My son asked for a green dinosaur cake for his 3rd birthday, so I went online and found a real cute Betty Crocker Rex the Dinosaur Cake recipe which looked easy enough to make. For the cake itself he choose chocolate orange (we’re dealing with a little boy who really knows what he likes here!). … Read more
My nephew has a love for dinosaurs and this Dinosaur cake is his first birthday with me so I wanted to make it special. His mum planned a dino party and the cake had to a dinosaur of course. The challenge was shaping it but that actually turned out to be okay and my sister … 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
My nephew wanted a dinosaur-inspired cake, and I couldn’t find any cake pans or ideas for a dinosaur that didn’t look cartoon-like. Online, I found some ideas for this Volcano Cake, and embellished with some decorating and landscape. The base cake is a simply 13″x9″ oblong cake. The “volcano” is from a Wilton Wonderpan (which … Read more
My son helped me make this Volcano Dirt Cake for his 8th birthday. We baked a chocolate bundt cake to use as a base and froze it after we removed it from the pan. This makes it easier to “carve”. We followed a dirt cake recipe we got from the web, added more cookies and … Read more
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This Dinosaur Theme Cake Idea was for my best friend’s son who was turning 5. He loves dinosaurs and volcanoes. I suggested some of the cool dinosaur cakes from this site, but he insisted he wanted a volcano in there. So I started with a big sheet cake pan( probably a 12″x18″ or so) then … Read more
My 5-year-old son, obsessed with dinosaurs, specifically requested a “Jurassic Park Cake” for his birthday. I scoured the internet, looking for something appropriate and do-able. Finally, I settled for looking at the Jurassic Park book cover, and just free-handed everything on the cake!! The red and black did want to run together, but I used … Read more
This dinosaur cake was made for my grandson Adrians third birthday. He loves dinosaurs so I knew whatever cake I made would have to have dinosaurs on it. Since I already had a dinosaur cookie cutters but didn’t want to spend lots of time decorating something else (besides the cake) that would be demolished in … Read more
My daughter wanted a pink dinosaur for her 3rd birthday cake. I searched online to find the perfect dinosaur cake and ended up using the idea from Tomara B. on this site. It was a hit, the kids and parents loved it. I followed the instructions to use 2 round 9″ pans as listed and … Read more
My son’s 4th birthday was held at the Museum, where we go every couple of months to view the dinosaur exhibits. I organized a guided tour of the dinosaur exhibits throughout the museum for a small donation of $50 (my choice to pay) and the kids were given dinosaur tails to wear and were given … Read more