It's true! We will take you through every step of making a delicious and beautiful baby shower cake. One that you will be proud to have created!

Baby shower cakes are an important part of every shower. They are usually the main dessert and will be served following the opening of the gifts.

Prepare dessert plates, napkins and forks, as well as tea and coffee. These items will be placed on the food table, so be sure to have it cleared of any luncheon dishes, etc.

It's up to you as to whether your baby shower cake will follow a theme or be a general baby shower cake. Some ideas include:

• babies

• storks
• strollers
• diaper pins
• umbrellas
• booties
• baby bottles
• teddy bears
• nursery rhymes
• baby animals

Or whatever your imagination can come up with!

You can use a square or rectangular cake pan to make your cake, which can also be cut into pieces to make a different shape, such as an umbrella.

Adding a variety of decorations to the top of your cake will make it more interesting and decorative. For example:

• cake toppers
• edible art images
• bakery bites
• candy confetti
• sugar decorations
• cake stencils
• edible glitter
• candles

You also have choices in regards to icing. A simple buttercream icing would be delicious, frosting is perfect for those with a sweet tooth, and rolling fondant allows you to have a smooth icing that can be cut into shapes like bears, stars or bottles.

To make a layer cake with icing, you can either make two cakes and add the icing between the cakes, or you can make one cake and slice the cake lengthwise into two pieces. Brush crumbs off layers before icing.

This cake was made using rolling fondant icing. The directions for the Cry Baby Cake are easy to follow, but will take a bit of time. As you can see, it will be well worth it!

It's simple! Use a packaged cake mix! Choose the flavor you think your guests will enjoy or a favorite of the mother-to-be's.

There's really no need to make the cake from scratch. You will be pretty busy with other baby shower responsibilities, so take the easy route and use a pacakaged cake mix.

If you want to make your own umbrella cake, follow these instructions and you will have a colorful cake that everyone will oooh and aaah over!

What could be more fun than having a cake that follows your baby shower theme?

There are several ways to fit your cake into your theme either by using a shaped cake pan or by cutting the cake into pieces to make the preferred design.

Examples of theme cake pans and cake decorations include:

Winnie-the-Pooh

Rubber Ducky

Noah's Ark

With cookie cutters in every size and shape imaginable, you have many options.

We feel one of the best uses for cookies is as baby shower favors. Individually wrap the cookies in cellophane favor bags and tie with a ribbon or raffia, and you have a beautiful baby shower favor.

Learn how to decorate your cookies with these easy to follow instructions. There are also links for icing and cookie recipes.

Cookies can be simple sugar cookies, chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies or whatever your favorite may be.

From birthday parties to weddings, cupcakes have made a comeback. And these pretty and yummy desserts can also be used as a baby shower cake.

Place cupcakes around each layer of a tiered cake plate and you've got yourself a cupcake cake.

To decorate the cupcake cake, you can have a theme related object at the top of each cupcake or just the top of the tier. Cupcake toppings include sprinkles, toppers, edible art and much more.

You also have the option of putting the cupcakes in decorative liners or removing the liners before serving to make them easier to eat.