How to Make a Beautiful Diaper Cake
A diaper cake is a creative shower gift for a mother-to-be, made from tiers of diapers that are held together with ribbon and then decorated with other small baby items or silk flowers. You can make a simple diaper cake in less than half an hour and then wrap the tiers in receiving blankets that coordinate with the baby shower's color scheme for a gift that can double as a party centerpiece. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Newborn or size 1 diapers (110 to 130)
- 12-inch round cake pan
- 10-inch round cake pan
- 8-inch round cake pan
- Large elastic bands
- Receiving blankets (3)
- Cake tray
- Medium silk flowers (9 to 11)
- Large silk flower
- Tulle netting
- 1 1/2-inch-wide ribbon
Instructions
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Place a 12-inch round cake pan on your working surface and fill it with diapers. Press the diapers against the edge of the pan to fill it completely. Wrap a large elastic band or a piece of ribbon around the center of the diapers and take the tier out of the pan.
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Repeat the above step with a 10-inch round cake pan and an 8-inch round cake pan to make the additional tiers.
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Fold a patterned receiving blanket in half lengthwise. Continue to fold it until it equals the same height as one tier of diapers. Wrap the receiving blanket around the bottom tier of diapers. Pin the end of the receiving blanket to keep it in place. Wrap a length of ribbon around the center of the tier and tie it in a bow. Repeat the step to wrap the 10-inch tier in a solid-colored receiving blanket and the 8-inch tier in a patterned receiving blanket.
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Move the 12-inch tier onto a cake tray and stack the other tiers on top.
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Arrange five or six medium-size silk flowers on the edges of the bottom tier. You can place the flowers on the tiers or pin them to the edge of the receiving blanket to keep them from shifting. Add four or five silk flowers to the middle tier. Place a large silk flower in the center of the top tier.
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Place the entire diaper cake on a large piece of tulle and wrap the tulle up and over. Tie a ribbon around the tulle at the top of the cake to keep it in place.
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