My son is obsessed with Legos, especially Pirates of the Caribbean. When he turned 5 he wanted a Captain Jack Sparrow cake. I found a Lego “man” pan on eBay in a set with a Lego brick cake pan, Lego brick mold and a minifigure mold. Making Jack was much easier than I expected. To … Read more
This was definitely a last-minute pirate birthday cake. The client called me a day before, when I was pretty booked up, but I love pirate cakes and they were kinda stuck, so I took it on… he sent a pic of a somewhat pale cake compared to what I deem exciting. But I think it’s … Read more
When my oldest daughter (now 5) turned three, we decided to have a girly pirate themed birthday party. What goes better with a pirate themed birthday party than a treasure chest cake? This cake was very large and very heavy but it was a huge hit at the party! My mom and my grandma even … Read more
My son who was turning 4 requested a Pirate cake. I asked him what he wanted it to look like and he said he wanted a hook on top like Captain Hook and a sword. I started to brain storm asking him about certain things I was thinking about and he would yay or nay … Read more
This was my son’s Playmobil pirate birthday cake for his 4th birthday which I made by using a 9 by 13 cake frosted with my homemade fudge chocolate frosting. I used a thin coat of grape jelly to stick the blue dyed coconut flakes sprinkled with shiny blue sprinkles for the water. The land was … Read more
My nephew decided he wanted a Jake pirate ship cake for his birthday. He knows he just has to tell his sissy what he wants and I make it happen somehow. But I have to admit I got a lil nervous here lol. After brainstorming I thought I had it all mapped out in my … Read more
For my daughter’s 6th birthday party, she wanted to have a mermaids party. The only problem was that she wanted to invite some boys in her class as well. So I adapted the theme to Mermaids and Pirates: Under the Sea. For the cake, I decided what better than to have a treasure chest cake … Read more
My son’s 5th birthday was pirate themed. I have been enjoying making 3-D cakes, and I had seen lots of great ones on this site for inspiration! The “ocean” was an 11×15 white sheet cake. I colored in blue to make it look like the ocean even after it was cut. For the ship I … Read more
I am just an amateur at making cakes and this was the most challenging cake that I have ever made, but super fun. I had no idea where to start. I do what ever my nephew conjures up for his parties and I hope that I can keep it up. So when I found out … Read more
I used strips of black fondant to cover the ship I carved out of cake. It looks like it was hard to make but it really was pretty easy. The process of covering the boat with fondant was quite easy. I covered the rest of the cake under the ship with buttercream and airbrushed it … Read more
Ivy insisted she wanted a Pirate Cake and as I love a challenge. I decided to fulfill her wish, lol. I have never done anything like this before so I did a Google search for pirate cakes and picked out a few I liked. The cake I ended up doing was a mix of several cakes … Read more
Every time someone asks me about a cake and shows me a picture I instantly go, oh no, I cant do that! Until the moment I sit down and think about it and break down what is really being done that is what I think. For this cake I didn’t have a picture to go … Read more