Let the Pregnant Women Eat Cake: Baby Shower Cakes

If you want to throw a unique baby shower, consider adding baby shower cakes to the menu. Baby shower cake-decorating is a thriving business, so your options are only limited by your imagination. If money is tight, consider buying a few cake decorating tools and designing your own baby shower cakes. The mother-to-be will be delighted either way, and you can bet the other guests at the shower will be happy with your selection. A cake is a wonderful gift for a mother-to-be, and something she will never forget as part of her baby shower. If you know a cake designer or are creative yourself, you can get inspired by looking through a few baby shower-themed cake design websites.

Baby-Inspired Shape Cakes

Whether it’s a onesie outfit, rubber duckies or cubes of baby blocks, baby-inspired shapes are easy to incorporate into a traditional cake shape. If you can dream it, a baker can make it, and usually for a price that’s more affordable than you think. If you’d like to create your own baby-inspired cake, consider a shape that is square or circular, since most cake pans come naturally in these shapes. A circular pan will make an excellent baby rattle, while a larger rectangular pan can make one large cake that can be cut into smaller squares and then decorated as play blocks.

A Little Snooping Goes a Long Way

If you’re not sure what the mother-to-be will want for her baby shower cake, ask a few questions about the décor in the baby’s room, including colors, themes and characters. This is a great way to find an idea for your shower cake in a sea of cake design books. The mother-to-be will love it, and the cake may take center stage in her photos of the event. If you’re a shutterbug, consider taking a photograph of the cake and framing it for the baby’s room.

Invitation to Be Creative

The print invitation to the baby shower provides another creative inspiration for your baby shower cake. Bring the invitation to the baker for a match of the color, style and font of the invitation. A rectangle-shaped cake automatically matches the shape of most invitations, and some bakers can even replicate the image with a screen print.

Gift-Wrapped Shower Cakes

Using the colors of the baby’s room or the invitation, consider designing or ordering a cake that is shaped like a giant gift. A gift-shaped cake is easy for a novice cake designer, and you’ll only need two or three icing colors for the criss-crossing ribbons. Consider drawing bottles, rubber duckies, prams or other baby items on the cake, which will give it more of a baby theme. If all else fails, visit your local party store to find edible cake appliques, which can be set directly on top of the cake.

When purchasing baby shower cakes, ask the baker about discounts for recommending friends. Baby showers tend to come in twos and threes, and a discount on your baby shower cakes will help your shower budget.