Pink Pirate Cake

I made this shocking pink and black pirate cake for a little girl's 5th birthday party. The top of the cake is a frozen butter cream transfer. I made it by printing the picture of the pirate as a mirror image and taping it to the back of a smooth glass cutting board. I then taped a piece of wax paper on the other side of the cutting board, so the image could be seen through the glass and the wax paper. I traced the details, beginning in the middle of the image with black icing, then filled in the other colors, starting with the smallest details first. I smoothed the icing as I went, then filled in the background color around the skull in a square exactly the same size as the top of the cake. I placed it in the freezer for over an hour to allow time for it to harden. I then carefully removed the wax paper from the cutting board and flipped the image over onto the cake, peeling off the wax paper afterwards. I had to trim some excess icing from the edges, and fill in the sides of the cake with icing... and voila... a smooth "copy" of the image on top of the cake. The little cross bones are made from marshmallow fondant.