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Friendly Dinosaur Cake

Friendly Dinosaur Cake

Ingredients:8
Servings:15

By Betty Crocker Kitchens(Opens in a new tab)Updated 10/18/2022

Friendly Dinosaur Cake

Ingredients:8
Servings:15

Delight dino lovers with a friendly prehistoric creature cake. Tint the frosting purple for a wild, imaginative treat!

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Friendly Dinosaur Cake

Prep time:30 min
Total time:4 hr 15 min
Ingredients:8
Servings:15

Friendly Dinosaur Cake

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Instructions

Step 1
Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Make and bake cake as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.

Step 2
Cut cake as shown in diagram; arrange pieces on tray to form dinosaur. (See link below for diagram.) In small bowl, tint frosting with green food color. Attach pieces with small amount of frosting.

Step 3
Frost cake with thin layer of frosting to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Spread remaining frosting evenly over cake. Let frosting set a few minutes. Carefully cover with paper towel and gently pat to give frosting a textured appearance; remove towel. Outline scales, legs, mouth, nose and eye with black gel. Decorate with green gel and jelly bean eye. Store loosely covered.

Recipe Tips

Purple frosting? Why not. Use food color paste to tint frosting to satisfy wild imaginations!
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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