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Hula Girl Cake Recipe and Design IdeasThe Hula Girl cake below was kindly submitted by one of our readers like yourself... Cake Submitted by Sharon W. from Clinton Township, Michigan.
This Hawaiian cake was for a little girl who was having a "Hula Birthday Party". Since it was for a younger girl I didn't want to use the adult styled doll, so I came up with this one. Make a 1/2 sheet cake using 2 boxes of your favorite cake mixes (pan size 11"x15"x2"). Tip: I like the ones with the pudding in the mix - that way my cakes seem to be more moist. While my hula girl cake is baking I make my own buttercream frosting using 2 lb. bag powdered sugar, 2 sticks butter, 2 cups Crisco (or any brand) shortening, 2 tsp flavoring (I usually use vanilla), 4 tbsp of water, 2 tbsp meringue powder (optional). Add dry ingredients and mix on medium speed until all ingredients are thoroughly mixed together. Should be creamy. Note: add dry ingredients a cup at a time to prevent frosting tasting "griddy". Additional water can be added 1 tbsp at a time, if frosting is too stiff. Tint about 2-3 cups a royal blue color for the water and the borders, about 1/2 cup of golden yellow for hula skirt. Once the cake has cooled, frost it with the remaining white frosting. Just cover one corner of cake diagonally - the top doesn't have to be smooth nor thick because it will be covered anyway. Cover the rest of the top with the blue frosting - this will be "the water", so it doesn't have to be smooth. Waves can be made by lifting up on spatula while spreading. For the decorations, I crushed up some cinnamon covered graham crackers for the sand, then added gummy or Swedish fish, toy starfish and palm trees. For the "Hula Girl" I used Wilton's miniature Wonder Doll pan and a Wilton doll pick. I then used a star tip to make her Hula skirt and some of the blue to cover her top. To throw a great Hawaiian party, visit Luau theme page. Return from Hula Girl Cake to Birthday Cakes Area Back to Kids' Birthday Party Guide Subscribe to Family Smiles |
