The only creative thing I’m capable of is to bake and decorate my three sons’ birthday cakes. Mostly I do not consider them original creations because I copy either a how-to recipe or get my inspiration from sites like these. But I always plan what I’m going to do months ahead and take a day’s … Read more
I make my son a special birthday cake every year, I have made a caterpillar (4ft) Tootles from the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. and this year is my favorite . I gave him 3 choices, Cars , Trains or a pirate ship (he’s all about pirates right now). So that’s what he picked. I tried a … Read more
I wanted to do a big skull cake, but didn’t want to pay $35 for the cake mold, so instead I paid $3 for a chocolate skull mold and made a treasure chest cake instead. The cake had half chocolate layers and half white cake. All details were made with homemade marshmallow fondant. The skull … Read more
My grandson wanted a pirate cake for his 6th birthday so I looked around and could not find one like he wanted. I finally made one to resemble his invitations which he loved. I took a Build a Bear cake mold and cut off the tail and ears. I frosted it with a butter cream, … Read more
I made this creative pirate treasure map cake for my son’s 3rd birthday. All you need is a rectangle pan! I used an 11×15. I started by frosting the whole cake in white frosting. I then used crushed graham cracker and brown sugar mixed for the “sand”, covering about 3/4ths of the top of the cake. … Read more
I was asked to make a pirate themed cake for my friend’s little boy’s 3rd birthday so I made a pirate sword cake. They haven’t seen it yet. The most difficult part was the handle. It’s not perfect but I’m pleased. My little boy kept interrupting me wanting to help but its not the best … Read more
I made the treasure chest from chocolate biscuit cake in 2 pans then covered them with chocolate flavored fondant then imprinted them with a wood grain mat. I wanted to have the chest slightly open but because of the weight of the chocolate biscuit cake it wouldn’t stay up no matter what I tried. I then decorated it with straps painted … Read more
This pirate skull cake was requested by my 6 year old son. He wanted a skull cake, but I did not like the molds from the store. So I used a foam Halloween skull that we have for decoration and covered it with plastic wrap and then several layers of aluminum foil. I pressed the … Read more
My 4 year old LOVES pirates and wanted a pirate birthday party. He also wanted a pirate cake, but not just any pirate cake. He was very specific in what had to be on this cake: a ship, water, islands, volcano, sharks, treasure chest, pirate map, and most important – a gummy crab. I started by baking an 9×13 … Read more
I make this Octopus and Pirate birthday cake for my son’s 1st birthday. The original idea I got from the internet. I forgot the artist’s name, and I make the 3D base on the picture with some little changes so it can work with gum paste and fondant, and its my first octopus cake. I was try to … Read more
I used the Wilton football pan to make this pirate cake. I made two cakes and cut them to form the ship bottom and top. I used a large sheet pan for the base (water). I used chocolate frosting to hold the pieces in place. The two decks are chocolate crispy treats cut into the shape for … Read more
First time doing this. First cake fell apart and had to start all over. Learning as I went. Probably spent more money than I needed to, but it was worth it to see my grandson’s face. He called the crocodile the Tic Toc Crock. The party was at a public restaurant and people kept coming … Read more