Baby Shower Cakes
The Perfect 5 Tips To Shop For Baby Shower Cakes
diaper cakes for baby showers
Baby shower is some kind of event for family and friends to celebrate the expected arrival of a new baby with the parents-to-be. When you are hosting a great baby shower, then there are many things to prepare. From invitation, theme, to cakes. One of important parts of the baby shower event is cakes. Here are a few tips you might want to keep your eyes open for.
Baby shower cakes category
They fall into two categories, cakes you can eat, and cakes you can look at until the mom tears them apart to cover that new baby’s little bottom.
Homemade or bakery baby shower cakes
The actual Baby shower cake is a cake that can either be homemade or bought from the bakery. Homemade baby shower cakes are baked in the same way as any other cake the only difference is more goes into the baby cake as in i.e. creating those personal little touches that mean so much.
Diaper baby Cake- The Non-Edible “Baby Shower Cakes” –
Baby shower cakes that cannot be eat are known to some as diaper baby cakes. While ‘diaper cakes’ are basketfuls of goodies containing more diapers (not for human consumption), as the diapers can all be used later. Unlike regular cakes, these are made of several baby items like diapers, bibs, pacifiers, bottles, shoes, socks, and toys that new parents will need for the baby. Diaper shower cakes look just like conventional cakes but they are far from edible.
Baby shower cakes type
Once you’ve decided whether it will be home-made or store-bought, you will need to decide what type of cake to have. There are many different varieties of baby shower cakes to choose from. Some of them are listed below:
· Angelfood cake
· Butter cake
· Butterfly cake
· Carrot cake
· Cheesecake
· Chocolate cake
· Chiffon cake
· Cupcake
· Devil’s food cake
· Fruit cake
· Gingerbread
· Ice cream cake
· Mooncake
· Pineapple upside down cake
· Pound cake
· Spice cake
· Sponge cake
Baby shower cakes ideas
Not only should you consider what type of cake to have but also how you might be able to decorate the cake in a way that will make the shower celebration more special. Here are some ideas:
1. Belly Cake. One great idea is to design a baby shower cake and make it look like a pregnant belly. This can be done by placing a round cake in front of a square cake then sprinkle icing sugar over them both thus resembling that of a rounded belly.
2. Toy Blocks Cake.. Another fabulous idea that goes down well at shower parties, bake the cake to look like children toy blocks (one large block accompanied by 3 to 4 smaller blocks). Enhance the Toy block cakes by surrounding them with candies or little novelty toys. Make sure these are removed when eating.
3. A Baby Bib Cake. Another idea similar to the character cake, but the cake looks like a baby bib.
4. A Character Cake. The cake can be made in the form of a character, such as Pooh Bear.
5. An Autograph Cake. This is a great idea where “Congratulations” is the only word on the cake, leaving room for each of the guests to “sign” their own name in icing. A picture of the cake is taken when everyone has signed it, making a great keepsake for the parents-to-be.
Baby shower cakes themes
It can be based on several themes like, teddy bears, duckies, baby booties, bottles, storks, nursery rhymes, or fairy tales to make them look cute and adorable. The rest of the gifts can be based on the theme of the baby shower cake.
Baby showers cakes store
There are special stores that make and sell shower cakes. There are also several websites on the internet that offer advice for decorating shower cakes. These sites also make and sell cakes as per the personalized requirements of the customers.
Another way to get ideas for baby shower cakes is to attend a few shower parties or to ask a few people who have had ever arranged one.
I suggest you check out my other guide on baby seat or baby blankets.