Coolest 360 Degree Dora Adventure Birthday Cake

My daughter’s 2nd birthday was coming up and I wanted to make a cake about something she was interested in at the time. Of course, Dora the Explorer came to mind. I wanted to make a cake that was epic, like something off of one of the cake TV shows. I decided to follow the … Read more

Coolest Dora Birthday Cake Photos and How-To Tips 1

My three year old daughter wanted a cake that was “where Dora the Explorer lived” I was slightly stumped, how to create such a Dora birthday cake? I decided to use the Wilton house cake pan and tweak it slightly. It turned out to be very easy to do. I baked a 10inch round for … Read more

Cool Homemade Dora and Boots Cake

Dora and Boots Cake

I made this Dora and Boots cake for my youngest daughter’s second birthday. She loves Dora the Explorer and was very excited to be having a “Dora Party”. I’m relatively new to cake decorating (have only decorated 4 cakes prior to this one). I turned to the internet for some ideas on how to get … Read more

Cool Homemade Dora the Explorer Birthday Cake With Fondant Toppers

Homemade Dora the Explorer Birthday Cake

Hope you all enjoy the pictures of the Homemade Dora the Explorer Birthday Cake that I made from scratch including the marshmallow fondant covering for a lovely 2 year old girl. The cake is a yellow cake with pineapple and is filled and covered with chocolate ganache. I also made the marshmallow fondant at home … Read more

Coolest Dora Birthday Cake Photos and How-To Tips 2

For this Dora birthday cake, I started with a 13×9 pan. I made 1 chocolate for the bottom and a white cake for the top. I iced the cake with purple buttercream. I used green buttercream and made green leaves as the top and bottom border of the cake. I placed pink drop flowers along … Read more

Coolest Dora and 3D Boots Cake

Dora Cake

I made this Dora and 3D Boots cake by baking an 11×15 half sheet cake, and then cutting out the Dora and grass shapes. The Dora shape was retrieved from the internet, cut out, and used as a guide when cutting the cake. The cake doesn’t have to be cut into the exact shape of … Read more

Coolest Dora Birthday Cake Idea

Homemade Dora Birthday Cake Idea

My 2 year old granddaughter saw a cake similar to this Dora Birthday Cake Idea at Walmart and fell in love. I searched the internet to find the toppers and it came up 16-$18.00 everywhere online so I went back to Walmart and asked if they could sell me the toppers. Not thinking that they … Read more

Coolest Dora the Explorer Birthday Cake

Homemade Dora the Explorer Birthday Cake

This Dora the Explorer Birthday Cake I made for my daughter’s second birthday. As many little girls, she is taken with Dora and since we bought her a Dora toddler bed for her big birthday, I made this cake as well. Since our older son has his birthday 7 days prior, I also made him … Read more

Coolest Dora Birthday Cake Photos and How-To Tips 4

The cake base was baked in a deep 1/2 sheet pan used to make coffee cakes and available at restaurant supply stores. 2 layers of 1/2-sheet pans would also work to give you a large cake for the Dora birthday cake scene. The figures were from a Dora set. The candy path Dora and Boots … Read more

Cute Homemade Dora the Explorer Cake With Toy Toppers

Homemade Dora the Explorer Cake

I made this Dora the Explorer cake for my daughter’s 2nd birthday. She requested a Dora cake. I decided to go with a scene and just add Dora figurines because I was unable to get any food coluring to make black in my small town. I baked two 9×13 chocolate cakes and made my own … Read more