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
Ingredients
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Devil's Food Cake Mix
- Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box
- Tray or cardboard (18x14 inches), covered paper and plastic food wrap or foil
- 2 tubs (16 oz) Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy Vanilla Frosting
- Betty Crocker™ Green Gel Food Color
- 11 milk chocolate candy drops or pieces, unwrapped
- Assorted round chocolate candies (candy-coated chocolate candies, miniature candy-coated chocolate baking bits, coating wafers, chocolate chips)
- 1 tube (4.25 oz) Betty Crocker™ White Decorating Icing
Diagram/Template Download
Instructions
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Step1Heat 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.
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Step2See link below for diagram and templates. Place templates over cakes as shown; cut around templates. Arrange cake on tray as shown.
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Step3Spoon 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.
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Step4Frost 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
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