My son, turning 4, was obsessed with Pirates. When he told me he wanted a pirate birthday party, I knew I would have to plan big or just buy the cake from a professional. Our parties usually have about 40 people at them, so I had to feed a lot of people too. I came … Read more
First time I’ve ever tried a shaped cake and it didn’t turn out half bad, actually. I used two loaf pans as it didn’t need to serve many people. The pirate ship cake is chocolate marbled pound cake with peanut butter buttercream icing on top, and chocolate buttercream on the sides. I put the bottom … Read more
This cake is the cake I made for my Grandson Brenden’s 3rd Birthday. Brenden was REALLY into pirates so he requested a pirate ship birthday cake. I first covered a large cake board, 18 1/2 x 26 with old world maps that showed where the treasures could be found. I then baked 48 cupcakes, half … Read more
I made this Pirate Cake with Treasure Island for my son’s 4th birthday and we are now worried about how we will ever be able to top it. The island is 3 layers. The bottom layer is a 1/2 sheet cake and then 2 bread loaf cakes. I stacked the 2 bread pans at an … Read more
My son decided he wanted a pirate theme so I knew right away that I wanted to have a homemade Pirate Birthday Cake with a pirate ship and island. I looked online and bought some pirate figurines from Amazon.com . They also had a cave with a treasure chest and palm tree so I also … Read more
This Homemade Pirate Ship Birthday Cake I made for my son’s 3rd birthday. I first cut the cake into 5 pieces, then I arranged them to create a ‘ship’ shape. I then frosted the cake all over and in between the slices. For the frosting butter cream I used a drop of milk icing and … Read more
I showed my son several of the cakes on this site and, of course, he chose the ship. As a totally inexperienced cake decorator the thought was a bit terrifying, but seeing the pictures and instructions here proved hugely helpful. Because I wasn’t sure how to make two halves of a round cake stand up, … Read more
The pirate birthday island cake came from ideas from your site. A big thanks to Cami F. and her pirate birthday island cake for inspiring me. I used crushed graham crackers for the sand instead of brown sugar and just used a few pirates, coins and some sharks to decorate. I made the trees using … Read more
After looking at all the pirate cakes on this site, inspiration came from the $1 aisle at Target. I bought the pirate ship raft rowboat and all the little guys for $3 and took it from there. The treasure chest candle I got at the party store and “buried” it by digging out some of … Read more
For this pirate cake I got most of my ideas from this website, I used a 13×9 pan for the water and then a large loaf pan for the ship. The only problem I had was the candy kept falling off. John loved his pirate cake and that is all that really matters!! Thank you … Read more
For this pirate birthday cake I started with two 9×13 cakes and a Styrofoam template covered with foil. Frosting is chocolate caramel and white with blue food coloring for water. Railing is made of pretzels. Masts are three large candles for 3rd birthday. Sails are paper. Crows nest is an ice cream cone. Steering wheel … Read more
I made this cake for my sons eighth birthday. I used four cake mixes made into four 8in. rounds, one 9×13 cake and cupcakes. I froze all the cakes overnight then cut the 9×13 cake in thirds and the rounds in half. I used two of round halves for the front, two of the round … Read more