I don’t think my cake is going to win any prize, but it was the reason I made this cake that makes it the most special! My cousin’s son, Xavier, was turning 5 years old. Being Autistic Xavier becomes fixated on things more than the average child, so when I learned he was obsessed with … Read more
Several years ago I bought Australian Women’s Weekly Kid’s Birthday Cakes book. When my son was 5 he chose a pirate ship from that book . Since then I made this cake 6 times. Three times for my son, including latest one two weeks ago (on the picture ), 2 for his cousin and one … Read more
My grandson Jack wanted a pirate party for his 6th birthday so as usual Grandma was commissioned do do the cake. For his previous birthday I had made Diego and his rescue center so I knew that this year I would have to exceed his expectations as he tells everyone I am the best cake maker in the world…bless him! … Read more
My grandson asked me to make a Pirate Ship cake for his 6th birthday. The first one I made was for his 4th birthday and evidently it was a big hit. I have learned a few things since I made the last one. First of all the ship holds up better if it is made … Read more
This awesome Pirate birthday cake is the second one I have made for this boy. The first one is no where close to being as cool as this one is!! The frosting used for this one is the whipped frosting. Then I used the airbrush to add the color. The boat on top is really meant for a … Read more
My son wanted a pirate theme for his 4th birthday party. I used a pirate ship cake mold for the base of the cake. I used a firm buttermilk white cake recipe from Better Homes New Cook Book to ensure that it popped out easily and stayed standing. I always use Crisco and flour too … Read more
Found an easy pirate ship cake to make for my son’s 4th birthday, it was a hit with the kiddies and my son was so excited with it. Looks like more effort than required, decorating it took about 2 hours. 1. Bake double quantities of chocolate butter cake and equally split between 2 20cm round … Read more
I made this for my son’s birthday party. It was simply two 9×13 single-layer cakes. Right after baking, I covered the bottom with a piece of waxed paper and flattened out with my hand so it wouldn’t bulge in the middle (I never cut them flat because the squished cake tastes so yummy and moist!). … Read more
I decided to do this pink pirate ship cake for my daughter for her 4th birthday. She loves Peter Pan and Jake and the Neverland pirates so to be unique to her we decided on pink and pirates which is fairly hard to find stuff locally. The cake I made the mold out of rice … Read more
My son’s party was a pirate theme party. I had seen some pics online, and he had some ideas (a small pirate set we got at the dollar store he wanted on the cake) so I combined the two. The cake was a pirate island treasure chest in one. For the island, I baked half … Read more
I went on this site and took a few ideas from several of the other pirate cakes. I started with 2 9X13 cakes for the base. I then baked 2 loaf pans as well for the ship. The base of the ship is one full loaf and then part of the other to make the … Read more
My husband and I made this Pirate Ship cake for our son’s 4th birthday as he was having a Pirate Party. We used two sponge cake sheets and a madeira cake loaf purchased from the supermarket which we shaped into a pirate ship. We then placed the cake in the freezer, having given it a … Read more