How to Make a One-Tier Diaper Cake
A diaper cake is made of disposable or cloth diapers that are rolled up and then secured together in the shape of a cake. Diaper cakes can be made with one tier, or with multiple tiers. Diaper cakes make a wonderful gift for a mother-to-be at her baby shower because she will be able to put the diapers to good use after the cake has served its decorative purpose. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Tape
- 8 oz. baby bottle
- Cardboard cake platter
- 38 newborn or size 1 diapers
- Rubber bands
- Ribbon, 1/4 inch wide
- Ribbon, 1 inch wide
- Small teddy bear
Instructions
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Tape an 8 oz. baby bottle to the center of a cardboard cake board.
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Roll 18 of the diapers up into tight logs and secure each one with a rubber band. Place six of the rolled diapers in a ring around the baby bottle and place a large rubber band around them that holds them tightly against the bottle. The top of the bottle will be sticking out above the ring of diapers at this point.
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Place the remaining 12 rolled diapers in a ring around the first ring of diapers and secure them all in the same manner, by placing a large rubber band around them, the bottle and the inner ring of diapers.
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Roll up the remaining 20 diapers as you did in Step 2, but tie them with a piece of 1/4-inch wide ribbon. Make a bow with the ribbon; the ribbon replaces the rubber bands, as these diapers will be seen from the outside of the cake. Secure the final ring of diapers together and around the rest of the "cake" using a length of 1-inch wide ribbon.
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Place a teddy bear on top of the cake and secure its arms around the bottle so that it looks like the bear is holding the baby bottle.
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Tips & Warnings
Tie pacifiers to some of the outer diapers as an added decoration.
Make sure the baby bottle is securely taped to the cake board so that it does not fall off.
References
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