Pirate Cake

Prep 30 min
Total 3 hr 45 min
Servings 12

Looking for a treasure of a cake to please your pirate? Cake mix, ready-to-spread frosting and candies make it super easy. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated September 19, 2017

Make with

Betty Crocker Cake Mix

Ingredients

box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ cake mix (any flavor*)

Water, vegetable oil and eggs called for on cake mix box

Tray or cardboard (15x12 inches), covered with wrapping paper and plastic food wrap or foil

cup Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting

1 1/2

containers Betty Crocker™ Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

chocolate-covered mint patty

large marshmallow, cut in half

blue gum ball or candy-coated chocolate candy

yellow ring-shaped hard candy

roll Betty Crocker™ Fruit by the Foot™ strawberry or other red chewy fruit snack (from 4.5-oz box)

black licorice rope

Square-shaped candy-coated gum

Betty Crocker™ chocolate decors

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms and sides of one 8-inch and one 9-inch round cake pan. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour into pans.
2

Bake as directed on box. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For easier handling, refrigerate or freeze cake 30 to 60 minutes or until firm.
3

Use serrated knife to cut 9-inch cake in half and cut hat as shown in diagram (template can be found under the Tips below). Remaining half of 9-inch cake will form body of pirate. Cut 8-inch cake as directed in diagram. On tray, place cake pieces. Cut ears and nose from small pieces of cake; attach to cake with small amount of frosting.
4

In small bowl, stir 2 teaspoons chocolate frosting into 1 1/3 cups of the vanilla frosting. Frost cake with thin layer of frosting to seal in crumbs; use the tinted frosting on the head, ears and nose, the chocolate frosting on the hat, and the white frosting on the shirt of the pirate. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting.
5

Frost entire cake, using the same frostings. Add mint patty for eye patch, marshmallow slice and gum ball for eye, and ring-shaped candy for earring. Cut fruit snack into shapes for shirt stripes, mouth and strap for eye patch; place on cake. Cut licorice to fit hat. Add gum for teeth and chocolate decors for whiskers. Store loosely covered.

Print this handy cake template to make cutting out the pieces a snap.

Expert Tips

*For all chocolate and devil's food cake mixes, use only 1 cup of the water.
Make a display board for serving your pirate by covering a sturdy piece of cardboard with colorful wrapping paper, foil or cooking parchment paper.
Follow our Pirate Party Guide for table setting ideas, inexpensive treats and a complete foolproof menu.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving (Cake and Frosting Only)

Calories: 520
Calories from Fat: 200

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 22g; 34%
Saturated Fat 5g 25% Trans Fat 4 1/2g
Cholesterol: 50mg; 16%
Sodium: 420mg; 18%
Potassium: 105mg; 3%
Total Carbohydrate: 79g; 26%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 57g
Protein: 2g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 0%; 0%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 6%; 6%
Iron: 6%; 6%

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 5 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 4 1/2 Fat;