This recipe provides instructions for making a dragon-shaped cake for a medieval birthday party. The cake is formed by cutting and assembling pieces of two round cakes to resemble a dragon's body and tail. Graham crackers are inserted into the frosting along the back to create a ridged spine and gumdrops and other candies are used to add eyes, claws, nostrils and other details. Fruit Roll-Ups are trimmed and attached to skewers to create wings that can be inserted just before serving to prevent sagging.

1. With trusty forks in hand, your guests will happily slay
this dragon. This delightful cake recipe is sure to be a hit
at your Medieval Birthday celebration or for anyone who
loves friendly dragons!
Ingredients
z 2 9-inch round cakes, baked according to the package directions
z 2 16-ounce cans of white frosting, tinted green with food coloring
z 9 chocolate-covered graham crackers
z 12 orange gumdrop slices
z 1 marshmallow
z 2 chocolate chips
z 2 green gumdrop slices
z 2 Hershey's Kisses
z Marker cap
z 2 pieces of fruit leather (we found that Fruit Roll-Ups work best)
z 2 (10-inch) bamboo skewers
z 2 toothpicks
z Scissors
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To form the dragon's body, cut one cake in half.
Spread a thin layer of frosting on the bottom of one
half. Place the pieces cut side down and gently press
them together as shown above.
Cut the second cake using the diagram above as a
guide (the pieces don't have to be exact). Assemble
those pieces as shown above and frost the cake.
Instructions
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To create the pointy spinal ridge, use a serrated knife to gently cut the graham
crackers in half diagonally. Push them into the frosting along the dragon's back,
cutting a few smaller triangles for the end of the tail.
For claws, place 3 orange gumdrop slices in front of each leg.
Next, make eyes by cutting the marshmallow in half. For pupils, poke a hole in the
center of each marshmallow slice with a toothpick, then press a chocolate chip into
each hole. Gently press the marshmallows in place on top of the dragon's head. For
each brow, poke a toothpick into a green gumdrop slice and stick it into the cake just
behind an eye.
For nostrils, place the Hershey's Kisses point-side in on the end of the dragon's
snout.
To make scales, use a clean marker cap as a stamp and press half of it into the
frosting.
To make each wing, trim a 1-1/2-inch piece off a corner
of a Fruit Roll-Up, as shown at left (cutting off the
corner keeps the wings from looking too bulky).
Beginning at that edge, roll the Roll-Up partway onto a
skewer and press to secure it. With scissors, make
scalloped edges. Because the wings are heavy and
can sag over time, don't insert them in the dragon's
body until right before serving.
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