Mermaid Pirate Cookies

Spy Glass Cookies

Pirates and Mermaids

Pirate Party

Aaar Rated Cookies

Yep. Those are pirate penises.

Shiver Me Timbers

Ahoy there, me hearties!  We put together a dessert table worthy of the scurviest sea-dog for   Captain Jack, our sweet little three year old birthday boy.  We went all out with this one, creating a mast and sail backdrop along with tons of fun pirate themed goodies for all of his scalawag friends.  Below are all the details.  Enjoy!

The spread.

Buccaneer Brew

Yo-ho-ho! Little pirate aboard.

Walk the plank chocolate wafers.

Pirate booty.

Donut hole canon balls.

Spyglass Surprises 

 Get the tutorial here.

Chocolate Sea Scrolls

Buried Treasure Brownie Bites



Inspired by ones seen on cupcakecentral.com

Scurvy Sea Dog Mustaches.

Birthday cake

Mutiny on the Cupcake

Peg Leg Pretzels

Mast and sail with globe backdrop.

Treasure Chest

Now walk the plank!

Pirate Cake

Aaar, Matey!  Tried out a new technique on this wave cake for our upcoming pirate party and love the results!  Check it out in its natural habitat here.

Cookie cake topper.

Edible Spyglass Tutorial

Arr Matey! I think we actually came up with an original idea this time. (Very difficult these days!  Sometimes you THINK you thought of something and *bam* THERE it is all over Pinterest.) These Spyglass Surprises are super fun and simple to assemble, and have a bonus treat inside for the kiddos.  Here's the how-to.  Enjoy!

Your shopping list: Store bought short bread rounds (to ensure uniform size) pre-iced, cake-style ice cream cones, surprise goody of your choice (I used lemon drops I had on hand, but M&M's, Skittles or any other small candy would work as well), Rolos chocolate caramel candy, and royal icing.

Decorate your short bread with whatever scene you'd like to see through your spyglass - I chose a desert island scene with an "X" marks the spot.  Then use a thin layer of bronze colored royal icing along the outside ridge of the cookie and add a small dotted border around your scene image. 

Fill ice cream cone with surprise goodies.  (You could also fill the ice cream cones with cake batter, bake and cut off any excess "muffin top" so you have a level top.)

Run a bead of semi-stiff royal icing in the same bronze color as used on the edge of your short bread cookie.

Attach cookie to ice cream cone, pressing gently but firmly.  Run your finger around the edge to wipe away any excess icing and to form a clean seal. 

 Camouflage seal with second border of dots.

Squirt royal icing glue on bottom of cone.

 Press a Rolo onto the bottom of your cone.

 Gently turn upside down and allow to dry.

Voila! Neat treats for your favorite scurvy sea dogs.