Dinosaur Cake

Name: Dinosaur Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h 45 min
Yield: 15
Ingredients: 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix or 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix; 1 cup water; 1/2 cup vegetable oil; 3 eggs; Tray or cardboard (18x14 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil; 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting; Betty Crocker™ green gel food color; Assorted yellow round candies (candy-coated chocolate candies, candy coating wafers, chewy round candies); Chocolate chips

Ingredients:9
Servings:15

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 02/24/2023

Dinosaur Cake

Ingredients:9
Servings:15

Calling all dinosaur lovers. Celebrate with a foolproof cake made using Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix, vanilla frosting and decorated with yellow candies.

Dinosaur Cake

Prep time:30 min
Total time:3 hr 45 min
Ingredients:9
Servings:15

Ingredient

1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix or 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
1 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
Tray or cardboard (18x14 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil
2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
Betty Crocker™ green gel food color
Assorted yellow round candies (candy-coated chocolate candies, candy coating wafers, chewy round candies)
Chocolate chips

Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Divide batter between pans. Bake and cool cake as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. For easier handling, freeze cooled cake 45 minutes or until firm.

Step 2
Cut 1 cake in half lengthwise, making 2 half-circles. Sculpt 1 half-circle into a head and the other half-circle into a tail. For body, cut 1-inch slice from edge of remaining whole cake. From cut edge, cut out a small inverted U-shaped piece. Place body on tray; arrange head and tail pieces next to body.

Step 3
Spoon frosting into large bowl. Stir in enough food color until desired green color. Attach cake pieces with a small amount of frosting. Frost cake with a thin layer of frosting to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Frost entire cake.

Step 4
Decorate with yellow candies. Add chocolate chips for eyes. Store loosely covered.

Recipe Tips

Create an attractive display by covering a piece of sturdy cardboard with wrapping paper, then plastic food wrap. Stretch and secure with tape. Or cover cardboard with foil or cooking parchment paper.

Nutrition Facts

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