I was going to make an Octonauts cake for my 3-year-old son, but two days before his birthday, we went shopping for his presents and he got a very colorful “dinosaur” set with volcano. I realized that very soon, my boys wouldn’t allow me to make dinosaur cakes because they wouldn’t be “cool” anymore. So, … Read more
I started this volcano and jurassic scene cake by making 2 9×13 inch cakes. I then let them cool for a couple hours before I began cutting out the river about an inch deep and it went through the whole cake. I then put white frosting in the river in a thin layer so I … Read more
For the past three years I have had the pleasure of making birthday cakes for the same little guy. The first birthday was Dr.Seuss themed, the next year was “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”. This year for his 3rd birthday, it was Dinosaur themed cake. This cake was not to be just a any dinosaur cake, … Read more
We rented a party pirate ship for my son’s 6th birthday, but he wanted a volcano cake. So we decided to combine the theme. I went to the coolest cake website to find some brilliant ideas. I baked a few round sponge cakes to build up the volcano and placed a flower vase in the middle. I … Read more
My grandson wanted a volcano cake for his birthday, but not just any volcano cake: he wanted his to ERUPT!!! So, after spending several hours searching the internet (including Coolest Birthday Cakes) and looking through cookbooks, I decided to tackle the project. I baked two oblong cakes using cake mix, one white and the other … Read more
I had a request for a volcano cake for my sister’s best friend’s son for his 10th birthday. He is really into science and his mom thought a volcano cake would be a great surprise for him. I baked chocolate cakes in two different sized metal bowls. I then stacked the cakes on top of … Read more
Every year my son and I make a new cake for his birthday. This is the only time I bake, and each year I visit coolest birthday cakes to help generate ideas! This year my son wanted a volcano birthday cake. I found a lot of ideas here and on other sites. My favorite was … Read more
I had known for a while that my son had wanted a dinosaur party, and after scouring the internet (and this website) for decent dinosaur/Jurassic cakes, I decided that the volcano cake seemed the “easiest”. I received one of those giant cupcake molds from Baker’s Secret. It is a two-piece mold and you are able to bake a cake, one … Read more
This is my first Volcano cake. I baked a dome cake, took a cup and punched a hole for the center out, not too deep, just to get the effect. I baked a half sheet cake, iced it brown. I then put the volcano on a cake board, placed it in the corner and iced … Read more
I made this Jurassic Birthday Cake for my son’s 7th birthday. Everything is edible except for the wires on the volcano. I used the Barbie dress mold for the volcano, pretzel sticks for the trees and crushed graham crackers for the dirt look on the ground. On top of the trees, I placed a ball … Read more
I was shocked and a little upset the day my daughter decided, for her 5th Birthday party, she wanted a Dinosaur theme. I couldnt believe it…my little girl wanted a “boys” theme!After contemplating my options, however, I couldn’t believe how much fun one could have with this theme! I wanted a unique cake, so I … Read more
My nephew wanted a dinosaur-inspired cake, and I couldn’t find any cake pans or ideas for a dinosaur that didn’t look cartoon-like. Online, I found some ideas for this Volcano Cake, and embellished with some decorating and landscape. The base cake is a simply 13″x9″ oblong cake. The “volcano” is from a Wilton Wonderpan (which … Read more
My son helped me make this Volcano Dirt Cake for his 8th birthday. We baked a chocolate bundt cake to use as a base and froze it after we removed it from the pan. This makes it easier to “carve”. We followed a dirt cake recipe we got from the web, added more cookies and … Read more
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This was a Volcano cake for my son’s 4th birthday. He was so excited about his dino cake. I made the base of the cake out of an 11x15x2 cake pan which I made 2 cakes into 4 layers. I then made the volcano out of a Wilton doll cake pan which I cut a … Read more
This homemade Dinosaur Land Volcano cake was pretty easy to make and my son loved it! I started out by baking 2 boxes of cake mix, one in an angel food cake pan and the other in a regular round cake pan. After letting them cool I placed the round cake on a baking sheet … Read more
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My 4 year old son wanted a volcano cake with dinosaurs for his birthday. So, I stacked several cakes together to make it big enough. I used 10 inch, 9 inch, and 8 inch cheesecake pans and 2 Pyrex bowls to make the main volcano pyramid. I then cut away the hard edges to make … Read more
First I made the base of the Dinosaur Volcano Cake with a 9×13 cake pan and the volcano with a Pyrex bowl, glass and oven safe. After the cakes had cooled I cut the cakes to make them flat, then I placed the rectangle base on the platter and the half sphere on top. I … Read more
I made this cake almost 2 feet high – it was quite amazing I must say! The kids all loved it. First, I made a chocolate cake from scratch, as the box cakes are far too crumbly and weak to support this cake (the homemade cake is really firm and heavy). I used several round … Read more
The volcano cake was for 50th Birthday. We were looking to do Tropical Theme, what better than a Volcano Island. I used different sizes of round yellow cake, 5 layers. For frosting I used butter cream. Cake crumbs for racks and gel for lava.
My son was requesting a homemade volcano cake, I’m not sure why or where he even got the idea. He just says “I like volcano’s”. So that is what I made. We used two round tier cakes for the base and the volcano was made using the Wilton’s Barbie doll base pan. The lava is … Read more
For my sons 3rd birthday we had a tiki/luau theme so I made this volcano cake. I used a bundt pan and a basic cake pan and just “shaped” the cake into the form I needed. I used red velvet cake and store bought icing. I put a small ramekin in the top, and put … Read more
I was planning a ‘Star Wars’ party for my son’s 7th birthday, and was scratching my head for an easy, yet attractive idea for a cake. I saw a picture of a Mustafar Volcano toy, and realized that it would be easy to build a cake to resemble the volcano. My dearest Mom volunteered for … Read more