Cute Baby Shower Cakes
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Special occasions like baby showers need special attention. And like every other party, details count. The baby shower cake is one aspect that deserves special attention. Never forget that the baby shower cake is the highlight of the party. It symbolizes the arrival of the new baby. Below are some neat ideals that can perk up your baby shower cake to make the event really special and to set the mood of the party.

1. Follow the theme of the party. These days most baby showers are set around a theme. The cake's color, design and shape should match the theme of the party. For example if your theme is alphabetical, you could use the first three letters of the alphabet for the shape of the cake. If your theme is retro, the color and shape should also be retro. Of course you could use any theme you wish, such as jungle or sports for boys and ferries or princesses for girls.

2. Your design should be original. Cakes designed as diapers, mittens or even booties are common design's used by baby shower planners. Many great design ideals can be found in cookbooks. Other cake designs to be considered are: a baby carriage, a stork, a baby bottle and a bib. If you really want to put a smile on expectant mothers face, choose the cutest design you can think of. A lot of good ideals for cake design can also be found on the Internet.

3. The cakes designed can also be based on the baby's gender. If the baby sex is known, the cakes design and color should be gender appropriate.

4. Since the centerpiece of the buffet table is the cake, it would be a great ideal to make one large cake that will catch everyone's attention.

5. For the most fun, conceive the cake design yourself. You never know what ideal you can come up with, so let your imagination run wild. Your imaginative and original cake design could become the talk of the party.

6. If you cannot make the cake yourself or simply cannot come up with an ideal for the design, you can always have it made by a professional. Simply let the baker know the theme and he will be glad to give you ideals for the design of the cake.

7. The cake's flavor should be considered also. Special flavors that can make the celebration unique are included in many recipe books.

8. Set the cake off. To make the cake a sight to see, decorate around the cake. You could use balloons or even cute, little cupcakes around the balloon.