TinkerBell Cake
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With all the hype surrounding the Tinkerbell movies I thought it would be fun to make a Tinkerbell cake, not for a birthday, but for a fun movie night with my relatives. Tinkerbell is such a classic character from the Peter Pan play that debuted in 1904 that is still recognizable throughout the world. You can’t go to Disney without seeing her. She is also so popular that she makes a great costume. Click on one of the cakes to learn more: |
With all the hype surrounding the Tinkerbell movies I thought it would be fun to make a Tinkerbell cake, not for a birthday, but for a fun movie night with my relatives. Tinkerbell is such a classic character from the Peter Pan play that debuted in 1904 that is still recognizable throughout the world. You can’t go to Disney without seeing her. She is also so popular that she makes a great costume. Click on one of the cakes to learn more:
Tinkerbell Cake
I decided to make the cake out of a yellow cake to help blend into the icing color. The other benefit is that yellow cake goes well with all types of ice cream. If you have an ice cream bar it would be great to accompany this cake.
I used one of the Wilton shaped pans to design the Tinkerbell cake. Before adding the cake batter to the pan I sprayed the Tinkerbell cake pan really thoroughly with cooking spray. When baking the cake I usually preheat my oven to a little above the suggested cooking temperature. Then when I put the cake into the oven I turn the heat down to the suggested temperature. I also prick the cake with either a knife or a toothpick. If it comes out clean then the cake is finished. When the cake is finished cooking I set it out to cool. When it has cooled for about 15 minutes, the cake separates from the pan a little. Then I took a serrated knife to cut the top of the cake to level it. This will help prevent it from cracking. At this point I took out the cake from the pan and let it cool.
I needed a serving surface for the finished cake and this was my clever idea. I placed the empty cake pan onto an empty flat cardboard box. I then traced the cake pan. I cut out the shape and then covered it with tinfoil. When the cake was cooled I placed it onto the cut out shape ‘plate’ and it looked so professional.
I used store bought icing that I tinted to make the right colors. I had purchased a kit that had the right Tinkerbell tint colors so that really helped. I used Azul Blue, Lemon Yellow, Red, Skin Tone, Kelly Green and Black. I decided to make the outside of Tinkerbell green because she is always dressed in green. For the top of the cake I used the decorating tips round number 3, star tip number 16 and open star tip number 21.
I outlined the designs with the round tip. When I did the eyes I used warm water and cornstarch mixture. With your finger you can smooth the eye out and make it look more realistic. Then I used the different star tips for the hair and skin.
We ate the cake with an ice-cream that was half chocolate and half vanilla and I also placed some cut up strawberries on the side, since they are in season right now.
What a delicious movie idea! Making the cake to match the movie night was a hit and I’m sure I will do this again.
Tinkerbell Cake 2
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This is an adorable double 6 inch round TinkerBell cake. I used fondant and a Wilton impression mat to create the green layer of leaves for Tinker Bell to sit on. The pattern of the leaves looked more predominant in real life. The impression mat was very user friendly. I rolled out the fondant like normal (at the time I liked Don’s fondant now I would make my own from scratch) and then you place the impression mat over the fondant. Then I pressed down on the mat creating the impression. I left the fondant attached to the mat and then I lifted the mat and fondant and covered the cake. Hint, dirty ice the cake first so the fondant will have something to stick to. What I mean by this is to put a thin layer of icing all over the cake. Then you apply the fondant. I used a Tinker Bell cupcake topper for the Tinker Bell image. The rest of the cake was fully edible. I had just learned how to make flowers. I was thrilled that the crystals stuck making them look more realistic. The thing that I liked most about this cake was that the Tinkerbell was the perfect size in comparison to the flowers. I always imagined her to be super small with great powers. Here I believe that she is being curious watching the world, trying to figure out her next move. The talent of Tinkerbell and her curious nature makes her an amusing character. The best part is her magical fairy dust. I often wonder if people had the choice to go to Neverland would they? And If you could fly anywhere with pixie dust where would you want to fly? |
This is an adorable double 6 inch round TinkerBell cake. I used fondant and a Wilton impression mat to create the green layer of leaves for Tinker Bell to sit on. The pattern of the leaves looked more predominant in real life. The impression mat was very user friendly. I rolled out the fondant like normal (at the time I liked Don’s fondant now I would make my own from scratch) and then you place the impression mat over the fondant. Then I pressed down on the mat creating the impression. I left the fondant attached to the mat and then I lifted the mat and fondant and covered the cake. Hint, dirty ice the cake first so the fondant will have something to stick to. What I mean by this is to put a thin layer of icing all over the cake. Then you apply the fondant. I used a Tinker Bell cupcake topper for the Tinker Bell image. The rest of the cake was fully edible. I had just learned how to make flowers. I was thrilled that the crystals stuck making them look more realistic. The thing that I liked most about this cake was that the Tinkerbell was the perfect size in comparison to the flowers. I always imagined her to be super small with great powers. Here I believe that she is being curious watching the world, trying to figure out her next move.
The talent of Tinkerbell and her curious nature makes her an amusing character. The best part is her magical fairy dust. I often wonder if people had the choice to go to Neverland would they? And If you could fly anywhere with pixie dust where would you want to fly?
