Here is a Dora the Explorer cake I made for my daughter’s 4th birthday. I copied a picture from a book she has and then blew it up to the size that would suit the slab cake I had made. I used butter icing tinted to get correct colours. I froze the cake first and … Read more
I saw a photo of this Swiper cake, made with the Partysaurus pan, on the site and made it myself. Swiper is known for being a kleptomaniac, so he is swiping a present, as he was in the other cake. The friend of my mother’s that it was made for (not the 3 year-old birthday … Read more
This Dora Birthday Cake was a two layered (basic recipe) chocolate cake covered in green-coloured buttercream icing. All of the figurines and decorations on the cake are made from homemade Marshmallow Fondant Icing. To make the fondant, melt marshmallows in the microwave for approximately 30 secs with a small splash of water until they are … Read more
I just finished taking Course I and II of the Wilton Cake Decorating class. With my new found skills I wanted to make a special cake for my daughters 4th birthday. But first I wanted to make a “practice” cake, which meant that I would have two Dora birthday cakes. I didn’t want to use … Read more
An 8″ cake, just store-bought chocolate covered in store-bought white frosting. I used a plastic Dora plate for the design. I traced the outline of Dora on waxed paper, and then piped buttercream (#2 tip) on the outline on the waxed paper. Then, I transferred the outline onto the cake. When you do this, not … Read more
I made this Dora the explorer cake for a friends little girl’s party. I found a picture on the internet and then printed it out. I blew it up to the size that I wanted and then cut the shape out on the cake. I iced the whole cake in a light colored frosting and … Read more
I browsed the other Dora cakes on this site and decided to try and make one for my daughters second birthday. She adored it and I thought I would share it with you. I used a template made from a black and white line drawing coloring page which I enlarged on the photocopier to the … Read more
I made this Dora the Explorer cake for my daughter, Julia, on her 2nd birthday. My sister also helped in the frosting of the cake. I baked a 9 x 13 cake and shaped it with a template from Nickjr.com. As I cut it I marked the eyes and hairline with tooth picks so that … Read more
This Dora birthday cake is my first attempt at fondant. I used 2 8-inch chocolate cakes for the bottom layer and 2 6-inch yellow cakes for the top layer. Both are frosted with white icing and then placed in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. I ended up making my own marshmallow fondant – … Read more
My daughter loves Dora and wanted to have her on her cake. I could not find a pan so I decided to make my own from a picture in one of my daughter’s Dora books. I made the entire Dora The Explorer Cake from one box of yellow cake mix. One 9 inch round made … Read more
All that my daughter wanted for her 3rd birthday was a homemade Dora the Explorer birthday cake. I purchased a sponge slab from a local shop and decided to decorate it for her. I copied a picture of Dora from a colouring book, and traced it onto baking paper. I purchased plastic icing to cover … Read more
I designed this Dora the Explorer Standing Birthday Cake for a one year old’s birthday. I have done standing cakes, but never one with a skeleton of PVC pipe. Dora is approx 2-1/2ft tall, she is made up of one-6inch cake (2-layers), two-8inch cakes (2-layers each) and her head is a Styrofoam ball,(you can use … Read more