Edible And Inedible Baby shower cakes
Baby shower cakes come in many different shapes and sizes. Some cakes are edible, but they look too good to eat. Other baby shower cakes are inedible and were never meant to be eaten. The best baby shower cakes have a personal connection to the new baby and the mother-to-be.
Inedible Cakes
Inedible baby shower cakes are made of non-food items that are cleverly assembled to resemble a cake. These cakes are a gift to the mother-to-be and are often made of practical materials that can be used later to care for the baby.
Diaper Baby Shower Cakes
The diaper cake is a favorite among the inedible baby shower cakes. Roll diapers and place them on end until they completely cover a circle shape on a base. Roll more diapers to form a second layer, covering a smaller circular area. Decorate the "cake" by tying the layers with ribbon and tying teething rings, rattles, pacifiers, and other baby supplies onto the ribbon.
Edible Cakes
Edible cakes are made from traditional cake recipes, but they come in baby-themed shapes and colors. These cakes are meant to be admired and photographed by the baby shower guests and then eaten.
Baby Block Baby Shower Cakes
Bake the cake in loaf pans and cut the cake in four six-sided cubes, with equal measurements on all sides. Frost the cubes in pink, blue, or other pastel colors. Pipe extra frosting around the edges of the cube and use the frosting to form numbers of letters like those seen on traditional baby blocks. Arrange three of the frosted blocks on a base and stack the fourth block on top of the three, as if a baby had been playing with them.
Baby Bootie Baby Shower Cakes
Bake a round layer cake and frost the cake with white frosting. Use pink or blue frosting to decorate the edges of the cake and to write an appropriate message across the top of the cake. Use five large marshmallows to create two baby booties by placing two marshmallows close together for each bootie, and then placing half a marshmallow at one end of the marshmallow block to form the ankle of the bootie. Pipe colored frosting on the marshmallows in a pattern resembling knitting or crocheting. Use contrasting white frosting to pipe shoelaces onto the booties.
With such a broad variety of baby shower cakes available, choose an edible or inedible baby shower cake to make your cake special and make the shower memorable.
