For my “inherited” grandson’s 4th birthday he asked me to make him a dinosaur cake. Silly me, I asked him what kind of dinosaur. Whoever has heard of an Ankyosaurus? Turns out it was pretty simple to make. I baked 3 round cakes of graduating sizes, 5 regular size cupcakes, 11 mini cupcakes, one small … Read more
My son helped me decorate the dinosaur with various candies like M&Ms, gummy peach rings and candied “fruit” wedges. He also added jimmies and sprinkles because he wanted too. It was a festive dinosaur cake!s, gummy peach rings and candied “fruit” wedges. He also added jimmies and sprinkles because he wanted too. It was a … Read more
My daughter wanted a dark green triceratops cake for her 5th birthday and there was no talking her into anything else. I created this one using a 9-inch deep dish round cake pan, a 9-inch square pan, and a Pampered Chef small mixing bowl. I used the equivalent of 2 cake mixes (I made a … Read more
I made this dinosaur cake for my 6 year old’s birthday, he loves everything dinosaur. I used a dinosaur cake pan, I also used Wilton cake release and really made sure to put it in the crease of the pans so I could see the out line of the dinosaur. I then decorated with homemade … Read more
Ok this homemade T-Rex dinosaur birthday cake was a work of art in progress for my 10 year old lol… What I used were Wilton pans 8in, 10in, 12in, & 14in. After all the cakes were baked, I sliced them in half and frosted them. Then decided to frost the layers in bold “boy” colors. … Read more
I made this cake for my friend’s son’s 4th birthday. This was the first time I had ever made a ‘special cake’. I had a trial run and this was the second version. I used two cakes one was an 8″/20cm deep round cake tin and the other was a deep rectangular tin 7.5″ x … Read more
I made this Dinosaur Birthday Cake Idea for a family friend. Its my favorite cake I’ve EVER done. When she said Reptar I was like… “How am I supposed to do THAT?!” But I was going to figure it out. I found a coloring page online of Reptar, blew it up and printed it out … Read more
As with other dinosaur cakes, two 9in round cakes were used. One cut in half and frosted together for the body. The second cake I made up a template and used frosting to attach pieces to the body. Any remaining grey pieces were used as padding for the joins of Tail and head to the … Read more
Thanks so much for all the great pics of cakes. This dinosaur cake I did for my son on his 2nd birthday. He loved dinosaurs and he loved M&M’s. I don’t remember exactly where I found the idea. I made a sheet cake using 2 cake mixes, that way it would come out extra big … Read more
For the body of the dinosaur cake, I used a round cake cut in half and propped up side by side. The tail is a crescent shape from another round cake. The head is a heart shaped cake cut in half and done the same as the body. The frosting is butter icing piped from … Read more
Kevin wanted to use them for the eyebrows which surprisingly looked cute. I used Nestle Crunch Sticks and green Sour Strings for the palm tree. I suggest making the palm tree right before serving (sour strings break and get droopy).
My son is dinosaur crazy and his favriote is the pterodactyl. He really wanted a pterodactyl cake for his birthday but I thought I may struggle with it so I came up with this Dinosaur Birthday Cake instead! I used a 1 liter bowl to make the body of the dinosaur, when cooled I cut … Read more