Decorating the cake with mastic “Little Dinosaur”. How to make a dinosaur from various materials

MK DOG from levitsky

For making a cake in the form of a dog weighing 2.5-3 kg. you'll need:
1 liter of confectionery cream;
1 vanilla biscuit measuring 21x30 cm (A4 format) and 6-7 cm high;
1 chocolate biscuit measuring 21x30 cm (A4 format) and 6-7 cm high;
1 can of boiled condensed milk;
2-3 tablespoons of starch;
2-3 tablespoons of powdered sugar;
1 can (450 ml) of any canned fruit.

After your biscuits are ready, they should “lie down” under a towel for at least a day. Each of them must be cut across to make 4 cakes. Half the cream should be whipped with powdered sugar and half the norm of starch. This is the cream for the filling of the cake. Gently mix the second half of the cream with 2/3 cans of condensed milk and the remaining starch and also beat until stable peaks. It will be a cream for "wool". For the first layer, the biscuit must be cut according to pattern 1.

The first layer of the biscuit must be soaked with fruit juice, put the fruits cut into thin slices on it:

In this pattern, there is already another hind foot, which should lie on the lower hind foot. We impregnate the cake with a biscuit, put the fruit, then the cream.
From the vanilla cake we cut out a figure in 3 patterns. The basis for the formation of the dog is ready:

Next, I cut out 2 circles from the remaining biscuit, one with a diameter of the dog's head, and the other - smaller, for the back of the dog. Naturally, I impregnate the biscuit under these details, put fruits and cream. For the ears of the dog, I cut out a rectangle, such that when I put it on the head, the ends of the rectangle hang down. I make the middle part of the rectangle thinner so that the head is not too big, and I round the edges of the rectangle:

If necessary, at this stage I correct the shape - I cut off the excess, if somewhere the shape seems too flat - I put pieces of biscuit soaked in syrup. Obmaz

There was a time when I was afraid to bake cakes - I thought it took a lot of time. And I also remember, I looked at the photos of amazing cakes, expertly decorated with mastic. Since we are not looking for easy ways, we had to master decorating cakes with mastic with our own hands. Turns out it's pretty easy ;)

Of course, I was laughed at in the cake decorating community. But you and I understand what a thrill it is when you make a cake with your own hands as a gift for a child. After all, the kid stands nearby and looks, takes mastic and tries to make something himself. In general, I think that such imperfect homemade cakes have a place to be. I do not pretend to be professional, but I publish this master class for amateurs like me.

I wrote about my first experience with work in the summer. Then we made 2 cakes: with birds, a tree and the sun and an owl cake. The process of making mastic is also described step by step.

In January, Simochka turned one year old. How about without a cake dedicated to this little naughty creature? It was decided that Sima is a small dinosaur. His passion is to scatter everything, explore and find jars, tubes and similar children's joys hidden by his parents.

Dinosaur cake. View from above:)

How to sculpt a dinosaur from mastic for a cake?

To begin with, I drew a dino in a notebook and thought over the small details.

sketch in notebook

Decided on flowers too.: orange dinosaur, lilac background, blue, green and pink little things.

The colors were kneaded immediately, dividing the entire mastic into small pieces.

We knead the mastic

In the process of kneading, add color

The cake was covered according to the same principle as in summer. But this time top and sides of the cake we generously smeared with cream. Thus, the mastic becomes soft and very tender. True, there is a possibility of cracks. But for us, the edibility of mastic was this time a priority over beauty.

And one moment: this time after baking the biscuit () we cut off the slightly curved sides under the plate. This makes it more accurate.

And when the cake was covered, I began to sculpt dinosaur Bra (this is how Ksyusha pronounces it). First she rolled up a ball, then she began, as in childhood from plasticine, to sculpt a neck and tail.

Let's start sculpting a dinosaur

Draw out the head and tail

We sculpt the head, smooth out the bumps

Ksenka decided to help me :))))

Xenia helps. How without it?

From green mastic, I fashioned triangles on the back.

This time I glued all the details not on alcohol, but on ordinary water!

We sculpt triangles on the back

Then came paws, flaxseed eyes, and the first of the scattered things.

