Up to two years ago we bought our birthday cakes until one day my husband asked, why don’t we make our own cakes? I said, what? We don’t know anything about making a cake. He said with the help of the Internet we could get some pointers. So my husband and I started to research … Read more
It was my sons 5th Birthday. He loves Dinosaurs so we decided on a Dinosaur theme. Last year for his 4th I had already made a fearsome Dinosaur birthday cake and I didn’t want to do the same this year so I was a bit stumped! It was my son who came up with the … Read more
I got my idea for dinosaur cakes from this web site. Just baked a 13″ x 9″ cake and frosted it in bright green buttercream icing. The volcano is a “baby” bundt-cake on top of a round 6″ cake, frosted in chocolate icing. The lava is melted life-savers candies (red, yellow and orange combined). The … Read more
My son really wanted a green T-Rex cake for his 3rd birthday. I was not overly impressed with the pans that I found on-line. We wanted a cute T-Rex, not a mean one. I decided to draw my own pattern on poster board and cut this cake out of a 12×18″ sheet cake. I used … Read more
I had two birthday parties this year, won’t do that again!! My daughter who was turning three wanted a dinosaur cake. The second cake was a purple Triceratops Cake. Lots of fun to make!! First I made a Marshmallow fondant, I found the recipe on line. I made it a week ahead of time as … Read more
I made this homemade Spikey the Dinosaur cake for my Fiancé (his 22nd birthday as he’s a big kid and long time dinosaur enthusiast) and as he is a big chocolate fan I decided to make it a bit different. Instead of using a normal sponge I used a recipe for a chocolate Stout cake … Read more
I first used a Wilton Stand-up Teddy Bear Cake pan and a round cake pan using 2 boxes of yellow cake and 1 box of strawberry (for the tail). I substituted 1 cup buttermilk (per box mix) in place of the water called for on the box. (Please note: this is less than the required … Read more
I made this Dinosaur Birthday Cake for my son’s 4th birthday, following suggestions from this web page. The cake was from two, 8-inch round forms. The first cake was sliced in half and “glued” together (with frosting) upright to form the body. The second cake had a crescent shape cut for the tail along with … Read more
My son Jaden (4) has been all about Dino’s. I told him I would try to make a Dino cake for his class but that I was not sure if I could do it. This was my first time making a 3D cake. I looked at some of the other pictures and directions on this … Read more
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For my son’s 7th birthday party he wanted a volcano cake. So I obliged. The bottom layer was a 11x15x2 sheet cake (chocolate) split with a layer of chocolate icing in between layers. I also baked a 10″ round an 8″ round and a 6″ round cake. I cut a hole in each of the … Read more
