Bake Cake in one 6" ball pan and one 6" round cake - see 30 plus layer cake recipes here

Cool cakes completely before decorating.

Prepare filling and frosting - see 30 plus frosting recipes here

Prepare simple syrup

Torte cake sphere in half

Brush each layer with simple syrup

Stack the cake layers on the cake board - spreading a generous amount of frosting between each layer.

Place in the fridge for 15 minutes so the layers do not move.

If you plan to use a doll with legs - hollow out the top end of the skirt making space for the doll legs (alternatively you can just use the top half of the doll body)

Then frost the cake with chocolate ganache or more buttercream - use a spatula to smooth the layers.

Chill the cake in the fridge for an hour of more so the ganache sets firm

Brush the cake lightly with water - wipe off any excess

Roll white fondant and cover the cake smoothing all around -

Cut off any excess.

Decorations - Billowing technique

Roll more white fondant - cut into squares or rectangular pieces

Pinch the two short sides as shown in the video.

Arrange each billow on the cake - front of the dress

Continue to make these until you have a tapered design from top to the bottom. As shown in the video.

Roll a long strip of fondant about 4 inches in width.

Pinch or pleat the fondant as shown in the video

Use a rolling pin to press the center (length wayin. This will fuse the fondant as one

Cut the pleated strip from the center so you have two ruffles

Place these around the cake

Adjust the ends of the ruffles with the fondant billows placed earlier.

Roll some fondant strips in turquoise fondant

Stencil a pattern using gold luster dust as shown in the video

Cut the strip to the size needed for the skit.

Attach pinched on the top and flared over the skirt.

Decoration - Front Ruffles

Roll and cut two long strip of turquoise

Fold it to create pleats

Arrange in front of the skirt as shown in the video

Making sure to arrange all the previous fondant designs neatly.

Roll a long strip of turquoise

Fold it to create pleats as shown in the video

Cut into smaller sections to create swags around the dress.

Wrap a plastic doll in cling wrap

You can use only the top half of the doll or insert the doll into the cake

If using only the top use a skewer to anchor the doll in place.

Cover the top of her body in with fondant - as shown in the video

Gently place the doll in place

Add a fondant belt for the doll to cover the seam between the body and skirt.

Add a fondant bow on the back.

Turquoise fondant can be used to create accents like bodice lines and sleeves.

To finish the dress add some dragees over each fondant billow

Small roses over each swag.