Here, you’ll find 17 Adorable Baby Shower cake ideas for boys and girls, including gender-neutral and easy designs with instructions to recreate them. If you’re looking for inspiration to place an order with your local baker, or you want to recreate one of these cakes yourself, you’re in the perfect place.
How to find a baby shower cake idea suited to your cake-decorating level?
I’ve come up with a system. The cake ideas are presented to you according to their level of difficulty. There are three categories :
What Are Beginner Cake Ideas?
These are easy cake ideas. If you’ve never decorated a cake before (or only did it once or twice), these are the cakes that you should pay attention to.
- What you’ll find: Beautiful cake ideas that only require basic cake decorating techniques. This is a great place to start your journey.
What Are Intermediate Cake Ideas?
Low Intermediate Baker: If you are confident that you’ve mastered the cake decorating basics, such as how to smooth a cake, but feel like you still have a lot of techniques to learn apart from this foundation, this category is perfect for you.
- What you’ll find: Cake ideas that require both basic decorating skills and one or two techniques that are a little bit more advanced. This is a great place to grow your cake-decorating skills.
High Intermediate Baker: If you’ve mastered both basic techniques and several more advanced cake decorating techniques, these cake ideas are made for you.
- What you’ll find: Stunning cake ideas that can be fairly challenging, but are a great place to get even better than you already are.
What Are Advanced Cake Ideas?
If you consider yourself an experienced cake decorator and have mastered most of the decorating techniques, including the use of fondant, then this is the perfect place for you.
- What you’ll find: Showstopping and challenging cake ideas, perfect to sharpen and maintain your skills.
The Grading System
Finally, I’ve also assigned a grade of difficulty to each cake inspiration: 1/5 being the easiest design and 5/5 being the hardest. The goal is to make the ranking the most accurate possible. You will find this to be particularly helpful if you happen to fall in the Beginner or the Intermediate Cake Ideas categories.
Growth Tip : This list is great a place to set goals about your cake decorating skills. Pin this post and come back later to tell us how far you’ve come in your cake decorating journey !
How to recreate these baby shower cake ideas?
What cake recipe should you use to make your perfect cake come true?
To recreate these cake ideas, you will need a trustworthy cake recipe. You have several options.
Adapt your favorite cake recipe.
There are a lot of ways to adapt a cake recipe. You mainly have four options to tweak your favorite recipe :
- You could change the flavor of your cake recipe: with citrus zest, the essence of your choice, or turn it into a chocolate or carrot cake for example.
- You could add a filling: a caramel sauce, a homemade flavored whipped cream, ganache, or buttercream.
- You could also add some texture: oreo bits, crumble crumbs, nuts, or fresh fruit for example.
- Finally, you could personalize your frosting.
Be careful, if you’re a beginner baker, having to figure out both your cake design and creating a new cake recipe could be overwhelming. Therefore, I always recommend taking your learning journey one step at a time.
Look for a cake recipe.
Where? You can ask friends, or family or simply look on the internet. You have to keep two things in mind though :
- The recipe has to be suitable for cake decorating, especially for cakes that require stacking or carving (intermediate and advanced cake ideas).
- Once again, if you’re a beginner baker, be careful not to put too much on your plate and choose a recipe suited to your current level.
Use my cake recipe recommendation.
Finally, you could try the delicious recipe I recommend. I firmly believe everyone should have a trustworthy chocolate cake recipe, and my chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting is both beginner-friendly and perfect for cake decorating. I’m sure you’ll love it.
What you will love about this recipe :
- It has a perfect chocolate flavor.
- It’s a really easy recipe, perfect for beginners.
- It has a great texture.
How to follow the instructions of the designs.
For the cake designs in the beginner category: I’ll provide written instructions on how to recreate the cake idea presented to you. Don’t hesitate to watch video tutorials about the basic techniques such as how to smooth a cake.
For the designs in the intermediate category: I’ll provide some guidance on how to perform the more complicated techniques.
For the advanced category: you are an experienced baker, at this point, and you will find great opportunities to put this experience to use. To be completely honest, I cannot make myself several cake ideas from the advanced category, so trust your abilities and go for it.
Find the perfect baby shower cake idea for your baking skills.
