Gingerbread Dalahäst Cake

Tin Bathtub

Some delightful IKEA cake tins have appeared, and Min thinks she has convinced Opal and Agathe that they are new funny-shaped bathtubs.

1972 Joy of Cooking, page 636

They humour her for a bit, however they are not really fooled, and luckily they are in the mood for baking today!

Need Help Stirring!

Min needs help with this big bowl of sticky eggs, sugar and molasses..

Whisk-Wielder

Agathe pitches in…

Spoon-stirrer

…while Opal wields the olive-wood spoon!

Gingerbread Horse!

They are pretty happy with the Gingerbread result!

Somebody’s Birthday!

The littlest human in the family turns Two today – Thanks for your help, girls!!

Tags: baking, cooking, Dalahäst, doll, Gingerbread, gingerbread cake, IKEA, Quimperhitty, wooden doll

21 thoughts on “Gingerbread Dalahäst Cake”

TC Vollum on January 11, 2015 at 4:41 am said:

TWO years?! Yikes, how did that happen???

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 8:12 am said:
  
  I know! She is suddenly a big girl (who loves Hitty!!)
  
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Hitty Jean on January 11, 2015 at 4:56 am said:

Gorgeous!!! Well done, Hittys!

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 8:13 am said:
  
  Thanks very much – we have had all kinds of Dalahäster in the house, but not a cake pan until now!
  
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tottietalkscrafts on January 11, 2015 at 7:53 am said:

Happy Birthday Little One! May your year be filled with happiness and of course, Quimper Hitty stories!

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 8:16 am said:
  
  She has her own Hitty Dulcie that she can play with when she visits – she does recognise Hitty as a special kind of doll, but just at the moment her favourite thing to do is disrobe them!
  
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Becky on January 11, 2015 at 7:56 am said:

I marvel at the creativity…well done.

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 8:17 am said:
  
  Thank you! Luckily we had a few Swedish Horses around the house to use as models!
  
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ehpem on January 11, 2015 at 8:45 am said:

Not only did they make a beautiful cake, but it was very tasty too. It was a delight to watch the little one blow out the candles for the first time! And to hear her tell of other recent happy day events, like her youngest uncle’s birthday last week, with emphasis on ‘happy’.

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 1:47 pm said:
  
  It was tasty! The littlest human seemed to especially appreciate the ice cream!
  
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Ann Stroupe on January 11, 2015 at 9:09 am said:

Yum, yum!! The Quimper Hittys are very good cooks and bakers!

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 1:47 pm said:
  
  They are excellent company in the kitchen!
  
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Robin Campbell on January 11, 2015 at 10:03 am said:

Too cute. Like real little girls helping. Bet the kitchen smelled great. Robin Campbell

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 1:48 pm said:
  
  It did smell great! And it was a fun project to involve the Hittys in – they always like to help!
  
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onesmallstitch on January 11, 2015 at 10:13 am said:

happy birthday to the littlest one, happy days always with her Hitty friends.

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 1:50 pm said:
  
  Thank you, it has been very pleasant to help to celebrate a little birthday!
  
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Sherry on January 11, 2015 at 11:36 am said:

hard to believe the littlest one is already 2! This cake is great fun. And as always the “girls” are so helpful and so photogenic!!

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 1:52 pm said:
  
  I can hardly believe it either, but it’s true! She is quite the little individual, and loves coming here to play with her Hitty Dulcie…The wooden girls are sometimes nervous but she is very well supervised and so far has treated her Dulcie very kindly!
  
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Lisa on January 11, 2015 at 8:07 pm said:

Happy Birthday Frida! What a unique and beautiful cake!

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- Quimper Hitty on January 11, 2015 at 9:49 pm said:
  
  It was fun making, and eating it!
  
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