DINOSAUR COOKIE CAKE RECIPES

Steps:

• Prepare cookie dough and roll it out.
• Use dino cutters to cut out shapes.
• Bake until golden brown along the edges.
• Remove from oven and allow them to cool completely.
• Roll out yellow fondant and use a dinosaur cookie cutter to cut out a piece.
• Brush a thin coating of corn syrup on top of the dino cookie.
• Stick the yellow fondant piece on top of the cookie and press gently until it sticks into place.
• Then, roll out purple fondant and use a pizza cutter to cut out small random pieces.
• Use corn syrup to stick those pieces on top of the yellow fondant.
• Use a purple edible marker to draw little hyphens or dashes along the border of the dino cookie.
• Use a black edible marker to draw an eye and a mouth and enjoy!

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Spray bottoms and sides of two 8- or 9-inch round cake pans with baking spray with flour. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box, using 1 cup water, the oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooking racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes for easier handling.
• For body, cut 1-inch slice from edge of one cake. From cut edge, cut out small inverted U-shape piece. Place body on tray. From remaining cake, cut head and tail. Arrange head and tail pieces next to body. Template can be found under the Tips below.
• 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 or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting.
• Frost cake pieces with remaining frosting. Use milk chocolate candies for spikes along back of dinosaur. Decorate body with assorted candies. Use 2 candy-coated chocolate candies for eyes and white decorator icing to make centers of eyes and teeth. Store loosely covered.