| Most people love a baby shower. It is celebrating the | | | | rattles off of the cake and have some of the yellow |
| coming of a new baby. I have a baby shower cake | | | | icing that you made, handy to repair the frosting |
| recipe that is simple and relieves some of the stress | | | | damage, if any, and serve. |
| for the hostess in preparing the refreshments. And, it is | | | | Tips |
| homemade. I also have included some tips for the | | | | 1. On your invitations, ask your guests to bring 1 item, in |
| shower, after the recipe. | | | | addition to their gift, such as travel baby wipes, baby |
| Baby Shower Cake Recipe | | | | T-shirts, lavender baby wash, or baby shampoo to put |
| Betty Crocker Super Moist Cake Mix (White) | | | | into a large basket at the door when they come in. |
| Follow the recipe on the back but use 4 eggs not 3 | | | | Specify what item they should bring or you will end up |
| For the measurement of water use 1/2 water and 1/2 | | | | with 18 baby rattles and nothing else. You can present |
| milk | | | | this to the mother-to-be as an added bonus and it is |
| Beat the required amount of time until the cake batter | | | | very practical. You can get one of those baskets that |
| is satin | | | | can later be used as the babys' laundry basket. |
| Bake according to directions using a rectangle pan | | | | Decorate it with pretty ribbons. |
| Curly Ribbons, Blue, Pink and Yellow | | | | 2. As the Hostess, a great gift to present to the |
| 2 cute baby rattles | | | | mother-to-be, is a massage. She can use it after she |
| When the cake is cool, put it on a cake cardboard | | | | has the baby to relieve the stress of the birth. This is |
| (you can cut your own cardboard to fit the cake and | | | | very helpful and worthwhile for the new mother. |
| cover it with freezer paper). Then, ice the cake with a | | | | 3. Buy a couple of baby lullaby CDs and play them |
| Betty Crocker Cream Cheese Frosting but add a little | | | | when the guest start arriving and during the shower, |
| yellow food coloring to make the icing a pale yellow. | | | | then, present them to the mother-to-be at the end of |
| Carefully place the curly ribbons on the cake and | | | | the shower. |
| arrange the two baby rattles at the top of the ribbon. | | | | Most of all, have a lot of fun and make a lot of |
| When it is time to cut the cake, take the ribbons and | | | | wonderful memories! |