How to Make Your Own Baby Shower Sheet Cake
Baking your own baby shower cake saves you money over purchasing a professionally baked one. Opt for a sheet cake, baked in a single layer to serve more guests for the same amount of cake. Sheet cakes also do not require stacking, which proves difficult for the novice baker. For ease in serving and transporting, serve the sheet cake directly from the baking pan. Customize your baby shower cake and icing flavors for the mom-to-be. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 1 box cake mix, prepared according to package directions or 4 to 6 cups prepared cake batter
- 9 inch by 13 inch baking pan
- Cooking spray and flour
- 2 cans white (vanilla) icing
- Food coloring
- Spatula
- Pastry (icing) bag with writing tip
- Baby shower themed cake decorations
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 400 Fahrenheit. Spray the inside of the baking pan with cooking spray and dust it lightly with flour.
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Pour the cake batter into the pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
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Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool in the pan completelty.
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Stir red or blue food coloring to one can of vanilla icing to achieve a light pink or baby blue shade.
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Spread the pastel icing over the top portion of the cake with the spatula.
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Color the other can of icing with another color of food coloring. Darker shades of blue or pink contrast well with the base icing.
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Fill the pastry bag with the contrasting icing and pipe the icing onto the cake to write "Congratulations!", "It's A Boy!" or "It's A Girl!".
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Add the baby themed cake decorations to the top of the cake. (see tips)
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Serve the cake directly from the baking pan.
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Tips & Warnings
For an unknown baby gender, make light green or yellow icing for the base coat, or choose traditional blue for a boy and pink for a girl.
Use real pacifiers, rubber duckies or plastic rattles to decorate the cake. The mom-to-be then can wash these off and use them for her baby.
Optionally, turn the baked and cooled cake upside down onto a large serving platter and continue to decorate.