Growth Tip : If you aim to get better at cake decorating, you should choose a cake idea that feels sligthly above your current cake decorating level. Get out of your comfort zone !
Baby Shower Cake Ideas Perfect For Beginner Bakers
Here, you’ll find 4 easy baby shower cake ideas perfect for beginner bakers.
Pregnancy Cake.
Difficulty Level: 1/5.
Baby shower cakes can be centered around the baby (obviously), but you can also center them around the pregnancy, like with this beautiful pregnancy cake.
What you will need:
- Enough frosting to cover your cake
- Pink and golden cake toppers.
- Fake or fresh flowers with their stems wrapped in floral tape
- Edible golden pearls
How to recreate this cake?
- . First, you must crumb-coat the cake to avoid any crumbs in your final design. Apply a thin and even coat of frosting with your offset spatula all around your cake.
- Smooth it with your bench scraper, holding it at a 45-degree angle on the cake while spinning your turntable. Your bench scraper isn’t supposed to move, only turn the table.
- It doesn’t have to be perfect as it only is the first coat. Chill the cake 20 to 30 minutes in the fridge (until your frosting sets).
- Then, apply a thicker coat of frosting and repeat the smoothing operation. Fill in any gaps and smooth the cake again. Repeat this operation until the cake looks smooth enough for you. Here, you’ll find a video tutorial of the covering process, if needed.
- Place your edible pearls and chill your cake in the fridge for 30 minutes or until your buttercream cover sets.
- Finally, use a knife warmed with water to get sharp edges on your cake, and place your flowers and cake toppers on your cake.
What you’ve learned :
As a beginner cake decorator, the first thing you have to master is how to frost a cake. From there, you can use flowers and edible pearls to level up your cake designs.
Easy Blue Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 1,5/5.
One way to make your baby shower cake even more special is to create a personalized cake topper with fondant.
What you will need :
- Enough frosting to cover your cake.
- Blue, white, and golden cake toppers.
- Fondant and letter stamps.
- DIY edible golden paint + small paintbrush
How to recreate this cake?
- First, crumb coat, and cover your cake as explained in the previous design.
- Then, prepare and roll your fondant to a 1/4 inch width and cut it in a circle using a cookie cutter or a paper pattern. Imprint your fondant with the letter stamps and paint them with your DIY edible golden paint.
- Finally, place your cake toppers and your fondant cake topper on your cake.
What you’ve learned :
As a beginner cake decorator, using fondant can look intimidating. You should start with the most straightforward elements and move your way up. In no time, fondant won’t have any secrets for you anymore.
Neutral Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 1,5/5.
If you’re not a fan of the stereotypical blue and pink baby shower cakes, you could also opt for a more neutral option like this one. Green would also be a great fit for a gender-neutral baby shower cake.
What you will need :
- Enough frosting to cover your cake.
- DIY edible golden paint + a small paintbrush
- White, golden, and beige cake toppers
- Edible golden pearls.
How to recreate this cake?
- First, crumb coat and cover your cake as explained in the previous design.
- The fault line buttercream. Once your buttercream cover has set, apply a uniform layer of your colored buttercream around the bottom half of your cake and smooth it with your cake scrapper, just like you did for the buttercream cover.
- The paint splatters. Then, dip your paintbrush in your golden edible paint, and create splatter by pulling back on the bristles with your fingers and releasing it. Repeat until satisfied with the results.
- Place your edible pearls and chill your cake in the fridge for 30 minutes or until your buttercream sets.
- Finally, place your cake toppers.
What you’ve learned :
Fault lines are an easy technique to elevate the look of your cake design.
Easy Pink Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 1,5/5.
What you will need :
- Enough frosting to cover your cake.
- White, golden, and pink cake toppers.
- Fake or fresh flowers with their stems wrapped in floral tape
- A cake comb.
- Edible golden pearls.
How to recreate this cake?
- First, crumb coat and cover your cake as explained in the previous designs.
- Once your buttercream cover has set, apply a uniform layer of your colored buttercream around the bottom half of your cake and smooth it with your cake scrapper, just like you did for the buttercream cover.
- To recreate the texture on this second buttercream layer, use a cake comb as you would a cake scrapper, making several passages around your cake. Make sure to clean your cake comb between each passage.
- Finally, place your cake topper and edible pearls.
