Friendly Dinosaur Cake

Prep 30 min
Total 4 hr 15 min
Servings 15

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

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated July 14, 2011

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix (any flavor*)

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

Tray or cardboard (18x10 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

1 1/2

containers Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

drops green food color

tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker™ black decorating gel

tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker™ green decorating gel

Red jelly bean

Steps

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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.
2

Cut cake as shown in diagram. Arrange pieces on tray to form dinosaur as shown in diagram. In small bowl, tint frosting with green food color. Attach pieces with small amount of frosting.
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.

Expert 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 Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 320
Calories from Fat: 120

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 13g; 21%
Saturated Fat 3g 14% Trans Fat 2 1/2g
Cholesterol: 30mg; 11%
Sodium: 260mg; 11%
Potassium: 40mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 48g; 16%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 34g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 4%; 4%
Iron: 2%; 2%

Exchanges:

1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 1/2 Fat;