I remember being a little girl and everyone wanted a little mermaid cake. My mom, being the cake decorator that she is, made a ton of little mermaid cakes. All unique and beautiful.
Frozen is the "in thing" now (even though Ariel can kick Elsa's frozen behind anytime) and as much as I can't stand all of the Frozen hype, I understand what it's like being a little girl and wanting your favorite princess on your birthday cake. I do have to say that if you are to make this cake, plan ahead because you'll find that these little Frozen characters are impossible to find. Not exaggerating, I went to 15 different stores to find these perfect little characters. They were at Walmart... the 6th Walmart to be exact.
I love love love decorating cakes, and they usually take me a few days to complete to perfection. I didn't have a few days though, since I was traveling and have an infant (a giant infant) and was pressed for time so I needed something easy. I have confidence that any mom out there can make this cake... You don't even need the fancy cake stand (though it's awesome and we use it for every party... Michael's and don't forget to use your coupon!) You can Pinterest how to make a cake stand or just lay table cloth over raised shoe boxes to make it elevated. Be creative! The sugar candies are from Party City and are super easy to stick in as the castle. I actually ran out of frosting so I piled on some marshmallows last minute to act as snow.
On to the cake now... All Gluten Free! I prefer the gluten free cake mixes, they always get rave reviews and taste more like you're using real ingredients and not a mix. I use Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix. I have tried other gluten free cake mixes and this one is the tastiest. It's about $5 a package and makes 15 cupcakes or 1 double layer round cake. I always add ingredients to these cake mixes because I can never leave anything alone. Here is what I did for this cake.
Vanilla Cake with Cookie Dough Filling
(The top tier, I left as vanilla and made a gluten free cookie dough filling)
Cake:
1 Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1/2 cup oil (I use coconut)
2/3 cup vanilla almond milk (the package says water, but I always use milk)
1 tsp. pure vanilla (for added vanilla flavor)
Cookie Dough Filling:
1 tub marshmallow cream
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup chocolate chips
For the cake, mix ingredients and cook according to package instructions. For the filling, beat all ingredients, except for chocolate chips, together until smooth. Add the chips and stir to combine. When cakes are cooled (I like to freeze them the night before), layer them and spread the filling in the middle. Now they are ready to be frosted!
Marshmallow Buttercream Frosting:
1 tub marshmallow cream
2 sticks butter, softened
3 cups powdered sugar
Cream all ingredients together until a nice thick frosting forms, adding powdered sugar as needed. I used a Wilton's Teal coloring for the blue, spread it on the whole cake and piped out white snow "icecles" on the top. I did run out, but I was being very generous. Top cake with sugar rock candy sticks in the form of a castle and add your characters!
Cookies and Cream Cupcakes:
1 Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1/2 cup oil (I use coconut)
2/3 cup vanilla almond milk (the package says water, but I always use milk)
1 package of gluten free chocolate sandwich cookies
Crush up one row of the cookies (about 5) into larger crumbles. Mix cake ingredients together and add crushed up cookies. Line a cupcake pan with liners and add one whole cookie to the bottom. Pour batter 2/3 the way up and bake according to package instructions. Top with cream cheese frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 8 oz package cream cheese
1 stick butter
3-4 cups powdered sugar
Cream all ingredients together, adding powdered sugar until you get desired sweetness and consistency.
Caramel Apple Cupcakes:
1 Pamela's Classic Vanilla Cake Mix
3 Eggs
1/2 cup caramel apple sauce (I made my own by peeling 1 apple, cooking it with a couple tablespoons of water until soft, mash with potato masher and add a spoonful of brown sugar)
1/2 cup vanilla almond milk (the package says water, but I always use milk)
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 apple, peeled and chopped
Mix all ingredients until they come together to form a batter. Line cupcake pan with liners and pour in batter 2/3 the way full. Bake according to package instructions. Top with cream cheese frosting, recipe above.
You can pretty much add anything to these cake mixes to make them extra delicious. Hope you enjoy!
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