This is the third time I’ve made a dinosaur cake like this, and is my best yet. I used the Wilton doll cake tin and made a couple of muffins at same time. I used the muffins to make the head and tail.
Cut one muffin with a straight edged round cutter and turn it on its side for the head. Use the left over rounds to make the neck. Cut the other muffin to make a tail. Cover cake and stick all bits together with butter crean. Then cover with fondant icing.
Using modeling tools, or knife and little finger, cut shape for mouth and make a hole for eyes either side. Fill eyes with white fondant ball and then a bit of black. Cut chocolate buttons in half to put across cake to make the spines.
In past I have also done spots using smarties. Mold left over green fondant and shape for legs. Use modelling tool or cocktail stick to do nails.
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This is great! It’s just the idea I was looking for. Simple, pretty easy to make and put together, and very effective. Well done, a great job! Thanks for the clear instructions. I’ll be making a dinosaur cake form my son’s birthday in July.