I covered the top of the bottom part of the cake with fruit rolls (cut fruit rolls into stripes) to make it easier to put candies on it (otherwise candies will stick to the cake filling). I also put fruit rolls around the cake to give it a nicer look (again cut them into stripes). … Read more
When my grandson asked me for “The Black Pearl” for a birthday cake, I was scared. Christopher turned 9 and this is the first cake I’ve been able to make for him so I wanted it to be special. I was excited to have the chance to make this but really had to stretch the … Read more
I made this treasure island cake for a friend’s child’s 4th birthday. He was having a pirate theme. I made a half sheet cake, and then sculpted down the “ocean” so that the island was higher. I made blue frosting for the water and tan frosting for the island. I sprinkled brown sugar over the … Read more
My son wanted a Pirate Ship Cake Design for his 4th birthday so after scouring the internet and using ideas from several sources this is what I came up with. I made two layers of 9×13” cake and 2 loaf pan cakes. I stacked the two 9×13 layers, cutting 2 inches off (long end), then … Read more
This pirate ship cake was made using loaf shaped cake tins, I made 4. Two were used for the ship itself stuck together with frosting. I used Betty Crocker fudge frosting. My husband builds model boats so he shaped the front of the boat with a Stanley blade. We then used slices of cake to … Read more
After a lot of online research (including this website), I made this Pirate Ship cake for my son’s second birthday. Using two boxed marble cake mixes, which I converted to pound cake consistency by adding four eggs, 1 cup of water, 1/2 cup oil and a box of pudding mix to each, I made two … Read more
We got a lot of our ideas for this Pirate Ship Birthday Cake from this site and added a few of our own. The ocean was made with two cakes side by side. The pirate cake we used a small roasting pan and the lid (we wanted the shape without having to cut it to … Read more
My husband made this incredible Pirate Ship Birthday Cake for our son William’s birthday party. Everybody loved it. Ingredients: * 2 baked 9″ or 10″ sponge cakes * Whipped cream and strawberry jam for The Filling: * 3 to 4 cups chocolate icing Decorations: * Chocolate wafer sticks (such as Mikado) * Milk chocolate wafer … Read more
I made this Pirate Ship Cake Design for my nephew’s 4th birthday. I used the fantastic ideas from this site to create this pirate ship cake, so thanks for the tips! First I baked a 9×13 cake, an 8 inch round cake and an 8 inch square cake (a total of 2 cake mixes). I … Read more
I made this Pirate Ship Birthday Cake for my son’s third birthday, with a pirate theme. For this cake I made two square cakes in square pans and positioned them on top of each other with frosting (buttercream). I then piped brown frosting around the edges, and smoothed in onto the top. I used Oreo … Read more
I started with a rectangular cake. I printed the image off on the computer, and placed it on to the cake. I carved around the paper to shape the cake. Then, I iced the Shrek cake using butter cream icing.
My grandson is all into pirates so when my daughter asked for a “private” cake for his birthday I knew I was in for a real task. After looking at a few of the other pirate cakes on this website I was able to begin my creation. With a few simple props and a little … Read more