Works for Me – Make Your Own Pirate Cake
My sister and pirate-loving nephew were just here for a visit that coincided with his fifth birthday. I saw this great pirate cake on Parenting.com and suggested we try and make it. My dad emailed me that it looked really difficult to make. A little chiding and he revealed he’d only looked at the picture, not the directions. If you read the directions, Dad (he’s an engineer; they never read the directions!), you’ll see it’s made with pretzels and candy and is super simple.
So my sis and nephew made the cake (I took the pictures – haha). And while ours didn’t look quite as pretty as theirs, it looked pretty good, don’t you think? One little tip: buy some pirate figurines at the party store and add them to the top. It totally made the cake! And if yours ends up lopsided, as ours did, tell the kids that the ship is just sailing the high seas.
Anyhow, this recipe totally worked for me! (Part of the Works for Me Wednesday series, hosted at WeAreThatFamily. Lots of great tips there every Wednesday.)
THE CAKE FROM PARENTING.COM
OUR VERSION OF THE CAKE (WITH FIGURINES FROM PARTY STORE)

OH HO HO IT’S A PIRATE’S LIFE FOR ME! MY NEPHEW HARD AT WORK

Wanna see more photos? Check out our Facebook page for more shots of the cake-making fun!




–Sherean
This is so cool! I will have to keep that in mind for later use..my son adores pirates!
1I LOVE IT! You have several little men in your life! <3 Thats fab!
2Hey Niki – That pirate-loving nephew of mine is coming to town today and I’ve set up a pirate treasure hunt/scavenger hunt all through the house. I have bought SO MANY PIRATE things over the last two years. How old’s your little guy? Has he read the Pirate Pete books? My nephew loves those. If you ever need any pirate ideas, let me know. I swear, I’ve combed the universe for gifts for him.
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