A dinosaur party needs a dinosaur cake.
When hosting a dinosaur-themed birthday party or event, a cake is certainly needed. Dinosaur cakes can be as simple as a decorated sheet cake that looks like a dinosaur or even a 3-D cake that looks as though the dinosaur is coming to life. Whether you are an expert baker or a first-time cake maker, each of these ideas can be completed at home with just a little skill. Does this Spark an idea?
Dinosaur Dig Cakes
Just because the party is about dinosaurs does not mean the cake has to look like a full dinosaur. Add some excavation fun to your birthday cake by making a dinosaur dig cake instead. This fun cake can be created from a pre-made sheet cake from your local store or from a sheet cake baked at home. Top the cake off with chocolate frosting and crushed chocolate cookies. Using a dinosaur bone template, trace bones out of fondant or sugar cookie dough that has been baked. Top the cake with your bones and you have a dinosaur skeleton that looks like it was dug up by excavators in a real dig.
Dinosaur Cake Pan Cakes
Several cake companies now offer shaped cake pans to make creating a fun cake easier on home bakers. Parents can find a dinosaur cake pan in a variety of styles that they simply fill with cake batter, bake and decorate. Use bright colors for a party that is more whimsical such as purple, orange, bright green and yellow or use more realistic colors for a dinosaur party for older children. Purchase pastry bags and decorating tips from your local craft store to add special detailing such as scales, dots or even to write a message.
Volcano or Background Cakes
Most pictures of dinosaurs appear to have a volcano or some sort of background of prehistoric times. Rather than shaping the cake like a dinosaur, create the prehistoric site where a dinosaur would be found. This can be done with a cone-shaped cake decorated like a volcano set on top of a sheet cake or with a sheet cake decorated to look like dirt by using crushed cookies or graham crackers with chocolate frosting. When creating a volcano cake, use red piping gel, strawberry jam or colored red butter cream for lava. Use plastic cake topper palm trees and plastic dinosaurs purchased from your local craft store or cake decorating store and place them on top of the cake or around the volcano. Try to purchase plastic pieces that are proportionate to each other so that your dinosaurs are not smaller than trees or larger than the overall cake.
Dinosaur Egg Cake
Give the guests at the party a little game of treasure hunt as they search for dinosaur eggs within the cake. This can be done by creating a simple layer cake or sheet cake and hiding colored jelly beans within the cake. Give out prizes to the guests that collect the most dinosaur eggs within their pieces of cake.
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