Fairy doll cake

Vanilla cake

• 200 g unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened, plus extra for greasing
• 680 g plain flour
• 540 g white sugar
• 2 tbsp baking powder
• 2 pinch salt
• 500 g full cream milk
• 2 tsp natural vanilla extract
• 4 eggs

Buttercream icing

• 250 g icing sugar (see Tips)
• 120 g unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
• 2 tsp boiling water
• ½ tsp natural vanilla extract

Fondant

• 40 g water
• 3 tsp gelatine powder
• 100 g glucose syrup
• 15 g glycerine (see Tips)
• 620 g icing sugar, plus extra sifted for dusting and kneading (see Tips)
• natural food colouring of choice (see Tips)