A Pirate Birthday For Mr. J

Julien has been asking for a pirate ship birthday cake since late in the fall. I was sure he would change his mind as it got closer, but no - he was set on a pirate ship cake.  So, we are having a pirate themed party for him next weekend!  I made his cake this week (too busy this week coming up) and here it is

He was going to be at camp on his birthday, and wanted to take a cake to share with his friends, so to keep with his pirate theme, I made a treasure chest.

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