They’re all the rage. When attending a baby shower, someone must be in charge of the diaper cake or it’s just not a party. I learned this recipe from the Mistress of Ceremonies herself … Ms Martha (Newport, not Stewart).
Here’s the recipe if you want to attempt:
Ingredients
- Diapers, recommended: Pampers Swaddlers – 1 small pack N(ewborn) + 1 small pack 1-year <– If you want to make a large cake, you can intersperse a layer of burp clothes and towels. Othewise, with just diapers it’s a 2-tier cake.
- 4 spools of ribbon in complimentary colors – 2 large, 2 narrow
- 1 plastic wedding cake plate from a craft store
- Scotch tape
- Large rubber bands
- 2 baby bottles (or 1 wrapping paper tube) <– This forms the center support for the cake
- Little stuff … it’s good to check the registry and get little things to use as cake decorations. I usually get: 1 box of outlet covers (for baby proofing the house), a few binkys, a rattle or stroller toy (as a cake topper), and the medical kit (thermometer, nail clippers, etc.)
Instructions:
- Tape the bottles together to form a tube (you may need to save the nipples / bottle tops outside the cake to give to mom later).
- Affix the bottle tube to the center of the cake plate with tape.
- Roll the diapers (if there’s a design, I roll that to the inside so the outside is plan white) – band 2-5 diapers together with rubber bands.
- Arrange the diaper bundles around the center support.
- Insert outlet covers in between every 2 diapers
- Wrap 1 large ribbon around the row and secure with tape.
- Repeat to create a second tier, stacked above tier one. If you have enough diapers, attempt a 3rd tier.
- Use the small ribbon to cinch up the layers – tie with a bow.
- Stick the small things in and around your cake. Also use the ribbon to tie some of the small things on to the main ribbon.
- Top with a toy.
- Optional, wrap the whole thing with cellophane and tie use the remaining ribbon to tie off with a bow.
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