I created this Pirate Theme Birthday Cake using 12″, 10″ & 8″ round pans. The first layer was chocolate, the second was marble and the last was white. I usually do this to ensure all guests have what they like. I used buttercream icing to ice the entire cake and on the second layer to … Read more
I planned a Pirate party for my two sons and god- daughter this year and decided I wanted to make a Treasure Chest cake. I made chocolate buttercream frosting from a Wilton recipe and fondant. I then baked three marble cakes from a box mix in a 9″ x 13″ pan. I refrigerated them overnight. … Read more
I made this treasure chest cake for my grandson’s 3rd birthday party. We had a combination party with his sister’s 5th birthday party which was themed “Pixie Hollow Fairies”. So I chose a Pirate theme so it would somewhat tie in together. I searched this site and others for ideas. I found the cake and … Read more
This Treasure Chest Birthday Cake was made using various techniques that others have posted on this site. This was made from two 9×13 sheet cakes; 1 cake is cut in half and layered two layers high (this is the bottom of the chest), the other cake is cut in half and only half of it … Read more
My son who was turning 5 years old really wanted a pirate birthday party. I had made my older son a pirate ship cake for his pirate themed party and wanted to do something different. I decided a Pirate Treasure Chest Cake Design would be perfect. Since my son was born on my brother’s birthday, … Read more
We(that being my husband and I) made the square parts in an adjustable square cake tin, and then used cardboard bent into a curved shape and then covered with foil for the top part of the pirate treasure chest birthday cake. Chocolate fudge filling to over it and liquorice laces to be the black bits. … Read more
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BACK OF CHEST: Two nights before I took a board, 12 x 16 and cut it a little to fit across the back of the cake, covered it in aluminum foil. I measured how high my layers were times how wide my cake was. (Four layers times 2″ layers equal 8″ plus 8″ for the … Read more
My son requested a Pirate Ship cake for his 5th birthday this year. After looking at what had already been submitted to this site, I decided it was something I could do. I baked 3 9″ x 13″ chocolate cakes into pound cakes with a recipe I got from Kraft Kitchens. It required 1/3 cup … Read more
One of my friend’s came to me and asked me to make a cake for her son’s birthday. She told me that he likes pirates very much especially their ships and wanted me to do something awesome for her son. She also gave me some playmobil toys which of course represent pirates to put them … Read more
The Homemade Pirate Ship Birthday Cake – EASIER THAN YOU THINK! Start with 2 square slabs. One will be 3/4 base of the ship and the other one needs to be cut 1/3 off to put on top of the first cake to form the back of the ship. Next cut the remainder of that … Read more
I made this Pirate ship cake for a friend. She was having a pirate-themed party for her uncle and her son. Using a cake mix and ready-to-spread frosting, I baked two round cake layers. After cooling them, I cut them in half, but notched out a piece to create the upper deck behind the sail. … Read more