Baby Shower Cake

In February I took a Wilton Cake Decorating class. I have always been interested in cake decorating and this year was the best year to learn. I graduated from grad school in December, so I have new found time and I have lots of exciting events in my life this year, so cake decorating seemed like the perfect new hobby.

Here is a picture of my second cake that I made for my SIL's baby shower. It was a vanilla cake with strawberry filling, almond butter cream, and it was covered in a marshmellow fondant. Yum!



A friend of mine has been keeping up with my cake decorating and has asked me to make a cake for her cousin's baby shower this weekend. I'll try to take more pictures and write a tutorial post when I'm finished with that one.

Have a great Monday!

Christina

Baby Shower on a Budget

Last summer my best friend, Kelly told me the exciting news that she was pregnant! I immediately started planning her baby shower in my head and I couldn't wait to make all of my creative ideas a reality. Myself and three of our other friends began planning the shower in December/January...we wanted it to be nice, but also wanted to stay on a budget.

Our final cost for the shower....$160 for 16 guests!

The favors. Round homemade cookies decorated in royal icing and wrapped in cellophane bags with blue/brown ribbons. Cost: Approx. $10 for 25 cookies



Personalized Water Bottles. Small bottles of water on sale for $2. I make labels on my computer, removed the old labels, and added the new ones! Cost: $2 for 24 bottles

The Cake!


Diaper Cake


Everyone had a great time and I'm so glad that we were all able to do this for Kelly and Brayden!