Pirate Cakes in Bracknell
A pirate cake is a round cake carrying pirate things: a printed treasure map at £20, a figure on top at £15, gold sprinkles for doubloons at £0. The cake under it starts at £100 for a 6-inch cutting 8–12, or £130 for an 8-inch cutting 14–18. Made to order in Bracknell.
A carved ship is possible and is quoted with the design. Before you ask for one, the first section is worth two minutes: for most parties the ship is the expensive way to buy less pirate.
What does each part of a pirate cake cost?
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
6" round, pirate theme The usual base for a small party 8–12 slices | £100 |
8" round, pirate theme Room on top for a map and a figure both 14–18 slices | £130 |
Treasure map on an edible sheet Per one sheet A4 size | £20 |
A pirate on top Elegant moulded chocolate figurine | £15 |
Fondant Finish over the whole cake Professional fondant finish for a perfect smooth look | £0 |
A carved ship A shaped cake, priced with the design rather than listed | Quoted |
The cake prices are floors for that size and the theme is agreed with the order; everything in the second half of the list is from the add-ons list. Delivery from £30 by distance, or free collection.
Order a pirate cake
We reply within 24 hours with a price. No deposit is taken until you are happy with the quote.
Not ready to send it? What follows answers most of what people ask first.
How long it takes
7–10 days for a simple design, at least 14 for two tiers.
Sooner is sometimes possible: a rush adds 50% when the notice is under 7 days, if the diary is clear.
In a hurry? Bento cakes take 3–5 days.
Delivery
From £30, quoted by distance from RG12 0UY.
Collection from Bracknell is free — see the areas we cover.
Paying
50% deposit to hold your date; orders under £50 are paid in full.
Balance 3 hours before collection, or cash on the day.
The deposit is non-refundable but transferable with 4 days' notice — full terms.
A carved ship, or a round cake with pirates on it?
Round, for almost every party. The two cakes cost very different amounts and deliver the theme in opposite ways: a carved ship spends all of its budget on one silhouette that has to be seen from the side, while a round cake spends a little on each of several props that are seen from above, which is how children standing at a table actually look at a cake. There is also the cutting. A shaped cake carved from a slab has no clean portions in it, and an 8-inch round cuts 14–18 slices without anybody having to decide where the hull ends.
What the same money buys
Printed map, Per one sheet A4 size — £20.
A pirate on top, moulded in chocolate — £15.
Gold sprinkles as doubloons — £0, they are on the list free.
Fondant Finish over the whole cake — £0, which is how you get a flat sea or a plank deck.
Why is a printed map better than a piped one?
Because a map is detail, and detail is what piping is worst at. An edible sugar sheet is printed at £20 and can carry coastlines, a compass rose, dotted routes and small writing at a fineness no nozzle will reach; the same map piped by hand is thicker, vaguer and takes an hour. The honest trade is texture — a printed sheet lies flat and reads as a picture laid on a cake, while piped work sits proud and reads as decoration. For a treasure map the picture wins. The photo cakes page explains how printing onto icing works, and fondant cakes covers what the sheet is laid on.
What age does a pirate cake suit?
Roughly three to eight, and it ages better than most themes because it belongs to no particular programme. A pirate is a pirate in any decade, which is exactly why it is still here while the licensed characters of each year are not — the theme costs nothing in likeness and nothing in trade mark, and a child who liked it at four still recognises it at seven. For a first birthday, the gentler animals on animal cakes suit the photographs better; from about eight onwards the brief usually turns into one specific thing, which is hobby cakes and gaming cakes territory.
What else do people ask?
Allergies? Our kitchen handles all 14 of the allergens UK law requires us to declare, so nothing we bake is free from any of them. What is in each cake, and our hygiene rating.