Captain Jack – Pirates of the Caribbean Cake

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As you know, I’m into cake. Not so much the baking of it. I’m a total flop where from-scratch cakes are concerned. But, I love using cake as a canvas for fun, birthday themes.

Maybe it hearkens back to my first birthcake in memory — two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese…. yes, it was in the shape of a Big Mac — a party at McDonald’s, and the cake really did look like one ginormous hamburger.

Once I became a mom, I wanted to make birthdays special. But, on a fixed budget it was kinda tricky. It seemed that all the trappings were so expensive. I remember looking through the book of themed cakes, ready to sigh over the high price, only to realize that they were really only cheap toys thrown on a stack of frosting.

“I can do that!” says she.

And the rest, as they say, is history. My kids, and even FishPapa, have had themed cakes for the last dozen or more years.

You can do it, too. It’s not hard at all! Normal people can decorate fun, cool cakes.

Pirates of the Caribbean

Today’s cake is in honor of tonight’s opening of the fourth installment of The Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides. If you’ve got swashbucklers in your midst, they will love this cake!

And this Pirate cake is easier than pie. Seriously. You only need four things:

  • A Frosted Cake
  • Candy
  • Jewelry
  • Captain Jack

1. Frosted Cake

This can be an elaborate, from-scratch creation, a boxed cake + canned frosting, a combination of the two, or even a storebought cake. Yes, really. Buy a simple layer cake and throw away the packaging. No one will know. The best part is what you throw on top.

2. Jewelry

It’s easy to find some cheap party favor jewelry. These necklaces were 4 for a buck and add the necessary sparkle to catch a pirate’s eye.

3. Candy

If you can find chocolate coins and rock candy, cool. If not, you may have to settle for Roll-Os for gold and Dots for jewels. So be it. Candy rings will knock their socks off.

4. Captain Jack

There are plenty of pirate toys to choose from. If you want a true Pirates of the Caribbean cake, you need Jack. But, if you’re going for the simple pirate motif, any pirate toy will do. If he’s brand new, so much the better. You’ve got a cake and a present all wrapped up in one.

Put them all together, and what do you get?

One pretty cool cake.

What’s YOUR birthday cake tradition?

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10 Comments

  1. Hello

    Can you tell my where I can buy Captain Jack?
    Is there a website you can order him?
    I’m living in the Netherlands and things like Captain Jack caketop are not available in the Netherlands.

  2. That is so cool! I wonder if my kids would enjoy it? They are 19 and 16. They love Pirates of the Caribbean.

  3. Love, love, love your cakes! I am total cake-a-phobe but may have to buck up and give it a whirl as my kiddos get old enough to enjoy them…

  4. That looks great! I have a 3 yo and soon to be 1 yo and truly enjoy making theme cakes for them. I am not a decorator by any way shape or form but it is fun and memorial. Your cakes are an ispiration!
    Thank you

  5. After all those years of birthday cakes, do you get one too on your birthday? I hope so!!!