We used fluorescent food coloring to create a bright green and purple dinosaur. After she completed the icing on the cake using a star tip she went back and used icing to form the feet along with the purple toe nails. It took us a while to make the dinosaur cake but it was well … Read more
This volcano birthday cake was for my grandson’s 8th birthday. I made a 9X13 for the base and the volcano was baked in a small ovenproof bowl. I iced the cake in a basic butter cream chocolate and then placed the bowl cake inverted on top, carved out a bit to make the hole in … Read more
My son loves Volcanoes and dinosaurs. What’s better for a boy than a volcano cake that actually has smoke coming out? I used a doll cake pan for the volcano and a regular cake pan for the bottom. I used some small dinosaur toys for decoration (and let the kids take them home) At the … Read more
My friend ask me to make a dinosaur cake for her son’s birthday. I was at a loss and looked up ideas here on coolest b-day cakes. This cake is a combination of ideas that I found. I just baked a 9×13 for the base. First, I decided where I wanted my stream/river to be … Read more
I found many volcano cakes on this site but this is how I made mine. Make a sheet cake, single layer any size, any flavor (I used a chocolate store bought mix and baked as directed). Bake a cake in a metal bowl or “half ball” style pan (again use store bought cake mix). After … Read more
2 days before the party I made up 4 oven baking trays about 16” by 12” with Victoria sponge and then a 14” round, 9” round, 8” round, 7” round and a 1.5 pint pudding basin with chocolate sponge cake with chocolate chips. The following day I laid out the Victoria sponge for the land … Read more
My step son had a very large Dinosaur Scene Birthday Cake for his birthday, but his cousins had missed the party, so for a family party I made a mini version. I baked a chocolate 9×13, cut off one corner and stood it up to be a volcano. We dug out the middle a bit … Read more
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After looking fruitlessly at bakeries to find that special cake for my dino-loving soon-to-be 2 year old, I stumbled across this site. I decided to make his Dinosaur cake, and to my surprise, it was easy and tuned out awesome. I had so many compliments at his party. Basically everything I did came from the … Read more
For his fourth birthday, my son wanted his cake to be ‘Triceratops from Harry and the Bucket full of Dinosaurs.’ I got loads of ideas from this site so I thought I would repay the favour and post back. I made two chocolate cakes, one round and one using a pudding basin. I froze these … Read more
My son asked for a Stegosaurus Birthday Cake for his third birthday. This is my first time making a 3D cake. I saw some cakes on this site for inspiration. The body is made from putting two halves of a round cake together. For the head, I cut 1/3 of a round cake and then … Read more
My daughter was very into dinosaurs by age 3 so I wanted to make her a special birthday cake. I looked on this website for some ideas and decided to try this Dinosaur Birthday Cake. In a few of the other postings are actual template illustrations of what size and shape cake pans to use … Read more