Elena of Avalor Cake

 This was a viewer request. I asked for requests when I hit 5000 subscribers on YouTube, and the only real request was an Elena of Avalor cake. If you're not familiar with Elena of Avalor, this is her:

It's a children's series from Disney for kids preschool to early school age kids. It's really sweet.

First, I made some burgundy fondant by mixing red fondant with purple and red food coloring.

Then I stacked a 6-inch and 4-inch cake dummy frosted. I am going to cover it with fondant already stacked, which is not what I usually do.
I started out covering the top tier. I left a small lip along the bottom.
Then I covered a smooth spot on the front of the bottom tier. I covered the skirt part of the cake with some folds in it and I made some folds back and forth along the join between the skirt and the flat part to make the ruffles on Elena's dress.
Then I covered the last gap with a pink sash.
And I added a pink bow on one side.
I covered the top of the cake with a strip of burgundy to indicate the sash around the shoulders.
Finally, I added tiny, colorful flowers all around the skirt and the sash around the top.
I think this cake is sweet.
A bit of trivia on Elena of Avalor, Sophia the First was originally meant to be a Spanish princess, but no one got Spanish from her vibe. Eventually, Disney realized that the needed a more clearly Spanish princess and Elena of Avalor was conceived.
Thanks for the request, Byron. And thanks to all those who subscribed to my channel to help me reach 5000 subscribers.



Watch us make this unusual cake on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/mIYMOwGkNjc
Schaut zu wie wir diese außergewöhnliche Torte auf unserem YouTube Kanal machen hier: https://youtu.be/mBw2tSkkaHw

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