Baby Shower Cake Ideas

Baby Shower Cake Ideas

There are so many different cake patterns to choose from, but we've compiled a few favorites.

• Umbrella Cake-I can vouch for this one! A friend created a beautiful umbrella cake for my baby shower. It was beautiful and delicious. The cake was light blue with white icing. She added a molded umbrella handle in white and placed a few small plastic baby items on the cake, too.
• Bassinet Cake-This cake is adorable in blue, pink, yellow, or even green pastels. It's shaped to look just like a bassinet, so the cake is actually 3-D in shape.
• Baby Buggy Cake-This cake is adorable, and the directions are simple to follow!
• Baby Bootie Cake-You actually create the booties out of cupcakes for this baby shower cake. Check out these directions.
• Teddy Bear Cake-Everyone loves teddy bear cakes, and you will, too. Here is how to make one!
• Welcome To the World Cake-What better way to welcome a newborn than with this colorful and cute cake!
• Bunny Cake-A bunny cake will work great. Use lots of pink for a little girl!

Simple Cake Recipes

Looking for a simple cake recipe that you can decorate however you choose? We've found a few great cake recipes. For more recipe ideas, check out LoveToKnowRecipes.

Girl or Boy Baby Shower Cake

1 box Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® white cake mix Water, vegetable oil and egg whites called for on cake mix box Red and blue food colors

1 1/2 containers Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy vanilla frosting

1. Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease or spray bottoms only of three 8-inch or 9-inch round pans.
2. Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the batter into small bowl. Pour another 1 1/2 cups of the batter into one of the pans.
3. Stir 6 to 10 drops red food color into batter in small bowl. Stir 6 to 10 drops blue food color into batter in large bowl. Pour pink batter into another pan; pour blue batter into remaining pan. (If necessary, refrigerate 1 pan of batter until ready to bake.)
4. Bake 17 to 22 minutes (19 to 26 minutes for dark or nonstick pans) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
5. Brush crumbs off cake. Place blue layer, top side down, on plate. Spread 1/3 cup frosting on blue layer almost to edge. Place white layer, top side down, on frosted layer. Spread 1/3 cup frosting on white layer almost to edge. Place pink layer, top side up, on frosted layer.
6. Frost side and top of cake with frosting.
7. Store loosely covered.

Pineapple Baby Shower Cake

To make the cake, follow these steps:

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 can crushed pineapple with juice

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 large egg and 2 large egg whites

1 teaspoon salt

Blend and mix all of the above ingredients on low for 2 minutes. Pour into a 9-inch square greased pan, and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45 minutes.

The topping consists of the following ingredients:

1/2 cup (packed) dark brown sugar

1/2 cup flaked sweetened coconut

1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped

Finally, create the sauce using the following ingredients:

1/4 cup butter, melted

1/4 cup 1% milk

1/4 cup (packed) dark brown sugar

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Remove the cake from the oven and spread the topping mixture over it after poking little holes all over the cake with a toothpick or sharp knife. Next, pour the sauce on top and put the cake back in the oven for about 20 minutes. (Place the cake on a foil-lined jellyroll pan to catch any drips.

To serve, do the following: cut a pineapple in half lengthwise (leave the leaves on the pineapple and cut through them lengthwise as well), and scoop out the fruit. To do this, run a sharp knife (or grapefruit knife) down around the edge of the pineapple to the bottom, and remove the fruit all in one piece.

Cut the pineapple into large squares. Toast 1/2 cup flaked coconut. Place the fruit in the pineapple boat and sprinkle with toasted coconut. Pre-cut the cake into squares, and place the squares on a pretty serving platter.

More Baby Shower Cake Ideas

Looking for some more baby shower cake ideas and/or recipes? Check out these Websites!

• Wilton Recipes
• Recipes Today
• Creative Cakes
• Baby Kakes

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