{"id":89356,"date":"2019-03-08T15:24:57","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T04:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/?p=89356"},"modified":"2021-01-06T15:27:50","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T04:27:50","slug":"3d-dinosaur-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/3d-dinosaur-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"3d Dinosaur Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<div align=center>\n<div class=\"comment-rating-field-pro-plugin\"><div class=\"rating-container crfp-group-1\"><span class=\"label\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/3d-dinosaur-cake\/#comments\">Rate it  <\/a><\/span>\n\t\t\t       \t\t<span class=\"rating-always-on\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"crfp-rating crfp-rating-4-5\" style=\"width:72px\"><a href=\"#comments\">4.5<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div> <\/p>\n<div class=\"videoWrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZmUgv3uuXsE?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen; rel=0><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For this cake I decided to experiment with using modelling chocolate to cover a cake instead of fondant.  Let me know which you think is better to work with.  <\/p>\n<div align=center>\n<h4>To make this 3D dinosaur cake you will need:<\/h4<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"dinosaur cake tutorial\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89363\" data-wp-pid=\"89363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>><\/p>\n<h4>The dinosaur cake template<\/h4>\n<div align=center>\t<p class=\"product woocommerce add_to_cart_inline \" style=\"\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<a href=\"?add-to-cart=89343\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-product_id=\"89343\" data-product_sku=\"\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button buy-it-now-button add_to_cart_button product_type_simple\"><span class='button-label'>Buy<\/span><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&#36;<\/span>5.99<\/bdi><\/span><\/a>\n\t<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/paypalvisaetcforunderselz\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Non-food Items<\/h4>\n<p>A wooden cake base board, you will need to drill holes for the supports and have four little feet\/blocks to lift it off the bench slightly.  This allows room for the nuts underneath<br \/>\n3 threaded metal support rods, 10 nuts to fit<br \/>\nThe centre of shapeable pool noodle (eg:aquabones)<br \/>\nfoil<br \/>\nThick wooden cake board cut to shape shown on the template.<\/p>\n<h4>Cake &#038; Frosting<\/h4>\n<p>Triple quantity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/buttercream-cupcake-frosting-recipes\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Vanilla buttercream<\/a><br \/>\n1 1\/2 x <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/chocolate-cake-recipe\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">my rich chocolate cake recipe<\/a> baked in two trays.  My trays are 15in (38.1 centimetres) x 10in (25.4 centimetres)<br \/>\n1kg (2.2 pounds) Modelling chocolate<br \/>\n2 black icing pearls<br \/>\nFood colours in your chosen colours, I used yellow, green, orange and black<br \/>\n200g (7.05 ounces) chocolate to cover the board<br \/>\nA packet of biscuits of your choice for the soil (I used ginger nuts)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-550x413.jpg\" alt=\"dinosaur cake tutorial\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-89363\" data-wp-pid=\"89363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-550x413.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-1200x900-cropped.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phase One:<br \/>\nPrint and cut out the template, prepare cake boards, threaded rods and shapeable pool noodle centre<\/p>\n<p>Phase Two:<br \/>\nBake the cakes and let them cool<\/p>\n<p>Phase Three:<br \/>\nMake the frosting<br \/>\nCut out the layers of the cake<br \/>\nStack onto the prepared support<br \/>\nCarve to shape<br \/>\nCover in buttercream, smooth using acetate<br \/>\nUse left over cake and buttercream to make mounds on the cake board for rocks and then place in the fridge.<\/p>\n<p>Phase Four:<br \/>\nBuild up the neck, tail and legs using modelling chocolate.  Put in the fridge to harden.  Cover the body with rolled out modelling chocolate.  Use the back of a spoon to blend the joins of modelling chocolate together.  Then use a wet finger to smooth it out.<br \/>\nMake indents in the modelling chocolate where you want them on the dinosaur.<\/p>\n<p>Phase Five:<br \/>\nUse gel food colours and a little water to paint the dinosaur how you like.<br \/>\nAdd the two black sugar pearls in place for the eyes.<br \/>\nCover the cake board in melted chocolate and sprinkle with biscuit crumbs.\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\", \n  \"@type\": \"Recipe\", \n  \"name\": \"3D Dinosaur Cake\",\n  \"image\": \"https:\/\/www.howtocookthat.net\/public_html\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/P1044526-550x413.jpg\",\n  \"description\": \"For this cake I decided to experiment with using modelling chocolate to cover a cake instead of fondant. 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Let me know which you think is better to work with. To make this 3D dinosaur cake you will need: The dinosaur cake template &nbsp; Non-food Items A wooden cake base board, you will need to drill holes for the supports and have four little feet\/blocks to lift it off the bench slightly. 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