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cakes for kids Dinosaur Cake Prep Time: 35 Minutes Start to Finish: 3 Hours 25 Minutes Servings: 15 Cake 2¼ 1½ ½ 1¼ 3½ 1 1 3 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour cups granulated sugar cup butter or margarine, softened cups milk teaspoons baking powder teaspoon salt teaspoon vanilla eggs FroSTing 5½ cups powdered sugar 2 ⁄3 cup butter or margarine, softened 2 teaspoons vanilla About 3 tablespoons milk Green liquid food color DeCoraTionS bean for eye. Decorate with candy-coated chocolate chips. Store loosely covered at room temperature. High altitude (3500-6500 ft): Decrease butter in cake to 1 ⁄3 cup. Decrease baking powder to 2½ teaspoons. Nutrition Information Per Serving: 1 ServINg FroSted Cake (UNdeCorated): Frosted Cake (Undecorated): Calories 480 (Calories from Fat 140); Total Fat 16g (Saturated Fat 10g); Cholesterol 80mg; Sodium 400mg; Total Carbohydrate 80g (Dietary Fiber 0g); Protein 4 Tray or cardboard (18x12 inches), covered Paper towel 1 tube (0.68 oz) Betty Crocker® black or brown decorating gel Red jelly bean Green candy-coated chocolate chips 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening, and lightly flour; or spray pan with baking spray with flour. 2. In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly. Beat on high speed 3 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pan. 3. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour. 4. Cut cake as shown in diagram. Freeze pieces uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired. 5. In large bowl, beat powdered sugar and 2⁄3 cup butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed until mixed. Beat in 2 teaspoons vanilla and enough milk until smooth and spreadable. Beat in about 6 drops food color. 6. On tray, arrange cake pieces to form dinosaur as shown in diagram. Frost cake, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting. 7. Let frosting set a few minutes. Carefully cover with a paper towel and gently pat to give frosting a textured appearance; remove towel. Outline scales, legs, mouth, nose and eye with decorating gel. Add jelly Cut cake to form body, feet and tail of dinosaur. 1 2 3 4 Arrange pieces to form dinosaur. 2 3 1 4 Betty Crocker Most Requested RecipesTM 17

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Betty Crocker Birthday Parties

Betty Crocker Birthday Parties
Contents
Birthday Party Menus
Cakes for Kids
Pirate Cake
Flip-Flops Cake
Little Deuce Coupe Cakes
Little Red Barn Cake
Castle Cake
Monkey Cake
Dinosaur Cake
Soccer Ball Cake
Cell Phone Cake
Building Blocks Cakes
Super Sour Cake
Teddy Bear Cupcakes
Goin’ Fishin’ Cupcakes
Polka Dot Cake
Bug Cupcakes
Cakes for Adults
Chocolate-Cherry Cola Cake
Deep Dark Mocha Torte
Key Lime-Coconut Angel Cake
Pink Almond Party Cake
Margarita Cake
Sailboat Cake
Purse Cake
Piña Colada Cupcakes
Pretty in Pink Cupcakes
Marshmallow Flower Cupcakes
Festive Appetizers
Open-Face Peanut Butter Nibbles
Brie and Cherry Pastry Cups
Sesame Toast-Vegetable Bites
Genoa Salami Stacks
Grilled Taco Nachos
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Dip
Surf and Turf Kabobs
Tropical Prosciutto Bites
Party Time Snack Mix
Caribbean Shrimp
Springtime Deviled Eggs
Party-Size Main Dishes
Baby Burgers
Chicken and Spinach-Stuffed Shells
Layered Chicken Salad
Turkey and Dried Cherry Salad
Large-Crowd Sloppy Joes
Beef and Pork Barbecue Sandwiches
Caesar Chicken Subs
Turkey-Cucumber-Dill Sandwiches
Ham and Cheese Tortilla Toll-Ups
Italian Country Sandwich
Twisted Pizza Dogs
Italian Chicken Fingers
Baby Back Ribs with Spicy Barbecue Sauce
Crispy Herbed Fish Fillets
Cheeseburger Pizza
Meatball Lasagna
Creamy Chicken Lasagna
Turkey-Green Chile Enchiladas
Burgundy Beef Stew
Do-Ahead Chicken-Leek Strata
Celebratory Sides & Drinks
Dill-Potato Salad
Creamy Coleslaw
Mixed Greens Salad with Warm Walnut Dressing
Strawberry-Melon-Spinach Salad
Taos Tumble Salad
Garden Medley Salad
Tortellini, Broccoli and Bacon Salad
Picnic Pasta Salad
Raspberry-Mint-Marshmallow Crème Dip
Cheesy Texas Toast
Citrus-Macadamia Nut Bread
Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade
Cosmo Slush
Frozen Strawberry Margaritas
Nutrition and Recipe Testing Guidelines
Index

Betty Crocker Birthday Parties