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Rex the Dinosaur Cake

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Updated Jul 25, 2023
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Delight dinosaur lovers with this fun prehistoric-themed cake, made with Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix and Frosting, plus chocolate candies for dino decorations!

Rex the Dinosaur Cake

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 4 hr 0 min
  • Servings 15
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

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Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 8- or 9-inch rounds. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooking racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cakes for 30 to 60 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    See link below for diagram and templates. Place templates over cakes as shown; cut around templates. Arrange cake on tray as shown.
  • Step 
    3
    Spoon frosting into large bowl. Stir in enough food color until desired green color. Spread thin layer of frosting over cake pieces to seal in crumbs. Refrigerate cake 30 minutes to set frosting.
  • Step 
    4
    Frost cake pieces with remaining frosting. Use 11 milk chocolate candies for spikes along back of dinosaur. Decorate body with assorted candies for spots. Use 2 candy-coated chocolate candies for eyes and white decorating icing to make centers of eyes and teeth. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Nutrition

420 Calories
18g Total Fat
2g Protein
62g Total Carbohydrate
44g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only)
Calories
420
Calories from Fat
160
Total Fat
18g
28%
Saturated Fat
6g
32%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
35mg
12%
Sodium
360mg
15%
Potassium
90mg
3%
Total Carbohydrate
62g
21%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
44g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 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; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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