I made this homemade pirate ship cake for my son’s 7th birthday. I used 2 boxed marble cake mixes and canned frosting to make the base of this ship and 1 yellow cake mix for the island and the stern of the boat. The island is a round cake with frosting and covered in brown … Read more
I looked at cakes on this website and some pictures of pirate ships. Then got my mom’s old fashioned vanilla cake recipe and a chocolate wedding cake recipe (both were firmer not too moist cakes that would be good for stacking). I knew the bow and stern would have more cake, so I made 2 … Read more
My friend called me for her son’s 4th birthday. He wanted a carrot cake, but not any kind of carrot cake, a Pirate Ship Cake Design. So here is what I created from 2 round cakes. I used cream cheese icing for the first layer and fondant to cover everything. The fence, the flag, the … Read more
My son wanted a pirate party for his 4th birthday, so I decided to make this pirate ship for him. My inspiration for this Pirate Ship cake came from the Australian Women’s Weekly Kid’s Birthday Cakes issue. I used my special flop-proof chocolate cake recipe which I doubled up and baked in a rectangular cardboard … Read more
I baked a regular cake mix and baked it in a loaf pan. Then I carved the sides rounded like a ship would be. I took the extra pieces of cake and made the triangular piece on the front and raised deck on the back. I printed the pirate flag and sails on the computer. … Read more
Ever since my sons second Birthday, he stopped wanting “ordinary” Birthday kid cakes. Each of his kid cakes has to be cool and unique. This year for his 9th, we did the Pirate theme. I baked a Shipwreck Island cake complete with a spooky island and waterfall and even a wrecked ship with pirates looking … Read more
This is my pirate ship cake! The sails and flag I made on the computer. The barrels and sharks are candy. The posts and ropes are royal icing.
I got the great idea for this pirate cake from this website. I changed it a little because I needed a bigger pirate cake. This pirate cake was 5 round cakes and 1 square for the island. 4 rounds cut in half then slice off the bottoms just enough to make them stand. Then 1/2 … Read more
The Pirate ship cake itself was a 16″ chocolate cake cut to the shape of a ship. It was covered with dark chocolate frosting and homemade chocolate fondant. I filled it with fresh cream and strawberry jam. The theme of the Birthday Party was “pirates” so everything “piratey” I could think of was incorporated on … Read more
I made this cake for my sons sixth birthday party we had at the bowling alley. It was a fun cake the kids wanted to play with. My son Kyle is a big fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean so this cake idea was perfect. I have been able to make his birthday cake … Read more