I am trying to do a 3-d pirate ship and im thinking that i should just stack all the sheet cakes on top of one another for the height but then im wondering if there is an easier way to do this..... Please help me!!!! thanks

I think it depends on how many people you need to feed.

I made a 3-D pirate cake out of 2 10" square cakes. I used 2" high pans and cake had really good height. It fed about 25 people. I had to throw it together in 2 hours. I had more time, I would have added more details. But I still think it came out cute. It's in my pictures.

GL!

Thats how I did mine...stacked about 5 9x13's, then froze, then carved, then frosted and covered in fondant

I just did one and I used 2 9x13s, one 8" round cut in half and stacked (for the bow), a thin layer to had a little height to the bow and a couple small squares in the back. I made a template of the top and then angled the sides to get the shape I wanted.

when I did mine I cut 3-4 layers from a sheet cake that I stacked. I used a template when I cut the layers to the general shape I wanted. I actually used rice krispies for the bow b/c I wanted a narrrow pointed shape....

Good luck!
Courtney

Hi, I formed disposable aluminum cake pans into a ship shape so I wouldn't waste cake batter. I stacked two layers of cake, straw supports & cardboard, then rice cripy treats for deck and bow...iced it all and covered it with chocolate clay planks. You're going to have lots of fun. I did!

I've done a 3D ship before...in my photos...out of (1) 12x18, cut into thirds, stacked and carved!

I'm not sure my post went through, but I would go with the square. I tried using rounds and mine collapsed. But it was fun and half of it was left.

thanks everyone for their input it was very helpful.... i will post the pic as soon as i am done with it....