My son wanted a pirate party for his 4th birthday, so I decided to make this pirate ship for him. My inspiration for this Pirate Ship cake came from the Australian Women’s Weekly Kid’s Birthday Cakes issue. I used my special flop-proof chocolate cake recipe which I doubled up and baked in a rectangular cardboard … Read more
I baked a regular cake mix and baked it in a loaf pan. Then I carved the sides rounded like a ship would be. I took the extra pieces of cake and made the triangular piece on the front and raised deck on the back. I printed the pirate flag and sails on the computer. … Read more
Ever since my sons second Birthday, he stopped wanting “ordinary” Birthday kid cakes. Each of his kid cakes has to be cool and unique. This year for his 9th, we did the Pirate theme. I baked a Shipwreck Island cake complete with a spooky island and waterfall and even a wrecked ship with pirates looking … Read more
This is my pirate ship cake! The sails and flag I made on the computer. The barrels and sharks are candy. The posts and ropes are royal icing.
I got the great idea for this pirate cake from this website. I changed it a little because I needed a bigger pirate cake. This pirate cake was 5 round cakes and 1 square for the island. 4 rounds cut in half then slice off the bottoms just enough to make them stand. Then 1/2 … Read more
The Pirate ship cake itself was a 16″ chocolate cake cut to the shape of a ship. It was covered with dark chocolate frosting and homemade chocolate fondant. I filled it with fresh cream and strawberry jam. The theme of the Birthday Party was “pirates” so everything “piratey” I could think of was incorporated on … Read more
I made this cake for my sons sixth birthday party we had at the bowling alley. It was a fun cake the kids wanted to play with. My son Kyle is a big fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean so this cake idea was perfect. I have been able to make his birthday cake … Read more
My daughter loved the cake and her friends too. She helped me with the pirate shop cake but we didnt know if the cake will look good. She loved it and I saved myself some money by making this cake by myself. I think I did a good job for the first time.
I made this Pirate cake for my son’s birthday because he loved pirates. The bottom is just a half sheet white cake that made and frosted with butter cream in between the two layers. I looked for the biggest cake pan that I had in order to make it look like two different parts of … Read more
I gathered ideas for a Pirate Ship And Island Birthday Cake from this website to create the vision for my triplets 4th birthday. I baked 3 pound cakes (2 round, 1 loaf) because they are so dense it makes the form more stable/substantial. After those had completely cooled I quartered the round cakes and layered … Read more
Bake a large choc cake and cut it into 3, 2 pieces being the same size and leaving a thin, about 2″ strip. Place the 2 pieces which are the same on top of each other layering with butter cream. Carve a piece out of the middle to make the lower deck and at the … Read more
First, for this Pirate Ship Birthday Cake, I baked a 9×13 cake and lightly frosted it blue (two different blues swirled together make an awesome effect). Then I baked two 9 inch round cakes and cut them each in half. Glue them together with frosting, flat side to flat side, and place on cake, round … Read more