I need a (very dense) cake recipe!

little-peanut

I am making this dino cake for Griffin's party next weekend.

 

The cake needs to be very dense so it will hold together well, so boxed mixes won't do.  I was originally going to make a carrot cake, but carrot just doesn't say "Happy Birthday" quite like a yummy white cake.  I happen to love white cake, so that is just what I want.  I looked on Allrecipes.com, but you just never know the consistency until you actually bake the cake.  Does anyone have a recipe they want to share?

Meg41208

can you find a recipe for pound cake?

becca070707Ken

I would also recommend pound cake. If you can't get the head to hold or the feet use rice krispy treats. Those will def. hold. Good Luck! It is an adorable cake!

stillwaiting12

I agree with pound cake. You also may want to use cake boards in between the layers instead of just icing on all of them. You are going to need some structure in there which I am sure you already know! If you do use the rice treats like suggested above you may want to cover them in Royal icing to make sure they hold to the actual cake. Good luck on the cake!! I can't wait to see pictures, it looks awesome!

sistrkate

Wow, you are one cool momma!  I would never attempt something like that, but it is seriously cute.  I can't wait to see how it turns out.

mrs.dilligaf

Cakecentral.com is my go to site.  This might be what you're looking for:

Durable Cake for 3D and Wedding Cakes

Ingredients

• 1 Duncan Hines Yellow (or White) cake mix
  4 egg whites
  1/2 cup water
  1/3 cup vegetable oil
  1 small pkg of instant vanilla pudding mix
  1 cup sour cream

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350  
2. Incorporate all ingredients together one by one on low speed.
4. Make sure to mix thoroughly between each ingredient.
6. Once all ingredients are mixed turn mixer to medium and mix for approximately 2 minutes.
8. Bake at 350 for 30 ? 35 minutes

link: https://cakecentral.com/recipes/1972/durable-cake-for-3d-and-wedding-cakes 

That's a big task.  The body should be pretty easy (round cake in half).  If you get frustrated, rice krispies are your friend.  If you need more cake, a volcano cake would look perfect with that.  It's also the easiest cake on the earth.  Break up a chocolate cake in big pieces until it forms a hill.  Get a can of cream cheese icing.  Separate into 3 bowls, microwave until it is pourable.  Make some orange, some red, some yellow.  Instant lava volcano. 

Good luck!!

little-peanut

Thanks ladies!

I actually just got back from Hobby Lobby checking out their dinosaur cake pans just in case this project doesn't work out!