The supplies: pans, cake mix (decided the assembly would be enough so I opted not to do homemade cakes), wax paper, eggs, oil, spray.
Not pictured: frosting, candy corn, food coloring, toothpicks
The assembly. I found the idea HERE. I made a rough draft on paper to get an idea and then cut out paper to trace all the pieces. I made the cakes 2 nights before, let them cool, wrapped and put in the freezer. Then, I cut and frosted before they were thawed so that I didn't have to deal with crumbs.
Final Product. The brown lumps are not dinosaur poop, just mountains (or extra cake that I was afraid if I didn't use as part of the scenery I would end up eating by myself). Used candy corn for nails, teeth, and eyes. Also, his head wasn't very stable so I stuck a fondue stick in it and since it looked odd I put a happy birthday sign on it so it looked planned. It still looked like it would topple over so I put a sippy cup upside down with gummy worms in it to rest his head on it (he was a hungry dinosaur).
The Happy Birthday Boy. I asked if he wanted to wear his Halloween Costume to the party (glad I splurged and spent the $3 at the thrift store for this outfit. Couldn't have made a costume for cheaper...well unless it were solely made out of paper bags or something). I like how well he matched the cake!
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