I just finished taking Course I and II of the Wilton Cake Decorating class. With my new found skills I wanted to make a special cake for my daughters 4th birthday. But first I wanted to make a “practice” cake, which meant that I would have two Dora birthday cakes. I didn’t want to use … Read more
An 8″ cake, just store-bought chocolate covered in store-bought white frosting. I used a plastic Dora plate for the design. I traced the outline of Dora on waxed paper, and then piped buttercream (#2 tip) on the outline on the waxed paper. Then, I transferred the outline onto the cake. When you do this, not … Read more
I made this Dora the explorer cake for a friends little girl’s party. I found a picture on the internet and then printed it out. I blew it up to the size that I wanted and then cut the shape out on the cake. I iced the whole cake in a light colored frosting and … Read more
I browsed the other Dora cakes on this site and decided to try and make one for my daughters second birthday. She adored it and I thought I would share it with you. I used a template made from a black and white line drawing coloring page which I enlarged on the photocopier to the … Read more
I made this Dora the Explorer cake for my daughter, Julia, on her 2nd birthday. My sister also helped in the frosting of the cake. I baked a 9 x 13 cake and shaped it with a template from Nickjr.com. As I cut it I marked the eyes and hairline with tooth picks so that … Read more
This Dora birthday cake is my first attempt at fondant. I used 2 8-inch chocolate cakes for the bottom layer and 2 6-inch yellow cakes for the top layer. Both are frosted with white icing and then placed in the refrigerator for a couple of hours. I ended up making my own marshmallow fondant – … Read more
My daughter loves Dora and wanted to have her on her cake. I could not find a pan so I decided to make my own from a picture in one of my daughter’s Dora books. I made the entire Dora The Explorer Cake from one box of yellow cake mix. One 9 inch round made … Read more
All that my daughter wanted for her 3rd birthday was a homemade Dora the Explorer birthday cake. I purchased a sponge slab from a local shop and decided to decorate it for her. I copied a picture of Dora from a colouring book, and traced it onto baking paper. I purchased plastic icing to cover … Read more
I designed this Dora the Explorer Standing Birthday Cake for a one year old’s birthday. I have done standing cakes, but never one with a skeleton of PVC pipe. Dora is approx 2-1/2ft tall, she is made up of one-6inch cake (2-layers), two-8inch cakes (2-layers each) and her head is a Styrofoam ball,(you can use … Read more
I was inspired by a Dora and Boots Birthday Cake I saw on this site. I’ve never done anything like this before but decided to give it a shot. I started by printing coloring book pages that I found on the internet. Dora, Boots and some balloons. I taped the images to a cutting board, … Read more
I started experimenting with cakes, and my daughter asked me to make her a Dora Birthday Cake for her 4th Birthday. I decided to give it a try. I was very proud of the result! Even more important, so was she! I traced Dora onto the cake from an image printed from the nickelodeon site, … Read more
I made this cake for my friends daughter who loves “Dora”. I used an 8 x 8 inch pan for the top and bottom of cake. The house I cut into triangles and faced them together, put it on top, iced it and added some M&M’s. The grass is coconut with green food coloring. The … Read more