The pirate ship cake.

This is the finished product. After covering in chocolate. Masts were constructed from wafer tubes on barbecue skewers. Crows nests were ice cream cones cut across middle and stuffed with marshmallow to keep them on top of barbecue skewer. Sails and flags made from eating paper (large money was all I could find but the maps on them were an added feature to my little treasure hunter) threaded on to sticks between the wafer tubes and rigging from candy necklaces hung on after. There was some discussion as to the historical accuracy of the jammie dodger port holes but we went with them. Finally we filled it with wine gum gems and chocolate money. The pirate candles were bought from www.littlestarparties.ie