Chocolate-Covered Doubloons
The Legend of The Corsair Confectionaire
In the year 1728, when most respectable young ladies were learning embroidery or how to faint gracefully, Lady Susannah Hoarnstone was busy perfecting the art of tempering chocolate in a castle kitchen after graduating from the University of Florida. Susannah has an uncanny ability to turn even the simplest biscuit into a masterpiece of chocolate and charm. As the eldest daughter of the Duke of Hoarnstone, she was expected to marry well, host lavish dinners, and generally behave like a beautiful doll with no opinions.
But Sue had inherited something far more potent than noble manners — she had inherited her grandfather’s sweet tooth and his magnificent legacy.
Her grandfather, affectionately known as the Corsair Confectionaire, had never been a pirate in the criminal sense. Instead, he was a legendary trader who sailed the Caribbean with a ship full of sweets, swapping his handcrafted treats for exotic ingredients, rare spices, and the occasional shiny trinket. His journals were filled not with tales of plunder, but with recipes, trade routes, and glowing reviews from sailors who claimed his cocoa kept morale higher than rum or a handful of drunken wenches.
Sue adored those stories from her childhood. She didn’t dream of piracy — she dreamt of commerce with flair.
The Dare That Changed Everything
One fateful summer, during another dull garden party, a visiting nobleman mocked her grandfather’s legacy, claiming no pirate could survive on “sweets and good looks.” Sue, who had the temper of a red-hot cinnamon candy, snapped back that she could revive the family trade and outdo any competition in the Caribbean with one hand tied behind her back and a baby on the other hip.
He laughed. And that was that.
Within a fortnight, Sue had:
Stolen one of her father’s smaller ships
Packed the hold with chocolate, sandwich cookies, sprinkles, and experimental designs of confectionery currency
And sailed off under a flag embroidered with crossed peppermint sticks and Beyonce’s face
From Lady Susannah to Swashbuckler Sue
Sue didn’t run away to sea — she launched a business- a chocolate currency that no one saw coming…
These weren’t coins for spending, you see, — they were edible tokens of good fortune, crafted with care and wrapped in the finest box you ever saw.
Captains claimed her cookies brought luck on long voyages. Merchants said her chocolate tasted like prosperity. Children believed her coins were enchanted and delicious.
And so the world came to know her not as Lady Susannah Hoarnstone, dutiful daughter of a duke, but as:
Swashbuckler Sue —the new Corsair Confectioner.
Pirate’s Booty
Sail away with this classic skull design of pirate booty that could have come from treasure off the Black Pearl or an extinct Mayan civilization trading with the wrong kind of pirates. Each treat is a chocolate-covered cookie hand-painted with an edible luster dust to look like an oxidized coins.
The symbol synonymous with piracy, the skull and crossbones, sailing into a port near you. This is completely edible and delicious. Order some today!
Our signature edible coin honoring Jose Gaspar, legendary pirate and swordsman, is a chocolate-dipped sandwich cookie hand-painted with an edible luster dust to look like an oxidized coin. Absolutely delicious and totally fun!
Not sure how to set your event table? We highly recommend adding this 3-tier cookie display. Thick cardboard material, sturdy constructed, printed double-sided, waterproof and reusable.
Real-life treasure! Dug up from the depths of the sea, our pieces of eight refer to a Spanish silver coin mixed in with other pirate currency. A perfect addition to any pirate-themed party.