Before my son was born I decided that I would maintain a nautical theme baby shower, RED and BLUE (primary), room, propeller fan, light house pictures, Red furniture, blue suede wall below chair rail, you get the idea. Well, after he was born, he was ALL boy, all 11 lbs of him (1 week early), … Read more
I made this Pirate’s Treasure Chest Birthday Cake for my 4 year old boy. It was made from 3 vanilla cakes. I chose the top section from the 3 cakes first, by deciding which cake had the most domed rise (to give the effect of the lid of the chest.) I placed one on the … Read more
This Treasure Chest Cake was made for my son’s 1st grade teacher for her birthday. His whole class was decorated in a pirate theme so I thought a treasure chest would be perfect. I made 2 13×9. I cut one in half and stacked them on each other. I then frosted that part of the … Read more
Recipe for this Treasure Chest cake:1 baked 13- x 9- x 2-inch cake 6 cups chocolate frosting – 1/2 cup red icing Cake decorating ideas: Cake treasures, such as chocolate coins, Rolo candies, chocolate almond kisses or Necco Wafers, mini jawbreakers, candy jewels, such as candy necklaces and rock candy Step 1: Cut a section … Read more
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
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