Pirate chest cake

Eli turned 2 this week. Can you believe it? The kids decided they wanted to be Jake and the Never land Pirates from Disney channel, Jake (Jacob), Izzy (Daisy), and Cubby (Eli). So for the birthday cake I decided to build a treasure chest! This was an overwhelming task! I was worried all week but it turned out so awesome! The top is made out of a rice crispy treat that I molded into shape and covered in chocolate. It took 3 batches! The bottom is chocolate cake and chocolate frosting! I used…

Swashbucklers of all ages were eager to seize a chocolaty piece of this birthday cake, although some guests thought it was too cute to cut! Folks were impressed with this edible pirate's treasure chest and loved the rich chocolate icing. —Sharon Hanson, Franklin, Tennessee

In 2017, I joined The Sugar Pirates in a collaboration for Cake International. My piece is an octopus attacking a treasure chest. Made from sponge, sugar paste and modelling paste. I’m proud to say we won Best Group at Cake International 2018.

Treasure chest cake buttercream

My neighbor(u)r wanted me to do a cake for her her 5 year old Lois. Lois requested a pirate cake and not too girly so I made a treasure chest. We did it during a Playing Out session - which is when they close the street for 3 hours so kids can play, it's a fab idea. Her Mom wanted cupcakes as well since our street has so many kids. I googled and Pinterested treasure chests and here's my final product. The only thing I really took away from my googling was the Curly Wurly as a metal type…

Treasure Chest Cake Yellow cake with buttercream with a ganache basecoat covered in fondant. The bottom portion is cake while the top part...

Treasure Chest Birthday Cake Finished cake. Bottom is chocolate cake with toasted marshmallow filling, lid is rice krispie treats, sand is...

Seeing as I can’t bake in Hong Kong, I thought I would write an informative post about how to make a cake instead. A Pirate’s Treasure Chest cake would definitely go down well at any ch…

Hook would love it!