| A baby shower is a special time for family and friends | | | | The beak and legs can be iced using black, brown, or |
| to get together and celebrate the excitement of new | | | | orange, or bright yellow icing. Use candies for the eyes, |
| life. One of the most important aspects of the baby | | | | licorice for the wing and for a line through the beak. |
| shower is the cake. Of course some people choose | | | | For an extra touch, add a plastic baby from the craft |
| to simply visit the bakery and order the usual, boring | | | | store and wrap in a white cloth, placing the corners of |
| sheet cake, while others choose to lend a personal | | | | the cloth at the edge of the stork's beak. The cloth |
| touch to the shower and create a one of a kind | | | | can be secured to the cardboard beneath the cake |
| masterpiece that will be remembered forever. | | | | with discreetly placed push pins. |
| Creating your own baby shower cake shouldn't require | | | | Easy Butterfly Cake |
| a degree in the culinary arts. What it does require is | | | | Ingredients: |
| just a little creativity, a few pans and some basic | | | | 3 boxes of cake mix, any flavor |
| ingredients used for making any type of cake. You're | | | | Icing |
| only limited by your own imagination when it comes to | | | | Food coloring |
| making delicious and easy baby shower cakes. | | | | Heart-shaped cake pan |
| Stork Cake | | | | Muffin tin |
| Ingredients: | | | | Aluminum foil |
| 3 boxes cake mix, any flavor | | | | Cardboard |
| 2 4 x 6 inch bread pans (rectangular) | | | | Candy |
| 1 6 inch round cake pan | | | | Directions: |
| 1 9 inch round cake pan | | | | Prepare the cake mixes according to the directions, |
| 1 large piece of cardboard, covered in colored plastic | | | | using the heart-shaped pan to create the butterfly's |
| wrap | | | | wings. If you only have one heart-shaped pan, you'll |
| Embellishments; licorice, round candies | | | | need to bake the wings separately, allowing time |
| Directions: | | | | between each to cool. If possible, bake one of the |
| Prepare cake mixes according to the directions on the | | | | wings the night before to cut down on cooling time. |
| box and pour into each cake pan. Allow cakes to cool | | | | Cut the cakes from the muffin tin in half and ice with |
| completely, you may even wish to freeze them as | | | | black or dark brown icing for the body of the butterfly. |
| frozen cake is much easier to work with and will be | | | | The heart shapes should be placed on either side of |
| thawed by the time you are done icing and adding the | | | | the body and colorfully iced. Candy and licorice can be |
| finishing touches. | | | | used for eyes and antennae. |
| Slice one of the bread pan cakes in half to create the | | | | More baby shower cake ideas: |
| legs for the stork, and cut the other bread pan cake in | | | | - Baby Bunny Cake: Create a pink or blue bunny using |
| half diagonally. Place the largest round cake in the | | | | round cake pans (or a bunny-shaped one of course), |
| center of the plastic wrapped cardboard, then use one | | | | icing, candy drops for the nose and eyes, and square |
| of the diagonal pieces to create the neck, placing the | | | | pieces of white gum for the teeth. |
| widest end flush against the round cake. | | | | - Umbrella Cake: Again using round cake pans, colored |
| Remove the extra corner that doesn't meet the round | | | | icing and some thin licorice for the details, you can |
| one, and place the 6 inch cake here against the cut | | | | easily create a colorful umbrella cake in pink, white, |
| edge to connect to the head. The widest part of the | | | | blue, or yellow. |
| other diagonal piece should be placed flush against the | | | | - Baby Bootie Cake: Cupcakes can be cut and |
| head to form the stork's beak. Place the legs on the | | | | shaped into baby booties, iced, and decorated with |
| bottom of the body, and ice in white or pale yellow. | | | | licorice for the laces. |