How To Make A Fun Dinosaur Birthday Cake - Video

by Liv Hansen

If your child likes Dinosaurs, they'll love this fun Dinosaur birthday cake.

This recipe is lots of fun, easy to make and a guaranteed hit at your child's party.

And you'll find easy to follow, detailed instructions just below the video.




How to make a dinosaur birthday cake

Instructions

How to make a dinosaur birthday cake

Assembling the dinosaur cake

1. On the first cake layer, cut a slice off of one side. Then in the middle of the flat side of the cake layer, cut a U-shaped piece out to create the dinosaur’s belly and legs. Place the layer on a serving platter.
2. Using paper templates, cut a head and tail out of the second cake layer (cut the ‘dome’ off the top first so it’s flat). Place head and tail on the serving platter, joining the pieces to the dinosaur’s body. Glue the cake to the platter by placing some frosting underneath each piece of cake. Crumb coat the entire cake with a thin layer of green frosting.
3. Freeze the cake for 30 minutes.



Decorate the dinosaur cake

1. Frost the entire cake with another layer of green frosting. Smooth frosting on sides of cake using an offset spatula. Smooth the top of the cake, working from the outside to the middle. Have hot water on hand to clean the spatula as you are smoothing frosting. Dry spatula each time you clean it before continuing to frost the cake.
2. Place flat chocolate disks on the cake to make spots on the dinosaur.
3. Use smaller chocolate candies for eyes and toes.
4. Use pointy candies across the top to create spikes along the dinosaur’s head, back and tail.
5. Using white frosting in a pastry bag, make white dots in the center of each chocolate eye.
6. Using white frosting in a pastry bag, draw on a smile. Or, for a scary dino, make teeth by holding the pastry bag in place, squeezing to form a dot and then pulling up to create a point.


Note From Grandpa Mike

Liv:

Your Dinosaur cake is the perfect match for any Dinosaur birthday party theme.

Party Supplies

And speaking of Dinosaur party themes, you'll want to take a look at these Dinosaur birthday party ideas, including invitations, decorations, games, costumes, cake and food ideas.

Dinosaur Cake Toppers

Now imagine bringing your cake to life in 3D with a fun Dawn of the Dinosaurs cake topper.

You'll also love this Dinosaur and Volcano topper.

Take lots of pictures

Have FUN

Grandpa Mike
Fun Kid Birthday Parties