Pink Rosettes Baby Shower Cake (with Sleeping Baby)

Birch Stump with Birds Nest Baby Shower Cake

Elephant Baby Shower Cake

Baby shower cake for a colleague at work. Elephants are so cute and a trend this year it seems. I adapted this cake from another I saw on Pinterest, just tweaked it a bit. I see another trend in cake flavors, as this one was ALSO vanilla with vanilla crème filling and buttercream icing, ha ha. (Everyone loves that combo) The elephants, heart balloons and clouds are marshmallow fondant, touched up with icing coloring (painted on). I also made the cupcakes, chocolate with buttercream icing, in coordinating colors to match the cake.

Baby Butt Baby Shower Cake

Baby shower cake for a colleague and his wife. The team really wanted them to have a "baby butt" cake, so I obliged, lol. Chocolate cake with vanilla crème filling and marshmallow fondant accents. The "butt" and feet are formed from rice crispy treat and marshmallow fondant.

PS-I'm never quite sure how I feel about these baby butt cakes, lol. I mean, where IS the other half of that baby? Just don't go there . . . ;-)

Wynken, Blynken and Nod Nursery Rhyme Baby Shower Cake

Who remembers the Wynken, Blynken and Nod nursery rhyme? Anybody? Nah, me either, lol, I had to Google it! But it was a SUPER cute theme for the baby shower thrown for my cousin Molly in November 2015. This is the cake I made for her, (with an audience, no less, ha ha. Actually, they weren't too bad) The cake is chocolate/vanilla marble, with vanilla crème filling, buttercream icing and marshmallow fondant accents (all the figures, wooden shoe-boat and stars are hand formed/cut mmf). Most of my cakes are an ALL day endeavor, and this one was no different. It was, however, a labor of love as I couldn't be happier for Molly and Mike and their new baby Clara!

Pictured with the baby shower invitation

And below is the actual nursery rhyme, for your reading and perhaps nostalgic pleasure . . . :)

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night

Sailed off in a wooden shoe —
Sailed on a river of crystal light,
Into a sea of dew.
"Where are you going, and what do you wish?"
The old moon asked the three.
"We have come to fish for the herring fish
That live in this beautiful sea;
Nets of silver and gold have we!"
Said Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.

The old moon laughed and sang a song,
As they rocked in the wooden shoe,
And the wind that sped them all night long
Ruffled the waves of dew.
The little stars were the herring fish
That lived in that beautiful sea —
"Now cast your nets wherever you wish —
Never afraid are we";
So cried the stars to the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.

All night long their nets they threw
To the stars in the twinkling foam —
Then down from the skies came the wooden shoe,
Bringing the fishermen home;
'Twas all so pretty a sail
 it seemed
As if it could not be,
And some folks thought 'twas a dream they'd dreamed
Of sailing that beautiful sea —
But I shall name you the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.

Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,
And Nod is a little head,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skies
Is a wee one's trundle-bed.
So shut your eyes while mother sings
Of wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the beautiful things
As you rock in the misty sea,
Where the old shoe rocked the fishermen three:
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod.

^{~Eugene Field 1889}

Yellow and Gray Bird Nest Baby Shower Cake with Frills

A somewhat non-traditional baby shower cake, but yellow and gray was the request. The gray darkened quite a bit after mixing, unfortunately. I think a couple shades lighter would have been better. I was still pretty happy with it, however. Bottom tier is banana cake, middle is chocolate/vanilla marbled and top is red velvet. Frosting is buttercream with marshmallow fondant accents, hand formed. I did like the birds and nest. And the ruffles, aren't those cute? 

Baby Shower Cupcakes

Decided to go sweet, simple and neutral for these little cuties. Used a fondant mold for the flowers, but hand formed the other accents. Vanilla cupcakes with buttercream frosting and, of course, marshmallow fondant.



"Once Upon a Time" Cloud, Moon and Stars Baby Shower Cake

This was a crazy busy weekend, but I promised a friend at work I'd make this cake. See, they asked me if I couldn't do it, then who did I recommend? Aaaaaaand, I didn't have anyone I could refer them to. :o( So, I made the cake. LOL. And I'm really glad I did, because I actually had fun doing it and I loved the way it turned out. They had a nursery rhyme theme . . . Once Upon a Time, which I thought was so cute. Hopefully mom to be enjoyed the cake. It was chocolate with a sinful chocolate fudge filling and buttercream frosting with marshmallow fondant accents. The baby is hand formed from mmf. The moon is rice krispie treat covered in mmf.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles Baby Shower Cake

Made this baby shower cake to match the new mom's nursery. I'm happy it didn't look too "babyish." :) This cake is 9" and 6" tiers of golden vanilla cake with French vanilla creme filling, buttercream frosting and marshmallow fondant accents, hand shaped/cut. The airplane on top is rice krispy treat covered with mmf. Stayed up too late to perfect it but it was a crowd pleaser which always makes it worth it. :)

"Classic Pooh" Baby Shower Cake

Had some fun with this cake. :0) It's vanilla cake with French vanilla creme filling and buttercream frosting. All the figures are hand formed from marshmallow fondant. Love Pooh Bear . . . Reminds me of younger days.