Baby Shower Cake Designs

A baby shower is a time of joyful anticipation that often involves lots of cute baby gifts and decorations.

To make a baby shower cake as adorable as those little booties and sweet teddy bears, consider these tips.

The theme of the baby shower should be depicted in the cake's design. If you are planning the shower, you could even plan the theme around the cake.

And of course, keep the preferences of the mommy-to-be in mind. Usually the guest of honor isn't involved in the planning, but you can get clues from her decorating plans for the nursery or baby items she's purchased.

Below are a few of the most popular baby shower themes.

Baby Shower Themes

Nursery Song or Rhyme: This is a very popular theme, but do be sure it's a cheery one.

For example, we've seen some super cute Humpty Dumpty cakes, but then we all know what happened to Humpty. "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," with the "Little Star" symbolizing baby is a nice choice.

Baby Animals: Just about any cute, furry or feathery baby animal makes for an adorable baby shower theme. The yellow ducky is one of our favorites.

After all it's one of baby's most classic tub toys, and it's so darn cute. Whether bright or soft yellow, the ducky coordinates well with just about any color.

Butterfly: This delicately winged creature emerged from its cocoon makes a nice metaphor for the anticipated event, elevating the butterfly theme to among the most popular at baby showers.

Baby Blocks: This theme is all about nostalgia, fun and versatility.

Baby blocks not only spell out messages, they also can display pictures of nursery items and cheerful images of things that start with the letters on the blocks, like "L" for lamb and "T" for Train (with a smiling "face" of course).

An idea for your cake may already be percolating. If not, or you just need a bit more help to complete your idea stay tuned for some more adorable designs for beginners to advanced.

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