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Usually about once or twice a month, we have a special “Family Fun” night. Sometimes it’s a movie…sometimes it’s soccer or jump rope…sometimes it’s a board game. When I realized the Sleeping Beauty DVD (Diamond Edition) was released last Tuesday and none of the girls had watched it, we decided it would be a great way to spend our Saturday evening!
On Saturday morning, we headed out to get the special gift set with the Sleeping Beauty DVD available only at Walmart. It was pretty easy to find in the electronics section since it is a new release. I went ahead and picked up another gift set to give away to one of you, so be sure to check out the Sleeping Beauty DVD giveaway at the bottom of this post!
The girls and I had the best time shopping for great buys for our fun night! We found some Disney Princess cups, plates, cups, and a room transformation kit. You can see the $3 off a $10 purchase coupon that was hanging in the party supplies section. That helped keep our #disneybeauties shopping spree costs down a little bit!
We also wound up visiting two Walmart stores, because I really wanted to make a Sleeping Beauty cake! The first store didn’t have the doll we were looking for, but thankfully, the second one did! I was inspired by how well our Anna and Elsa cakes turned out a few weeks ago, and I thought it would be a fun snack for our evening.
Here’s a short tutorial:
Sleeping Beauty Cake
Supplies:
- 2 cake mixes
- 2 cans of frosting (I picked out the already pink with sprinkles included Funfetti frosting to make things easier)
- Sleeping Beauty Doll
- 8″ round cake pans
- Pampered Chef Batter Bowl (2 Qt) or any other 2 qt style batter bowl
- Base for the cakes
1) Bake one cake mix in a Pampered Chef Batter bowl or similar dish. You’ll need to set your oven at 325 degrees and bake it for about 60 – 65 minutes (until a toothpick inserted comes out clean). Bake the other cake mix in two 8″ round pans following the cake mix directions. Be sure to grease and flour your bowl and pans well. Allow the cakes to cool completely. (I got in a hurry…and skipped this. Not a good idea. Crumbly cake!)
2) Invert 8″ cakes and place one on top of the other with a thin layer of frosting in between to hold them together. Invert the bowl cake with the dome (rounded) side up. Place on top of 8″ cakes with a thin layer of frosting. Use a knife to cut around and even up the edges of the cakes.
3) Cut a 2″-3″” circle from the middle of the cake. I just eyeballed it, but you can use a biscuit cutter if desired. I also recommend putting your doll in to test the height of the cake. Wrap the bottom part of the doll with plastic wrap to keep it from getting dirty. It is much easier if you get the kind of dolls with removable skirts and a painted top! Once you’re sure the cake is tall enough, remove the doll.
3) Spread a layer of frosting over the cake to make a crumb coat. Place the cake in a freezer for about an hour or overnight, if desired.
4) Push the doll down into the center of the cake, and do a “top” coat of pink frosting for the skirt. You may need to pull up or have someone hold the doll’s hair while you are frosting it. To smooth the skirt a little bit, I put the whole cake (doll and all) into the refrigerator for about 15 minutes after doing the top coat. Then, I used plastic wrap to gently smooth it. Dust with pink sprinkles!
You can check out my rather lame Sleeping Beauty Cake video tutorial on YouTube here!
While our cake was in the freezer, we worked on giving our basement a princess makeover. The Transformation Kit we found in the party supply aisle was actually pretty inexpensive, but it made a huge difference in the atmosphere of our family fun night! The kit included several “stain glass windows” and hanging hearts. The girls are excited to leave up the decorations for a while, and then I plan to move them into the room where we store toys (we’re fortunate to have four bedrooms, so we moved two girls together and made a toy room out of the other bedroom). The girls also pulled out their princess sleeping bags to get comfy for the movie.
After a chili dinner and a game of Princess Go Fish, we settled in to watch the movie. John ended up getting called out to work, but the girls and I enjoyed the show–it’s been a long time since I watched Sleeping Beauty! 
Yes, these are crazy pictures! Lydia captured my silly side for these giveaway photos! I bought an extra Sleeping Beauty DVD Gift Set to give away to one of you. I hope you’ll have your own family fun night! To enter, simply follow the directions in the Giveaway Tools form below.
What about you? Does your family ever have fun nights?!! What are your favorite activities and ideas?
Here is a quick picture recap of our Family Fun Day!
I have all boys, but that sounds like a fun night for the little ladies.
We did have fun, but I’m sure it overwhelms my husband sometimes! It might not be quite so pink and sparkly if we had some brothers around here!
Beautiful cake, it turned out great! Seems easy enough too, I’ll have to try this soon!
My neice makes these kinds of cakes for her daughters too. They are really easy to make.
What a fun princess party! That barbie cake is to die for!
your cake turned out awesome! I am so going to have to make this for my daughter for her birthday she would get a kick out of that – she loves Barbie.
This looks like so much fun!
Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Oh what total fun. My girls love princess-themed anything and would love the party, cake, and movie!
What a fun sleepover. I love the cake.
Looks like you guys had a great night. I love the doll cake. I always wanted a cake like that when I was younger.
That’s the coolest cake ever. I love everything you did for the sleepover, but that cake takes it.
There’s really nothing more fun for a little girl than princess anything. I wanted to be a princess when I was a little girl.
What a great idea! My daughter would love this.
Love the cake! And I didn’t know Sleeping Beauty had been released again – Yeah!
Look how happy they are! Your cake turned out GREAT!
This looks pretty awesome. I love sleeping beauty. Such a great movie!
What a cute idea!! This would be perfect for a birthday party also. Love it!
What a fun party! My daughter would LOVE being there. And I LOVE that cake too – wow!
Sounds like fun!
What a cute cake! We had a Sleeping Beauty Party too and thought about trying get one, but now I can make one!
Thanks for the info about the “room transformation kit.” What an easy and fun way to decorate.
Looks like a really fun time!! I can tell your girls were beyond excited to pick up some princes goodies for the movie party
Oh how cute. what fun to have, my girls would love this!!!
Oh, what a lovely princess party! We just moved into a new home and I would love to start a new tradition in our new place
That is a very cute cake!~ I think I will try it for my girls too!
this is such a classic movie and we watched it together as a family today for the first time. my girls loved it and my husband and i hadn’t seen it in so long. what a fun cake! thanks for the tutorial.
I love Sleeping Beauty! Thanks for the giveaway.
My girls love Sleeping Beauty! Thanks for the giveaway!
Great giveaway! Our favorite family night is game night! Right now, the game of choice is Clue, but Blockus and Rummy are family favorites!
Hope I win!
The cake was so cute! Thanks for doing the giveaway.
Sleeping Beauty is one of my favorite movies! Would love to watch it with my sweet little princess! 🙂
So cute
Looks like fun!
One of the few Disney princess movies we are missing! Would love to win! Thanks!
My 2 little girls would love doing something like this! Ok, my son wouldn’t mind it either…he’s a good big brother!
Gotta love sweet princess parties!
Sleeping Beauty was my favorite movie growing up!
I LOVE Your silly side, and Girl – never call yourself lame. Your YouTube video is far from “rather lame”. 🙂
It looks like you ladies had a really fun time and your girls are all so pretty! I LOVE your Sleeping Beauty cake! Can you send a piece my way? 🙂 #client
This is the only Disney movie we don’t have yet. My kids would love it!
How fun! Can’t wait to try making that cake 🙂
I have a little lady in my house that would love this!
This would be a perfect fun Birthday party idea. Thanks for sharing.