Sprinkle Time!

Not a Shower, but a Sprinkle.

When I started planning my sister-in-law’s Baby Sprinkle (not a Baby Shower) I was absolutely certain about two things:

I wanted it to be dessert themed!

And, I wanted to make a diaper cake!

The Theme:  Cupcakes!  Sweets and Treats!  Ladybugs and Pink!   Instead of going to into all the detail, I’ll let the pictures do the talking.

The Sprinkle

Cupcakes

Vanilla Ladybugs · Chocolate · Strawberry · Lemon

“Strawberry Lemonade” · “Chocolate Covered Strawberry”

Sweets & Treats

Peanut Butter Blossoms · Snickerdoodles · Petit Fours

Strawberries and “Goo” · Chocolate Covered Strawberries

The Diaper Cake: Okay so, this doesn’t technically come from my kitchen.  But, it does belong in the “cake” category so it’s earned a spot on my blog…

I’ve been to just a handful of Baby Showers, but enough to know that those diaper cakes are adorable and a must-have at every shower.  So, I hopped on the internet and started exploring the how-to of it all.

Baby Shower Diaper Cake

Yields (1) 5-Tier Cake

223 New Born Diapers

223 Small Rubber Bands

9 Large Rubber Bands

6 X-Large Rubber Bands

2-3 Yards of Decorative Ribbon

Scissors

Hot Glue Gun/Hot Glue

Roll each individual diaper, and wrap each with a small rubber band.

Start with (1) diaper as your center point – Build each tier by placing diapers around the center point to form a complete circle.  Secure each complete “row” of diapers by using a larger rubber band to hold the diapers in place.  Repeat this process until the desired tier size is reached.  Then, repeat for each tier.

Here is the breakdown of diapers, rows, and rubber bands (RB):

Tier 1:  (7) Diapers; (1) Row; (1) Large RB

Tier 2:  (18) Diapers; (2) Rows; (2) Large RB

Tier 3:  (38) Diapers; (3) Rows; (2) Large RB; (1) X-Large RB

Tier 4:  (62) Diapers; (4) Rows; (2) Large RB; (2) X-Large RB

Tier 5:  (98) Diapers; (5) Rows; (2) Large RB; (3) X-Large RB

When all tiers have been constructed, cut appropriate lengths of decorative ribbon—One tier at a time, wrap the ribbon around the circumference of each tier.  Cut.  Hot glue the edges together. 

Stack each tier, biggest to smallest.  Decorate, optional.

This made for a very large and very sturdy cake.  I was able to make it weeks in advance, and get to work with the menu.  It was great! 

*Crafty Tips/Finds:

• Many “How-To’s” also recommended using tape or pins to stabilize the diapers, but rubber bands allow for the diapers to remain usable.