I made this Dora the Explorer birthday cake for my 3 year old Dora mad son. I tried to make it not too girly. The map was hand painted onto the fondant covered cake board and the number 3 was carved from 2 9 inch round cakes. He was thrilled with it and the look … Read more
When we asked my two-year old daughter what she wanted for her third birthday, she replied, “A pink cake.” Pause. “With Dora on it.” A couple of days later: “A pink cake with Dora on it and a heart around her.” Pause. “With chocolate inside.” When I asked whether it could be a square … Read more
The Map tells Dora and Boots to follow the path, thru the forest (Swiper hiding), over the bridge (past the grumpy ole troll), and finally arrive at Ansley’s birthday party. This is a large cake – 1/2 a sheet cake. WASC cake with butter cream icing. The tree’s were pretzel rods and used a # … Read more
My 3 year old absolutely loved this Dora cake. The only thing was making an ice cream cake in the middle of summer in the Tropics, was not the easiest thing. I spent most of my time icing the cake head first in the freezer. The good thing was due to the heat it melted … Read more
Hi – I had a request for Dora cupcakes. My new favorite decorating method is decorating with melted chocolate – it’s always fun to pull off that topper and take a bite out of it. Dora’s Face: I printed 2in. pictures of Dora’s face. Then put a sheet of wax paper over top of the … Read more
well the cake took me 4 hours to make i made the buttercream and the filling.the filling was cookies and cream buttercream.one side was 2 layers and the other was 4 layers.i sprayed it green with my spray gun.the water was blue icing i cut in to the middel of the cake the part where … Read more
Well, it took me about three hours to do all together. First I made a round cake for the head then a full cake for the body. Then another full cake for the arms and legs then another full cake to make the boots. My husband came in and said what are you doing putting a puzzle together! … Read more
This Dora birthday cake was my first time using fondant. I didn’t know how to cover it with one sheet so I did it in sections and covered my seams, the top with icing, the center with fondant stars that I cut out with a cookie cutter. I just used bright colors and a Dora candle! … Read more
I made this Boots the Monkey cake for Jack who was turning 3. I made a 14″ madera slab cake. I photocopied a colouring picture of Boots and enlarged his head 250%. I measured him up on the slab cake to make sure he fitted than traced the face onto baking paper, each different part … Read more
My daughter is Dora mad. I saw all the pictures of the Dora the Explorer cakes here and decided I would do something a bit different. I started by making two 8″ round cakes, cut them and stuck them to look a bit like a mountain. I covered the cake and cake board with green … Read more
This Dora The Explorer Birthday Cake is a half sheet cake for my cousin’s youngest child’s 2nd birthday. Dora, the stars and her name are done with color flow (I used a image that I found online for a pattern). Buttercream icing with blue color mist and pink & lavender borders. My local cake store … Read more
This is my homemade Dora Backpack and Map cake I made for my daughter’s 3rd birthday. It was quite easy to make. I looked online for ideas and found images. I used two one layer cake pans and laid them together. Cut out the shape and frosted with frosting that I died with food coloring. … Read more