How to Make A Jelly Roll Sponge Cake for Dolls

Sponge curler, jelly roll cakes.

       This version of doll sponge cake uses sponge curlers. These may still be purchased at Dollar stores for those of you who are unfamiliar with the items. 
       Using sponge curlers to curl ones hair when wet over night is definitely "old school." Although, it seems to do far less damage than modern methods for curling one's hair... 
       In any case, these are fun to craft with and easier for little hands to manipulate.

Supply List:

• clean recycled sponge curlers
• fleecey fabric scraps (icing)
• white toilet paper rolls
• Sculpey (oven bake clay)
• acrylic paints
• white school glue
• cookie molds (from Dollar Store)
• hot glue gun and glue  

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Remove all of the plastic parts from several colors of sponge curlers.
2. Thoroughly wash and dry the sponge curlers.
3. Cut the white paper tubes to the sizes you wish the jelly roll sponge cakes to be. I made both uncut lengths and single servings for our dolls.
4. After cutting the lengths, I then cut the rolls down to narrower proportions and used  white school glue to reattach the seams. Let the rolls dry.
5. Cut down the lengths of the sponge curlers and roll these together alternating colors.
6. Carefully push these inside the paper rolls with a bit of hot glue.
7. Shave off the ends at the outside edges of the paper tubes to reveal the colorful, spiral sponge designs made by alternated colors.
8. Wrap the outside of the tubes with hot glue and fleecy fabric to give the faux jelly roll it's icing.
9. Mold tiny cookie and fruit details using Sculpey and molds. Bake according to the directions on the package. Let cool.
10. Paint the cookies/fruit using acrylics.
11. Hot glue the decorations to the top of the full sized jelly roll.
    

Sponge curlers in pink, lime and yellow
from Dollar General.