Glue the T-shirt

Then I put a dinosaur on the cake with two toothpicks. Around him, she laid out and glued panties, socks, mittens, and a bedspread cut with scissors. The pillow was blinded from 2 squares filled from the inside with pieces of mastic. The details were “drawn” with a toothpick: stitches on clothes, elastic on mittens, a smile, eyelashes, etc.

I blinded a tube by hand, put it under my paw. Paint and letters are ordinary sausages of different thicknesses.

Dinosaur face

In the end, I decided to decorate the bottom of the cake bow. To do this, I rolled out the mastic with a thin layer, cut out a long ribbon with scissors. Ney wrapped the bottom of the cake. From the same ribbon I collected a bow and stuck it on the cake.

Impression: soaked in cream and a little water (where the parts were glued), the mastic turned out to be very edible. Last time it was hard and easily moved away from the top cake. This time, the thin layer cracked slightly, but became one with the cream. This option, as for me, is more suitable for cakes that will be eaten not only by adults, but also by children.

Mastic feels like dough that children play with. It is easy to work with her. Only hands need to be washed regularly, wiped dry and lightly sprinkled with powdered sugar;)

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two paper templates based on these images (click to enlarge). You can either print them out or transfer them to a sheet of paper by hand while looking at the picture on the screen. In any case, make sure the chart fits the size of a 23cm cake.

Bake two cakes with a diameter of 23 cm, let them cool completely. Take the cakes out of the baking dish.

• Self-made cakes will be denser and stronger than semi-finished products. This may take longer, but your cake will be neater and easier to decorate later.
• If you have time, freeze the cakes before assembling the dinosaur. This will make them less crumbly during creaming.

Cake "Dinosaur" MK

We do it step by step.
The cake was made from biscuit (white and chocolate), cherry confiture, stabilized cream with almonds and prunes.

1. It is necessary to prepare cakes and cream in advance. Then cut the cakes horizontally into two parts. Swap the top of one with the other. Put on top of each other and approximately cut out the shape with a knife, not forgetting that when smearing with cream, the upper part will rise slightly.
2. Saturate with syrup, smear with confiture, and then with ready-made cream the lower part, put prunes cut into pieces (it can be soaked in orange juice in advance), slightly press it into the cream.
3. Cover with top cakes and lightly, slightly press down. OOOOOOO very carefully! so that the cream does not climb in all directions! All! Nothing else to cut or level - only in the cold! At least 4 hours for the cream to completely harden. And we have time to prepare green mastic. It takes about 60-65 pieces to cover such a 3D cake (about 2.5 kg). marshmallows.

Time has passed, the cake has frozen, and now the fun begins!
3. Remove from the refrigerator and bring the shape to the desired size and volume. Collect all scraps in a bowl. To cover under the mastic, you can use butter-custard (mastic does not melt on it). Pieces, after trimming, mix in a bowl with a mixer with a small amount of cream, until a mushy consistency is obtained. To taste - this is a potato cake, which we loved so much in childhood)
Now carefully cover the sides, slightly rounding them and hiding the butter cream under the “putty”.
Carefully smooth everything smeared with a knife or spatula. You can lightly moisten the spatula with syrup or just boiled water.
Now grease the top with the same cream, preparing the surface for the mastic.
4. Divide the mastic into two unequal parts. For head and body. Roll out a larger one and carefully, on a rolling pin, transfer it to the “body” of the cub.
5. Immediately lightly smooth with your palms, tucking under the bottom.
6. Trim excess with a pizza wheel.

7. Roll out the second piece and cover the "head" of our dino.
Smooth again and trim.
8. Move the “head” closer to the “body”, remove starch residue with a soft brush. Remove all unnecessary: ​​paper, scraps.
Now it remains only to make a mouth, eyes, nose, spots on the back and decorate.

The best gift is a sweet gift, guaranteed by any sweet tooth. What to do when the holiday is on the nose, and you don’t want to treat the baby and guests with purchased cakes? If a child is delighted with dinosaurs and everything connected with them, you can make him an original cake with dinosaurs as a gift. It is quite simple and does not take much time, and your baby and his friends will be in a good mood. Especially if they love dinosaurs too! If your kid loves curly treats, then you can try to make him a cake as a gift. Such a surprise, the child will be delighted no less, if not more, than an ordinary cake.

