Treasure chest cake

Swashbucklers of all ages were eager to seize a chocolaty piece of this birthday cake, although some guests thought it was too cute to cut! Folks were impressed with this edible pirate's treasure chest and loved the rich chocolate icing. —Sharon Hanson, Franklin, Tennessee

My neighbor(u)r wanted me to do a cake for her her 5 year old Lois. Lois requested a pirate cake and not too girly so I made a treasure chest. We did it during a Playing Out session - which is when they close the street for 3 hours so kids can play, it's a fab idea. Her Mom wanted cupcakes as well since our street has so many kids. I googled and Pinterested treasure chests and here's my final product. The only thing I really took away from my googling was the Curly Wurly as a metal type…

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Treasure Chest Cake Yellow cake with buttercream with a ganache basecoat covered in fondant. The bottom portion is cake while the top part...

A pirate treasure chest cake for a lovely young girls 6th birthday. Base of the treasure chest is chocolate cake and chocolate buttercream and the lid is made from RKT and covered in milk chocolate ganache. Loving the effects of the dusting powders on

Ahoy, matey! Who didn't love dressing up as a pirate for Halloween when they were a kid? Today we're leaning into the nostalgia of it all in the form of a truly one-of-a-kind, epic, delicious chocolate treasure chest cake. This one has it all: moist and flavorful chocolate cake as a base, white chocolate and dark chocolate cream layers, a giant Rice Krispies treat in the form of a lid, and much, much more. There are so many treasures in this cake just waiting to be discovered by you, so be…