Ballerina Princess Cake for my Niece!

SO here is my very first attempt at making a fondant cake. A few flaws... A little shy in the cake around her waist because my son decided he was going to eat a layer of cake when I wasn't looking last night.
It wasn't funny then... but it is now.

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Not horrible. Not as great as I would like... But it is my very first try.

I used a super moist cake. Now anyone who has ever tried to frost one of these bad boys know it's hard enough without cutting into it to  shape it. So here's my hint to you...
Decrease the water by an 8th of a cup and add a 1/4 cup of flour to the cake mix.... Yeah it was just an off the shelf cake mix. but after those changes.... Works great. Still moist and fluffy but I can frost it after I have had to shape the cake by cutting it. On the very top layer of the cake I cooked  it in a bowl about the right size. Had to cut off less of the cake to shape. and it's about perfect for the top of the skirt. I bought girl party favor rings for the jewels around the bottom of the dress. I was originally going to do it with necklaces, but couldn't find any at the time. The barbie itself was a ballerina barbie in the cheap section. I was looking for one fo the shorter barbies so I wouldn't have to make a gigantic cake for a smaller function. IN the end it's a real barbie & jewelry for the little girl to play with when the cakes gone.