Pirate Ship Cake
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Ahoy matey. This pirate ship cake is so great for pirate parties and to help celebrate speak like a pirate day. There are so many kids that dream about sailing around the world. The thought of living on a tall ship, a three masted ship with the beautiful water surrounding you would be a dream come true. Becoming lifelong friends with your mates, searching for gold coins and of course eating pirate cake would be the best dream come true. Recently I made this cake from a Wilton’s Pirate Ship cake pan. It was a real hit with the kids. After this cake was all finished I was thinking that this same pan, the Wilton pirate ship pan would make a great sailboat cake or just a regular boat cake. For our party theme I thought that the pirate ship would be perfect. |
Ahoy matey. This pirate ship cake is so great for pirate parties and to help celebrate speak like a pirate day. There are so many kids that dream about sailing around the world. The thought of living on a tall ship, a three masted ship with the beautiful water surrounding you would be a dream come true. Becoming lifelong friends with your mates, searching for gold coins and of course eating pirate cake would be the best dream come true.
Recently I made this cake from a Wilton’s Pirate Ship cake pan. It was a real hit with the kids. After this cake was all finished I was thinking that this same pan, the Wilton pirate ship pan would make a great sailboat cake or just a regular boat cake. For our party theme I thought that the pirate ship would be perfect.
How to Make the Ultimate Pirate Ship Cake
I used the Wilton Pirate Ship Cake pan. I sprayed it really well with a non-stick spray. The cake was a chocolate cake. Bake at 350 degrees and bake for 40 to 50 minutes. Once it was cooled for about ten minutes I cut off the bottom with a large serrated knife, using the cake pan as a guideline. After the bottom was cut (to make the cake level) I placed a cooling rack onto the pan and flipped it over. I then let the rest of the cake cool completely.
I always like to make up the icing beforehand. For the pirate ship cake I made black icing (from chocolate icing), royal blue, lemon yellow, golden yellow, orange, red brown, ivory, violet, rose and copper. It is a ton of different shades or colors, but they all keep. As long as they are sealed in an airtight container, icing will last in your refrigerator and or freezer. If you are making coordinating cupcakes then the extra icing should come in handy.
First I iced the outside of the cake with a lighter blue watercolor. I used a large tip number 789. The icing tip is smooth on one side and has grooves on the other. Have the smooth side beside the cake and the grooves on the outside. This large tip helps to ice the outside of the cake so quickly, there are no crumbs and there is equal amount of icing. The grooves will make it look like the outside has the equivalent grooves. Next, I used a small round tip number 5 to pipe in all the rest of the blue. This will look like the water. If you want you can get a small dish and mix cornstarch and warm water to finger over the blue water making it look smooth and watery. You can add little ups and downs so that it will look like small waves. Then I iced all the chocolate areas using a larger round tip number 12 for the beams, a smaller round number 3 for the lines on the bottom of the boat. Then I used the star icing tip number 18 for the bottom of the boat. To make stars you squeeze the icing close to the cake and squeeze until the star is the desired size. I try to make all the stars the same size. At times I may need a few smaller stars to fill in any holes. You want to make sure you can’t see the cake through the stars. Next, I used some orange red mixture colored icing for the railing, and at the top of the boat. I used a medium round sized tip number 5 on the railing. I used a cream colored icing for the sails (I used a vanilla icing, but a buttercream color would be great). I used the round tips number 5 and star shaped number 16 for the sails. To make black icing, use chocolate icing for the base and then add black dye.
For the small details on the top side of the boat and pirate flags I used a small tip any from tip size 1-7 would work. Then to smooth out some area dip your finger in a mixture of cornstarch and water. Around the outside of the cake I love the wave look. I used tip #21 and made then similar to a shell design. I squeezed the icing creating a thick top to the wave and then wooshed it around to make the complete wave. This wave was done in a darker blue to stand out. The pirate ship cake looked amazing for all my pirate fans.
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The pirate ship cake was a fantastic cake to celebrate talk like a pirate day. I love putting all the chocolate coins around the cake as well. If you are concerned about the chocolate you are able to get just the pirate coins for your party at either a party store or online. They are a great price for the amount that you get and the outcome of using them in different games and activities.
Best of luck with your pirate ship cake. Let us know if you try to use it to create a sail boat. We would love to see all of your ship cakes.
