Dress Cake or Gown Cake

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Cake Base Ingredients:
250g all-purpose flour
200g granulated sugar
150g unsalted butter (softened)
4 large eggs (approx. 200g)
10g baking powder
5g vanilla extract
120g milk

Buttercream Frosting:
250g unsalted butter (softened)
500g powdered sugar
5g vanilla extract
30g milk

Fondant Ingredients:
500g powdered sugar
60g glucose syrup
10g gelatin
30g water
10g glycerin
Food coloring (blue for details)

Instructions:

1.Bake the Cake:

-Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and flour a dress-shaped cake pan.

-Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well. Stir in vanilla extract.

-Combine the flour and baking powder, then alternate adding it with milk into the batter. Mix until smooth.

-Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let it cool completely.

2.Prepare the Frosting:

-Beat butter until creamy. Gradually add powdered sugar, then mix in vanilla extract and milk until fluffy.

3.Make the Fondant:

-Sprinkle gelatin over water and let it sit for 5 minutes. Heat until dissolved.

-Stir in glucose syrup and glycerin. Gradually add powdered sugar until it forms a pliable dough.

-Knead the fondant until smooth and divide portions to color blue for decorations.

4.Assemble and Decorate:

-Apply a crumb coat of buttercream frosting to the cooled cake. Roll out white fondant to create the skirt and drape it over the cake. Shape the bodice and attach it on top.

-Add details like the blue belt and flowers using colored fondant.