5 Easy Dinosaur Cake Decoration Ideas
Kids love dinosaurs, and this is especially true for a dinosaur cake. They are full of color, detail, and personality, and they will be the centerpiece of any party!
Dinosaur cakes are also an excellent way to teach kids about the prehistoric past. They can imagine what it is like to be a dinosaur hunter or what it was like to be a dinosaur.
Dinosaur cakes come in all shapes and sizes. Some have just one or two dinosaurs on top of the cake, while others feature an entire dino habitat. Dinosaur cakes can also be made in different shapes and sizes. They can be made in a T-Rex shape, shaped like an egg with a dinosaur head on it, or even like a cake with two dinosaurs.
We have collected a few of our favorite dinosaur cake ideas from Instagram and figured out how to easily recreate them for your own dino-myte party!
A Very Spikey Dino Cake
I never thought I would lay eyes on a classy dinosaur cake, but BangBangBakery knocked it out of the park with this one! From the pure white buttercream icing to the spatters of color made to look like tiny footprints, this cake is made for a dino of status!
I think this cake would just be deliciously adorable if it was made from blue velvet cake. Don’t worry, Kendra’s Treats has you covered with this easy Blue Velvet Cake recipe!
To recreate this cutie of a cake, I suggest using the following items:
- 6″ Cake Pan Set of 3 Pans
- Italian Buttercream Icing in Vanilla
- Turquoise Food Coloring from this 24 Color Food Coloring set
- Wilton 5 Piece Brush Set
- Black Nonpareil Sprinkles
- Gold Nonpareil Sprinkles
- Gold Plastic Dinosaur Figurine Cake Topper
- Yellow Candy Melts
Easy Decorating Directions:
- Bake the cake rounds according to the directions. Allow to completely cool.
- Divide 1/2 cup of butter cream into a separate bowl and color with 2 drops of the turquoise food coloring. Divide another 1/4 cup of buttercream into a separate bowl and color with 1 drop of the turquoise food coloring.
- Place the first cake round on the serving plate, and put 1/4 cup of buttercream between the layers, and continue to stack all 3 layers that way.
- Ice and smooth the sides of the cake, leaving the top bare. Add the darker turquoise buttercream to the top of the cake, leaving a clean edge around the top of the cake.
- Using the brushes, brush on some of the dark and light buttercream randomly and create “footprints” using the black nonpareil sprinkles.
- Randomly apply gold nonpareil sprinkles around the cake, and add the gold dinosaur of your choosing to the top.
- Melt the yellow candy melts according to the directions, then smooth some out to 1/8″ thickness on a piece of saran wrap. Freeze for 5 minutes, then remove and cut into triangles. Apply to the side of the cake.
- Voila! Now you have a beautiful dinosaur cake your kid and guests are sure to love.
Worried about making the buttercream smooth on your cake? Watch this instructional video from Chelsweets to do it like a pro!
A Gold Speckled Dinosaur Cake
This gold studded dinosaur cake is so beautiful and easy, your friends and family will not believe that you did it on your own!
This cake screams “coconut” to me, and I love this recipe from A Bountiful Kitchen. We won’t be icing this cake with coconut icing, but you may choose to layer coconut icing between the layers. Yum!
To recreate this cutie of a cake, I suggest using the following items:
- 6″ Cake Pan Set of 3 Pans
- Italian Buttercream Icing in Vanilla
- FONDX Rolled Fondant in Green
- Wilton 5 Piece Brush Set
- Edible Metallic Gold Dust Paint
- Gold Plastic Dinosaur Figurine Cake Topper
Easy Decorating Directions:
- Bake the cake rounds according to the directions. Allow to completely cool.
- Place the first cake round on the serving plate, and put 1/4 cup of buttercream between the layers, and continue to stack all 3 layers that way.
- Ice and smooth the sides of the cake, letting it be somewhat lumpy, like rocks.
- Roll out the fondant to about 1/8″ thickness and 8″ wide strip, then roughly rip the top 3″ off of the strip, letting it look ragged.
- Wrap the bottom of the cake with the fondant strip, cutting off any overlap at the back
- Dip the brush into the gold dust paint, and lightly flick the paint onto the cake, letting the gold paint land in a random pattern.
- Arrange the gold dinosaur toppers.
- Voila! This cake is going to be the highlight of the party!
A Bitten Dinosaur Cake
This dinosaur cake is going to rock the imaginations of your party guests! A t-rex is looking for a bite, and found one in the side of this tasty cake.
You’re going to want a delicious chocolate cake for this to look like the real thing, and I suggest this recipe from Sugar Geek Show.
