When organizing a baby shower, the making of the cake is one important task you must plan for in advance. It is an important part of the event, as the mom-to-be and her guests will look forward to relaxing and socializing over a piece of cake and coffee or tea. You don’t need to purchase an expensive bakery treat, rather get creative and bake your own. If you have chosen a theme for the baby shower, simply work that into the cake design. Below are a number of great baby shower cake ideas to get you started.

Everybody knows that toy blocks are associated with babies; why not construct a toy block cake? You could make one large block (possibly with the mom’s or baby’s initial) or put a few blocks together. Purchase a stencil and ice the letters through this. You could also arrange real toy blocks or candy around the outside of the cake.

A tower of cupcakes makes a visually appealing - and practical - baby shower cake. Small cupcakes keep things simple as guests can take these morsels as they please, all without the mess and hassle of cake cutting. You could decorate each cupcake individually or ice them according to the shower color scheme.

Similarly, baby shower cake ideas can include baby cupcakes, which are a perfect alternative to one, big cake. Simply purchase a mini cake tin and decorate them as you see fit. If the gender of the baby is known, you could ice and decorate the bite-sized cakes with the typical colors of pink or blue. Another idea is to ice each guest’s name on the top.

For the highly skilled baker, try crafting a gift basket. Ice the cake with brown frosting and build up layers in the center to look like gifts. Ice these in different colors and decorate it with edible stars or love hearts.

A quirky idea for a baby shower cake is to construct a pregnant belly. Simply bake a rectangular cake and a circular cake and then meld them together with thick icing. This is one way to add a bit of humor and fun to the shower.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you need plenty of time to plan ahead. You will need to choose a design, purchase ingredients and create the final product. Never rush this masterful creation. You may even want to practice ahead of time and bake a test cake. This helps you deal with possible issue that can arise. Browse cake books and online for many more great baby shower cake ideas.