Baby Shower Cakes: Tips For Selecting A Great Cake
Planning and preparing for a baby shower can be a big chore.
There are many, many things that need to be done leading up to
the big day, this article will provide some helpful advice for a
particularly important part of the baby shower planning
process... choosing a cake.
For the party, you will think about what decorations to use on
the place, what will be the program, what games to have, what
baby shower favors to give, and, what to serve.
During the baby shower party, the table centerpiece is most
likely to be a baby shower cake. The baby shower cake cannot be
similar to the cake that can just be bought from the local
bakeshop.
It is better if you or one of the guests baked the baby shower
cake. Doing so will also assure you that the cake that will be
served as a table centerpiece is in accordance with the theme
that you have conceptualized.
Of course, preordering the cake will also be fine as long as you
give enough time for the cake to be prepared and that you have
discussed with the person who will prepare the cake the concept
of the baby shower party and how you would like the cake to look.
However, if you have some baking skills, or if you can follow
instructions from cookbooks well, it is advantageous to prepare
the cake yourself. You can use your creativity for the design
and you can always ask for help from friends. Needless to
mention, it is also less costly.
To prepare the baby shower cake, check online for tried and
tested recipes and designs. You can also choose the flavor of
the baby shower cake.
Usually, the designs and shapes of baby shower cakes are nursery
items. These are flowers, birds, butterflies, baby-shaped, toys
and other kid stuff. The most common icing colors are yellow,
pink, blue, green and white.
In addition, if you have scheduled the baby shower after the
baby was born, you can also ask for the baby's picture and have
professional cake decorators create and edible cake design using
the baby's picture.
Another idea for the baby shower cake is to use diapers. That's
right - diapers. Of course, this cake is not for the guests to
enjoy. However, the mom will definitely appreciate it if there
is already a stack of diapers prepared for the baby.
To prepare a diaper cake, all you need to do is carefully stack
rolled diapers into several levels (having three levels is
suggested). You may use laces and ribbons to keep the diapers in
place. However, make sure that you did not tie the diapers too
tightly together to prevent them from being deformed. Deformed
diapers will be useless and will just end up in the garbage bin.
The diaper cake can also be placed as a table centerpiece. If
you still prefer to have a real cake for the baby shower, you
can bake or order a simple cake from the bakeshop.
After preparing the table centerpiece, you need to combine it
with good baby shower food. Most of the time, snacks, tea,
desserts and punches are served. You can also have some
barbecues and grilled foods, in case you have invited some male
guests. The dads can bond and have some conversation while
attending to the grills. This way, everyone can participate in
welcoming the new member of the family.