This lovely young girl turning 13 desperately wanted a 'dress' cake on her birthday. She asked me if it would be possible to make a dress shaped cake. I told her I could do better and suggested a mannequin with a ballroom dress. She was amazed and loved her cake! She asked her mom not to cut up the dress but only the cake underneath as she wanted to keep it for ever. I'm not sure if she got her way, but I was very pleased with her excitement. Bottem cake is a 9", I used a Wilton bowl pan for the skirt and inserted the body of a doll, removed arms and head, covered it first with black fondant, then with the bodypart of the dress. Thanx for looking!