Description
This enchanting doll cake features a velvety hot milk sponge scented with strawberry and a light-as-air whipping cream finish. It is the perfect blend of whimsical design and sophisticated Mediterranean baking techniques, ensuring a moist crumb that delights every guest.
Ingredients
- Softened unsalted butter
- Caster sugar
- Eggs
- Strawberry essence
- Red food color
- Hot milk
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Whipping cream (Tropolite or high-stability cream)
- Icing sugar
- Fashion doll (for assembly)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 170°C (340°F) and prepare three round cake pans with diameters of 20 cm, 18 cm, and 15 cm by lining with parchment and greasing the sides.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and caster sugar until the mixture is pale, light, and aerated.
- Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition, then stir in the strawberry essence, red food color, and hot milk.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, and baking powder, then gently fold into the wet mixture using a spatula until just combined.
- Distribute the batter into the prepared pans and bake for 20–25 minutes or until a skewer comes out clean.
- While the cakes cool on a wire rack, whip the cold cream with icing sugar, strawberry essence, and red food color until stiff peaks form.
- Level the cooled cakes, stack them from largest to smallest with cream layers in between, insert the doll into the center, and pipe the dress decoration using a star nozzle.
Notes
To ensure your doll cake remains stable, always apply a thin crumb coat of icing and refrigerate for 20 minutes before performing the final decorative piping. If you are baking in a humid climate, chill your mixing bowl and beaters before whipping the cream to help achieve the stiffest possible peaks for the dress design.
- Prep Time: 45 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean