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Friendly Dinosaur Cake

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  • Prep 30 min
  • Total 4 hr 15 min
  • Servings 15
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Delight dino lovers with a friendly prehistoric creature cake. Tint the frosting purple for a wild, imaginative treat!
Updated Oct 18, 2022
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Ingredients

Steps

  • 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. (See link below for 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.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Purple frosting? Why not. Use food color paste to tint frosting to satisfy wild imaginations!
  • tip 2
    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

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