Baby Taylor Confetti Cake

Batter swirls in a mixing bowl during the first minute of Baby Taylor Confetti Cake, and the first job is stirring sprinkles through it before the pan goes into the oven. That early step decides how the inside of the cake looks once it gets sliced later on.

The toolkit splits between the kitchen and the closet. Piping bags in a handful of frosting colors, sugar pearls, and fondant cutouts sit along one side for decorating the cake, while a ruffled party dress, striped tights, and a paper crown wait on the other side for dressing Taylor once the baking is done. Frosting layers go on in order, so a base coat has to be finished before the piped border or the sprinkles will stick.

Most makeover games hand you a closet and stop there, but this one makes you earn the outfit by finishing the cake first, tying the two halves into one birthday scene instead of two separate activities. A round ends with a photo of the frosted cake next to a dressed-up Taylor, cake and outfit as one finished picture rather than either one on its own.

Spread the batter evenly in the pan before baking, since a lopsided cake makes the frosting slide once you start piping. Match the frosting color to a color already in the party outfit, like a pink border under a pink dress, so the cake and Taylor look like they belong to the same party. Let the base frosting layer sit for a moment before adding sugar pearls, or they sink in instead of sitting on top where they show.