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
My youngest son has a Luau party every year, well he has for the past two. This Volcano Birthday Cake was for the first year and his third birthday. To make this cake I placed and iced three cakes on top of one another. After they froze and were firm together I cut around the … Read more
This lava Dino cake was a lot of fun to make and was quite simple. We started with a Betty Crocker Vanilla Rainbow sprinkle cake – at my son’s request. The icing used on the cake was the standard butter icing recipe with lemon flavoring since that is my son’s favorite. The icing was then … Read more
I made this volcano birthday cake for my son’s third birthday after he requested an “erupting volcano cake”. The cake was actually really easy to make. The “island” was made from cake, and the “volcano” itself was made from rice krispie treats. After molding some rice krispie treats around an empty cup into the shape … Read more
We made this for a science project where you had to make some sort of volcano. Almost everyone was making theirs out of Styrofoam or lampshades. My friend and I came up with the idea to make it out of cake. We had no idea people have already made it. We decided “Oh well what … Read more
This centerpiece is dedicated to my grandson Jayce who turned 5. He wanted a monster truck cake, but was having a mad scientist party. To accommodate his wishes I made each piece to reference his party. The erupting volcano cake is made out of two huge batches of homemade rice crisp’s molded to form the … Read more
To make my volcano cake I used red velvet cake mixture, made three cakes different sizes so they would stack like a snowman almost and red and orange frosting. My cake is really cool because it is formed like a volcano made into a cake, its not just any cake with a volcano on it. … Read more
For my sons 4th birthday party we had a dinosaur-themed party. He didn’t, however, want a dinosaur cake; he wanted a volcano cake that erupted. There are a few ideas out there on the “net”. Nothing was exactly like what I wanted so I borrowed some ideas and used some of my own. Volcano cake … Read more
For a Hawaiian themed party I was having I decided to make a volcano cake. I used 2 package mixes of chocolate cake in a bunt pan. It overflowed so I had some extra cake bits, I grounded those up and spread them all over the cookie sheet to look like dirt. I used two … Read more
I made this Hawaiian Luau Volcano Birthday Cake for my daughter’s 6th birthday. It was easy and fun to make and a great hit with the kids – especially when the smoke (dry ice) came out. I used 2 round cakes (one small and one large) and a bundt cake between them. I placed a … Read more
I made this cake using a bundt on the bottom, a Pyrex bowl in the middle and a cupcake on the top. I covered everything with chocolate frosting, then drizzled white icing around the rim. When it was time to light the candle I put about a teaspoon of vodka in the top and lit … 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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