I made a 9×13 cake from a cake mix for this treasure chest cake. I wanted the lightness of box cake because I was worried about the weight of the cake. I cut the 9×13 into unequal thirds with the top being one third and the bottom ends being the same size as the top … Read more
I wanted a unique treasure chest cake for my daughter’s Pirate birthday party but wanted everything to edible without fondant covering. I started out with 11x15x3 inch rectangle pan, baking 3 layers, (3 cake mixes) strawberry, (3) vanilla, and then for the top I used (2) chocolate, so it wasn’t the full 3″. I wanted … Read more
I made this Treasure Chest Cake for my son’s 3rd party inspired by other cakes on this site. I used three layers of chocolate sponge – using a Bero recipe that uses evaporated milk which makes a really nice rich cake. Also the Bero recipe for milk chocolate icing that uses melted butter, milk, vanilla … Read more
My son wanted a Treasure Chest Birthday Cake for his 5th birthday. I researched many different sites and came up with my own version. This cake used 3 – 1/4 sheet cakes. Two stacked on top of each other. Five dowel rods inserted into these two cakes to help support the one on top. Be … Read more
Once I had the idea for a treasure hunt theme party, I traced a picture of the treasure chest from one that was on a crayon box. I then took it to a copy store and had them blow it up as large as I wanted the cake to be. I then made 2 cakes … Read more
The lid of the cake is made by cutting a foam box up and giving it the curved shape of a treasure chest pinned together and butter iced; then I inserted two bamboo kebab sticks into the lid and pushed them into the cake so it gives the affect of the lid being open also … Read more
I made this Homemade Treasure Chest Birthday Cake Idea for my 4 year old son. I baked a rectangle shape and a square shaped chocolate cake, then I cut them to make 3 rectangles the same size. I used one of the off cuts to make a wedge. After sticking 2 of the rectangles together … Read more
For my son’s pirate party, I wanted to make a pirate treasure chest cake. I used 4 13X9 chocolate cakes mixes for the bottom of the chest. The top part is made 5 round chocolate cakes, cut in half to make 10 halves. I used Wilton icing on all of it, and I iced between … Read more
For my Son’s 7th Birthday we had a treasure hunt theme so a treasure chest was the obvious choice for the cake! I baked three 9 x 14 cakes. Two of them stacked made the bottom of the chest while the third was used for the lid. I cut a piece of stiff cardboard for … Read more
I was inspired by other treasure chest cakes on this website to make this Pirate Treasure Chest birthday cake for my son’s 4th birthday. I made 3 square butter cakes measuring 10″x 10″. I made them a few days in advance and popped them in the freezer to make life easier, and also because I’d … Read more
This cake was actually made for a hockey banquet. My co-ed teams name was the Ice Pirates and I baked this using a very large square pan. I then cut it so that I could get 4 squares stacked to form the bottom part of the chest and the lid. I used homemade whipped cream … Read more
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