Ariel doll cake - my first attempt at a doll cake

I used my huge cupcake tin (spray and dust with flour)

Cover the entire doll up to the arm.  Keep the hair wrapped up until presenting the cake.

I thought it would work to put the layers in this direction; the bottom of the cupcake pan facing up 

I iced the cake bottom (after trimming and using icing to stick it to the cake board). I cut out the center for the doll

I used the pieces from the top of the bottom layer to build up the base.

Use thick blobs of icing to fill in the spaces where the top and bottom layers meet.  You can then connect the blobs to avoid pulling crumbs.  This can be used s a crumb coat.  I did refrigerate to set this icing.  I covered over it with another layer of icing.

I should have trimmed off the edge to make the dress flow better....

Use tiny amounts of dye on a tooth pick.  You can add more colour if needed.

I wanted a similar colour to the dress.

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Put blobs of icing on the cake and connect the dots. I use an off set spatula.

Yeah, I made it this far!!  not happy with that ridge at the top.  Use icing to put a top on the poor lady...

I tried to pipe shapes on the cake to match the dress......

I started by using tweezers to add the detail on the dress.....

It is supposed to be a shell border on the cake. I was not happy with the lower front decorations...