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Easy Dinosaur Cake (Birthday Dino Cake)
Easy dinosaur cake (dino cake), homemade with simple ingredients. This DIY birthday cake is composed of two tiers of chocolate cake, chocolate frosting, candies, crushed Oreos and toy dinosaurs to create a faux Jurassic Park world.
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 30m⏳ Prep: 20 min🔥 Cook: 40 min👤 Abeer Rizvi📖 cakewhiz
🥘 Ingredients
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📝 Preparation Steps
1
Bake cakes and allow them to cool completely.
2
While the cakes are cooling, prepare the frosting and chop up some of the candies in half.
3
Place each cake on a round cardboard cake board that's the same size as the cake.
4
Cut each cake in half horizontally and spread icing on top.
5
Place the other half of each cake on top and press gently to secure together.
6
Ice both cakes fully in icing and use the back of a spoon to create a rustic pattern.
7
Place the 8 inch cake on a large rustic serving board.
8
Stick 4 dowels or bubble tea straws in the center of the cake and cut straws to the correct height.
9
Place the other 4 inch cake on top of the dowels and press gently to stick the 2 tiers together.
10
Arrange the washed dinosaur toys on the cake and on the large rustic board.
11
Create an illusion of a Jurassic Park world or a prehistoric era site by sticking chopped up candy bars, chocolate stones and sprinkle Oreo crumbs for dirt.
Oreo crumbs1 cup
12
Create a puddle of ganache around some of the dinosaurs to represent wet mud.
13
Stick some dinosaurs along the side of the cake to show they are climbing the tiers.
14
Be sure to decorate the tiered cake as well as the large board to create a bigger story. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts
calories
621 kcal
fat Content
20 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
81 g
sodium Content
561 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
3 mg
carbohydrate Content
109 g
saturated Fat Content
9 g
unsaturated Fat Content
10 g
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