Easy Dora Cake

• If you are not comfortable creating your own Dora cake, choose a cake pan shaped like the main character. Bake the cake in the Dora cake pan and allow it to cool completely. Then, use a picture of Dora to decorate the cake so that it looks even more like the cartoon character. Use food coloring to dye vanilla frosting or use frosting gels in a variety of colors to create the cake.
  
  

Dora Dress Cake

• Create a cake using a Dora doll that will look like she is dressed up for the birthday party. Bake a cake in a oven-safe mixing bowl so that when you turn it out it has a flat bottom but looks tall and oval. The cake will serve as the skirt of Dora's dress. Remove the clothing from your Dora doll and place it directly into the top of the cake feet first. Submerge her in the cake up to her waist. Next, frost the cake so that it looks like her skirt. You could use one color or create a pattern. Continue the frosting up onto Dora's chest and shoulders so that it looks like she is wearing the dress.
  
  

Character Scene Cake

• Bake a rectangular sheet cake to create a cake that looks like a scene out of "Dora the Explorer." The television show often features forest scenes, so frost the cake green with a blue stream running through it. Use plastic tree figurines, or make your own using a pretzel stick with green frosting on the top of it. Purchase Dora character figurines from a toy store and wash them thoroughly. Place them on the cake to complete it.
  
  

Cupcakes

• Some children would prefer small cupcakes over a large cake. Bake the cupcakes and them frost them in a color that coordinates with the colors of the party. Next, top each cake with a plastic ring that has a picture of Dora on it. Another idea is to frost each cupcake with light brown frosting and then pipe Dora's eyes, nose and mouth onto it. Use black frosting to pipe her hair around the edges of the cupcakes.