Pirates Golden Treasure Cake Recipes

TREASURE CHEST CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom only of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 13x9-inch pan--except use 1 cup water, the oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• From center of cake, cut one 3-inch crosswise strip (see diagram). Cut the strip diagonally in half to make two 9-inch triangular wedges. (Discard 1 cake wedge or reserve for another use.)
• On tray, place a 9x5-inch cake piece. Stir food colors into frosting to make golden yellow. Spread 1 tablespoon of frosting on 1 edge of triangular wedge of cake. Attach wedge, frosting side down, to 9x5-inch cake piece on tray, placing wedge along top edge of larger cake piece. Freeze all cake pieces 1 hour.
• Spread 1 tablespoon of frosting on top edge of triangular wedge of cake. Attach remaining 9x5-inch cake piece to cake wedge to look like partially opened treasure chest. To seal crumbs, frost cake with a thin layer of frosting. Refrigerate or freeze 30 to 60 minutes to set frosting. Spread remaining frosting evenly over entire cake. Pull fork through frosting to look like wood grain.
• Use pull-and-peel licorice to make handles and straps. Fill chest with chocolate coins, candy necklaces, and other hard candies. Add gummy ring half for clasp. Store loosely covered.

TREASURE CHEST BIRTHDAY CAKE

Steps:

• In two batches, prepare and bake cakes according to package directions, using two greased and floured 13-in. x 9-in. baking pans. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to cool on wire racks., In a large bowl, beat butter until fluffy; beat in the chocolate, vanilla, confectioners' sugar and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Center one cake on a 16-in. x 12-in. covered board; frost top. Top with remaining cake; frost top and sides of cake. With a metal spatula, smooth frosting to resemble boards., For chest lid, insert 4-in. skewers equally spaced into one long side of corrugated cardboard lid. Frost top of lid. Cut a small hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag; insert star tip #21. Pipe a shell border on edges of lid and for handles on side of chest., Place one 7-1/2-in. skewer on each side of cake top, about 3-1/2 in. from back of chest. Position lid over cake; gently insert short skewers into cake about 1 in. from back of chest. Rest lid on long skewers., Arrange candy in chest. Cut a small keyhole from a Fruit Roll-Up; center on front of cake. Position strips of Fruit Roll-Ups on front and back of chest.

PIRATES GOLDEN TREASURE CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Spice Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• 2. Generously grease and flour a bundt cake pan.
• 3. In a large bowl, mix together the cake mix, pudding mix, spices and salt, mix well.
• 4. Now add the eggs, sour cream, evaporated milk, vegetable oil and beat for 2 minutes, make sure it is well blended, then mix in the raisins and spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• 5. Bake for 38 to 43 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Make sure to check cake at the 35 minute mark to see if it is necessary to continue baking.
• 6. Let the cake cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes and then invert the baked cake onto the rack and allow too cool completely.
• 7. Golden Peaches in Rum Sauce: While the cake is baking start the sauce, put a saute pan on medium heat and melt the butter.
• 8. Now, add reserved peach juice, sugar, cinnamon and vanilla, stir until dissolved.
• 9. When dissolved add the peaches and rum and cook until sauce is thickened, about 6 -10 minutes.
• 10. Remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 11. May be served warm or at room temperature.
• 12. When ready to serve, slice the cake, add a scope of vanilla ice cream if using and cover with the golden peaches in rum sauce.

TREASURE CHEST CAKE

Steps:

• cut 1/2 inch slice off top of cake set aside.
• Hollow out center of cake leaving 1/2 in.
• shell on bottom and sides.
• Spoon 1 cup of the whipped topping into cake shell.
• Frost sides with 1 1/2 cups whipped toping.
• Refrigerate Just before serving, place assorted jewels over whipped topping in the cake shell.
• Angle reserved cake slice over jewels using pretzel rod pieces in each side, to resemble open chest lid.
• Frost slice with remaining whipped topping.
• Decorate cake with candies.
• Add pretzels for handles.