To recreate this cutie of a cake, I suggest using the following items:
- 6″ Cake Pan Set of 3 Pans
- Italian Buttercream Icing in Vanilla
- 24 Color Food Coloring set
- Cake Craft Java Brown Cake Drip
- Oreo cookies with cream center removed then crushed
- Dinosaur Figures
Easy Decorating Directions:
- Bake the cake rounds according to the directions. Allow to completely cool.
- Place the first cake round on the serving plate, and put 1/4 cup of buttercream between the layers, and continue to stack all 3 layers that way.
- Divide the remaining buttercream into two bowls. Add 2 drops of the food coloring named “coffee” to one bowl, and 1 drop of the food coloring named “avocado” to the other. Mix both bowls thoroughly.
- To achieve the ombre effect, I suggest you follow this Ombre Buttercream Cake Decoration tutorial from CupcakeJemma on YouTube.
- Take a teaspoon, and scoop out a bit of the cake on the side top. Using a knife, take out triangles of the frosting to simulate teeth marks! Using a fork, scrape the side of the cake to make the claw marks.
- Pour the Cake Craft Java Brown Cake drip onto the top of the cake, and then apply it on the sides to let it drip.
- Arrange the crushed oreo cookies in a circle around the top of the cake.
- Arrange the dinosaurs on top of the cake as you wish.
- Voila! You have a fun and deliciously wild cake!
This Wild Chocolate Drip Dinosaur Cake
We can’t imagine a cake that looks more rawr-some than this one. The swirls of buttercream, the candies, the dinosaurs! Oh my!
To recreate this cutie of a cake, I suggest using the following items:
- 6″ Cake Pan Set of 3 Pans
- Italian Buttercream Icing in Vanilla
- 24 Color Food Coloring set
- Wilton Piping Kit
- Cake Craft Java Brown Cake Drip
- Candy for decorating
- Dinosaur Figures
Easy Decorating Directions:
- Bake the cake rounds according to the directions. Allow to completely cool.
- Place the first cake round on the serving plate, and put 1/4 cup of buttercream between the layers, and continue to stack all 3 layers that way.
- Divide the remaining buttercream into two bowls. Add 3 drops of the food coloring named “forget me not” to one bowl, and 1 drop of the food coloring named “avocado” to the other. Mix both bowls thoroughly.
- To achieve the ombre effect, I suggest you follow this Ombre Buttercream Cake Decoration tutorial from CupcakeJemma on YouTube.
- Pour the Cake Craft Java Brown Cake drip onto the top of the cake, and then apply it on the sides to let it drip.
- Put the rest of the buttercreams into 2 separate piping bags with star tips attached, then pipe the large swirls of frosting onto the top and side of the cake.
- Arrange the candies and dinosaur figures on top of the cake.
- Voila! Your cake is going to rock the prehistoric themed party with style!
Watch this tutorial on how to achieve the perfect ombre icing effect!
This Towering Green Cake with Spheres
While this cake is a little more complicated, it’s completely possible for a new baker to knock this cake out the park. There’s not a human on Earth that wouldn’t love this fun cake.
To recreate this cake, I suggest using the following items:
- 6″ Cake Pan Set of 3 Pans
- Italian Buttercream Icing in Vanilla
- 24 Color Food Coloring set
- Wilton Piping Kit
- Candy Sphere Molds
- Dark Green Candy Melts
- Light Green Candy Melts
- Edible Gold Paint
- Cake Craft Java Brown Cake Drip
- Green & Blue Sprinkles
- Dinosaur Figures
Easy Decorating Directions:
- Bake the cake rounds as directed and let them cool completely
- Make your buttercream icing, or use the mix suggested above. Add 2 drops of the “Avocado” colored food coloring and mix thoroughly. Place a cake round on the plate, and spread 1/4 cup icing over the top, place another cake round on top of the icing then cover the top of that one with icing as well. Repeat until your cake is as tall as you need it to be.
- Cover the outside of the cake with the icing and smooth it out.
- Pour the Cake Craft Java Brown Cake drip onto the top of the cake, and then apply it on the sides to let it drip.
- Put the rest of the buttercreams into 2 separate piping bags with star tips attached, then pipe the large swirls of frosting onto the top and side of the cake.
- There is an excellent tutorial video by Cecilia Vuong on how to make candy spheres shown below, but basically you will melt the candy melts and place a little bit in the candy sphere mold cups, moving the mold around until the cups are covered. Put in the freezer. Remove from freezer and lightly melt the rim, and press 2 sides together until they cool and make a full sphere.
- Arrange the spheres, sprinkles, dinosaur figures on top of the cake.
- Voila! Your cake is going to rock the prehistoric themed party with style!
Helpful Tip
These colored candy spheres make a huge impact on any cake, but they are actually super easy to make. Watch this tutorial video from Cecilia Vuong to learn more!