Baby Cakes

So I pretty much like making any kind of cake but if I am going to be honest I love to make cakes for baby showers (first birthdays too but we will get to that later). I've done two so far, first

I did a carved onesie cake and cupcake setup for a work baby shower, the cake was vanilla and decorated in all buttercream. The cupcakes were chocolate with vanilla buttercream and royal icing baby booties made ahead of time. Here is a close up of the booties, they were done with a tip 10 to make the boot and a tip 2 for the bow and top

I also did my sister in law, Heather's baby shower cake, she and my brother chose to have their impending arrival be a surprise so I needed a gender neutral design. I chose... the belly cake!

This was a fresh strawberry cake with vanilla buttercream. It is covered and decorated with marshmallow fondant. I choose to make my own fondant at home using marshmallows as the base, it has all the same decorating qualities but frankly tastes so much better! I love this cake in the end, it came out exactly how I envisioned it. When parents choose to allow me to do their baby shower cakes, I get to be part of such a special celebration, it is one of the many reasons why I love doing cakes.