You can frost a skull and crossbones on a cake for a professional look done at home.
Professional cakes add an amazing touch to any birthday party, but can tend to be on the expensive side. The creative factor is a big part of what makes these cakes so amazing; so knowing these ideas can help you make your own, or be able to tell the cake maker exactly what you want. To make these on your own you may need to have a few practice runs to make sure the real pirate cake comes out perfect. Does this Spark an idea?
Pirate Face
A friendly pirate face is a great cake idea for a child's birthday. The cake should be in the shape of a half sphere. The circle shape is great for creating a friendly smiley face. Use marshmallow fondant to make the scarf on the pirate's head and all of the facial features, such as an eye patch and mustache. This is a professional looking cake that you can make by yourself at home.
Picture
Unless you have a machine that can do it, have a picture professionally put on the cake. If you have a picture of the birthday boy in a pirate outfit you can have that on the cake. Also, if you want the cake to match the pirate party favors then give the person making the cake a napkin or plate so that the design can be copied.
Ship
Make a pirate ship on the cake for an intricate professional pirate theme cake. This can be done by stacking various shapes of cake and covering them in brown frosting to create the ship. This may take several attempts before it is successfully done. Having the cake professionally done is your best bet for this type of cake. You can also use a plastic figurine of a pirate ship.
Skull and Crossbones
Having the image of a skull and cross bones is an easy way to create a professional looking cake. This does not require extra baking, just simple frosting techniques. Print out a picture of the skull and cross bones you want. Then frost the cake with black frosting and create the skull and crossbones with white frosting. Be sure to have some cake sculpting tools nearby to get sharp edges.
Island
Create a small pirate scene of pirates and an island where X marks the spot. These little figurines can be made of plastic, but for a professional look, have them made of sugar. The island can be a small, sand-colored mound of frosting and graham cracker crumbs with an X made from icing.
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