0 Milk;
    • 0 Vegetable;
    • 0 Very Lean Meat;
    • 0 Lean Meat;
    • 0 High-Fat Meat;
    • 3 Fat;
    Carbohydrate Choices:
    • 4;
    *Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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