My eldest wanted a pirate theme for his 5th birthday party. It being the summer holidays with three small children at home, things have been really hectic. So, I wanted to keep things simple. I made an ice cream pie in a 9x13 pan. Then I placed a skull and cross-bones stencil my husband to kindly made for me, on top of the ice cream, that had been sitting out for a few minutes to soften a bit. Then, carefully, I sprinkled Oreo cookie crumbs on top. It's as simple as that, and you have a Jolly Roger flag cake.
My son also wanted pizza for his birthday. I thought it would be fun for the children to make their own pizzas, so I rolled out individual pizza bases the night before.placed the pizza bases on floured greaseproof paper (wax paper would work well too), layered the bases on a baking tray, and froze them. After making the first six pizzas today, I discovered that this works well, only if you remove the pizza bases from the paper while still frozen, and place them on a prepared pan (greased or sprinkled with cornmeal). Then you can put the sauce and toppings on. The first ones, I left on the paper to dress, and when they were finished, they had thawed and stuck to the paper, then stuck even worse in the oven. (oops, I should have known better).