What will be required to create an unusual treat?

• in the shape of a dinosaur.
• green (for example, spinach or its juice).
• Triangular and round ice molds.
• Delicious custard.
• Round sweets or dragees to decorate the cake.
• Jelly yellow, purple or any other color - at your discretion.
• Whipped cream.
• Prunes (optional).

How to make a dinosaur cake?

First, prepare all the necessary ingredients. We give the cakes the shape of a dinosaur by cutting them with a special pattern. After everything is ready, you can start creating treats. Put the cakes on a table covered with cling film or oilcloth. If there are several cakes, or one cake is cut into several parts, you should smear the junction of the biscuit with cream. Then you need to give the cakes a cheerful green color. To do this, take food coloring and beat it together with buttercream. With the resulting "greenery" gently coat the future cake from all sides. There should be no gaps through which the cake peeks out, nor too thick heterogeneous strokes, so as not to create the impression that we are not looking at a cake, but an oil painting. The product should be smeared evenly with a spoon or a culinary spatula.

All is ready? It's time to move on to decorating the goodies. Now you need jelly, cut into triangles and circles. We spread the triangles on the back, head and tail, evenly, slightly pressing into the biscuit, but not too much so as not to spoil the dish. Circles can decorate the belly of the future dinosaur. It's time for the eyes. With whipped cream, draw two large dots on the muzzle. Press a black dragee or prunes into the middle of each creamy mug. Dinosaur eyes are ready! If you want them to be more expressive and shiny, you can draw another dot with cream already on the black “pupil”.

Finishing touches

Our ancient guest from the past is almost ready, but the final touch is missing. We decorate the body of an edible reptile at our discretion with dragees or other round sweets - here you can show your imagination and call on your imagination to help. Remember that many children's cakes are beautiful and original, but a dinosaur should really amaze and surprise your guests. At the end of all the work, with a pastry spatula, we carefully draw a “smile” of a dinosaur. Or you can lay out the outlines of the mouth with sweets or prunes. The choice is yours. That's all. Our dinosaur cake is ready!

Second treat option

The first version of the holiday treat is very good for a gift and table decoration. But what if there is no way to reproduce such a culinary masterpiece, and you really want to try the original treat? In this case, you can try to make a cake with dinosaurs, it will turn out no less beautiful and unusual, but you won’t have to waste time giving the original shape to the biscuit.

How to make with dinosaurs from mastic?

First you need to decide on the appearance of the product, the peculiarity of the location of parts on it. It is advisable to sketch a sketch on which the details of the future delicacy will be clearly visible. Then you can start cooking treats. Knead the mastic by adding food coloring to it. After the mastic is ready, carefully cover the future dinosaur cake with it. To do this, roll it out with a rolling pin, making sure that the diameter of the sweet coating is 2 times the diameter of the cake. In order for the coating to turn out smooth and shiny, it is worth walking over it with an iron several times. Then we carefully pry the resulting mastic with a rolling pin and transfer it to the cake, gently smoothing out all the wrinkles and irregularities. The future delicacy is almost ready, it remains to add the main thing - dinosaurs. To create them, we roll out a ball of mastic of the corresponding color in our hand and sculpt in turn the torso, paws, head of a guest from the past. Modeling from mastic is very similar to the process of creating figures from plasticine. You need to glue the parts on alcohol or on water, make sure that they are firmly connected to each other.

Shutdown

After the figures are glued together, you need to plant them on the future dinosaur cake. We put the products on a toothpick, trying to do it carefully and carefully. Then we continue to sculpt the figures to taste and also seat them over the entire surface of the treat. At the end of the work, you can write a congratulation on the cake. And you can cut letters out of mastic and put words out of them. In any case, the cake with dinosaurs will turn out to be unusual and very beautiful. You can safely give original cakes - they will make a unique impression on the recipient. A mastic treat with representatives of the ancient animal world and a do-it-yourself Dinosaur cake is an excellent gift idea for a kid of any age.