[header] How to make a 3d dinosaur birthday cake [title] Mix your cake batter. [step] Cakes made from scratch will be denser and stronger than a cake mix. [substeps] Using the ingredients list above, combine sugar and butter, then beat in the eggs and vanilla. 
Mix flour and baking powder together, and then combine the dry ingredients with the sugar-butter-egg mixture. Use the milk to thin out the batter.