Hello peeps,

Right, I'm doing Moo's birthday cake again this year and have decided to do a dinosaur cake, with cupcakes round with dino themed toppers (such as dino eggs, dino foot prints and a little dino heads)
I was wondering how soon in advanced I could prepare the toppers?


His birthday is a week on Saturday but I wanted to start getting a wriggle on with sorting it all.

Also, how soon would you bake the cake and bun's and 'dress' them?
Last yr it was all a mad rush the night before, doing the cake, but it would be better if I could get some of the toppers done so they are just ready to go when i've done the cake.

Last Q (for now ) I'm also doing home made buns, biscuits cakes/loafs etc, when would you prep them..how long do they keep for?

You can prepare the toppers 7 days in advance as long as you cover them well and keep them in an airtight container somewhere cool.

I normally make my cakes on a Wednesday or thursday and decorate them the following evening for a Saturday and again, cover them well or icing it will keep it fresh

Cakes and buns etc I would normally say 5-7 days depending on how they're stored

I think I did Tylers cake on a Friday afternoon for the sunday, I iced it and it was still lovely and fresh on the sunday x

Thats great, thank you girls

I'll make a start this weekend. I've got all these idea's and can't wait to get started lol

Just one more thing - Mandy, when you say storing the toppers somewhere cool, what about the fridge? or would a cupboard be sufficient? They'll be in an air tight container.

Zee don't put them in the fridge as they'll sweat and go soggy and sticky, Sorry Mand, just wanted to say before Zee put them in the fridge xxx

Thanks Lisa - I actually thought they'd dehydrate or something lol, So just a cupboard is fine then?

Yes what Lisa said, I assume you're making them from fondant? The colours run in the fridge too, just a cool dry cupboard is fine x

I'm guessing you're well under way Zee - but just to add into the mix xx

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Thanks Grace I had seen them

Well I got them done yesterday and am actually quite chuffed - what do you think?



The big dino is going onto of his cake and these lot ^^^ are his toppers for the cupcakes

Am going to get his cake done tomorrow. I couldn't decide what type of cakes/buns to do so am doing a lemon cake and choc cupcakes.

Wow, they're fantastic Zee. You're very clever x

Thank you

I love the big dinosaur - looks just like the 'that's not my' fella
How did you decide on the shape for the smaller heads Zee?
Moo's going to looove em xx

Hmm, its funny you should say that Grace
Does it look familiar??


I got the idea's for the heads from a website, but they were dragon's heads... I just modified a bit and 'bish, bash bosh!!' its a dinosaur