OPPO just announced the OPPO Pad Air tablet in India. It is the second tablet from the brand after the 5G-ready OPPO Pad, which debuted with the Snapdragon 870 earlier this year. According to a recent rumor by 91mobiles, the OPPO Pad Air would be launched as early as June in India. According to the […]
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Huawei’s spin-off Research and development of Magic4 Pro was revealed by Honor. The Honor Magic4 Pro, the company’s newest flagship device, is now available in markets throughout the globe. As part of its global launch, Honor shared insights into its R & D process. Honor talked about the company’s R & D initiatives as well […]
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Last year, Realme made its tablet debut with a low-cost variant dubbed the Realme Pad. OPPO also entered the tablet industry this year with the OPPO Pad, a high-end tablet. Since then, the OPPO Pad Air has made its debut as a low-cost alternative to the Realme Pad. Since these two tablets are so similar, […]
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This isn’t the only Xiaomi sub-brand: Black Shark, which sells strong smartphones with dramatic designs for the enthusiastic gaming market, also exists. The Black Shark 5 and 5 Pro have been available in China for the past two months, and now the company is introducing them to Malaysia, its first international market. On June 8th […]
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It’s been about a year since Samsung’s Expert RAW software became available for the Galaxy S22 series and a few other older Samsung phones. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 will now be compatible with Samsung’s Expert RAW, thanks to an upcoming update. Since Samsung had previously stated that the update would be released in April, […]
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Earlier this month, Oppo released beta versions of ColorOS 12 for the Oppo F17 and Oppo A73 in India and Vietnam. The stable release based on Android 12 is now being rolled out. But it looks like ColorOS12 customers who want to get the stable upgrade when it first comes out will have to fill […]
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The lockdown in 2020 meant I didn’t post anything on my blog for several months, as I tried to juggle a full-time job with a toddler at home every day for nearly three months while nursery was shut. So I’ve only just realised that I never posted anything about her birthday cake in spring of 2020 – better late than never!
Sophie is a big fan of dinosaurs, and from a young age has been able to correctly identify dinosaurs to the extent that I think she already knows more types than I do! We have encouraged her love of dinosaurs through toys and books and also a green dinosaur-patterned beanbag for her room to counteract some of the pink! If I recall correctly, she actually asked for a dinosaur cake for her second birthday, and I was happy to oblige!
We held her birthday party at My Gym, where we go to a class every week – it’s a cross between gymnastics, exercise, games and play, and they do brilliant birthday parties where you get an hour of gym-based games and half an hour in the party room with food and drink, and of course cake. I had the option of providing my own cake so of course that’s what I did.
I wanted a cake that would actually look like a dinosaur – I saw some lovely ideas online of round cakes with dinosaurs on top (either made from icing or plastic toys), where the cake itself was decorated to look like the dinosaur habitat. But I wanted instant recognition and wow factor, and decided it had to be a three-dimensional dinosaur. Luckily, it was easier to make one than I thought, thanks to this brilliant tutorial on WikiHow!
I baked a round vanilla sponge cake and then cut it up according to the tutorial instructions, then covered it in green roll-out fondant. I used yellow fondant to add some spots, and a darker green modelling paste – a kind of icing that is stiffer, so better to use when you are making something that needs to stand up – to make the spines along the dinosaur back. It wasn’t difficult or even massively time-consuming at all and I was really pleased with the finished cake, and I think the kids at the party all enjoyed it!