What you’ve learned :
Adding texture is another great way to personalize your cake design.
If you’re looking for more easy cake ideas you can check out my gender reveal cake ideas (coming next week), which can easily be adapted for a baby shower, and all my other birthday cake ideas for children and adults.
Baby Shower Cake Ideas for Intermediate Bakers
Here, you’ll find 8 baby shower cake ideas perfect for intermediate bakers.
Gradient Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 2/5 (Low-Intermediate)
With its gentle hue, this gradient cake is the perfect cake to create a sweet and charming celebration.
A little guidance
In order to recreate this beautiful gradient effect, apply your light, transition, and dark shades of buttercream, each on a third of the cake. Then, use your spatula to blend the demarcations as much as you can. Finally, smooth your cake as usual. If you think the gradient isn’t as blended as you wished, keep blending and smoothing until satisfied.
Winnie The Poo Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 2,5/5 (Low-Intermediate)
If you’re the nostalgic type, you might want to embark on a journey in your own childhood with this Winnie The Pooh Baby Shower Cake,
A little guidance
Drip cakes are really popular these days, so it’s an easy way to modernize a cake design. You can follow this drip cake tutorial if you’re not familiar with the process.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Cake
Difficulty Level: 2,5/5 (Low-Intermediate)
You could also celebrate the wonders of parenthood with this Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Cake.
A little guidance
To recreate this kind of buttercream ruffles keep your piping bag at a 90° angle and apply pressure continuously to release the frosting, keeping your hand still. Once you’re satisfied with the height, stop piping. Don’t hesitate to watch this buttercream swirl tutorial to get a better understanding.
Blue Baby Bear Cake
Difficulty Level: 3/5 (Intermediate)
Maybe you’ll choose to welcome the newest family member with this cute and cuddly Blue Baby Bear Cake, adding a touch of adorable charm to your celebration.
A little guidance
Recreating this 2D fondant is quite straightforward. It only requires assembling a couple of circles. To create the texture imitating the fur, use a toothpick to poke holes in each element, then smooth it out, and voilà!
Dreamy Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 3/5 (Intermediate)
Now that your parenting dream is coming true, you might want to dive into a world of enchantment with this Dreamy Baby Shower Cake and its golden accent.
A little guidance
When using fondant to create decorative elements most of the time you don’t have the perfect cookie cutter, and it’s perfectly fine. You can print or draw paper patterns that you’ll follow as a guide to cut your two types of stars and your crescent moon. You can then paint them with DIY edible golden paint.
Baby Shower Stroller Cake
Difficulty Level: 3,5/5 (High-Intermediate)
You might prefer to take a whimsical stroll into parenthood with the adorable Baby Shower Stroller Cake, which would make a sweet and intricately crafted centerpiece for your celebration.
A little guidance
You can easily recreate the main element of this cake design following this detailed fondant baby stroller tutorial.
Gender-Neutral Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty level: 4/5 (High-Intermediate)
As mentioned earlier all the cake ideas previously presented could easily be turned into gender-neutral baby shower cakes, using shades like beige, pastel green, and purple. This cake is a great example of what it might look like.
A little guidance
If you’ve never made fondant bear cake toppers before you can easily inspire yourself with this basic fondant bear tutorial.
Wafer Paper Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 4,5/5 (High-Intermediate)
To celebrate the impending arrival of your little princess, you could also choose this charming Pink Wafer Paper Cake.
A little guidance
Working with wafer paper is not an easy task at first, but this wafer paper cake tutorial will guide you through the process.
Baby Shower Cake Ideas For Advanced Bakers
These 4 baby shower cake ideas will be perfectly suited to experienced cake decorators.
Blue Baby Shower Standing Cake
Difficulty level: 5/5
Standing cakes are the perfect type of cake for you if you want your cake to stand out from the crowd.
Pink Baby Shower Standing Cake
Difficulty level: 5/5
As they’re quite versatile they can easily be adapted for boys and girls or for any occasion.
Pink Baby Shower Tiered Cake
Difficulty Level: 5/5
On the other hand, tiered cakes are the way to go if you’re planning on hosting a lot of guests for your baby shower. It also gives you a lot of space to express your creativity.
Bunny Baby Shower Cake
Difficulty Level: 5/5
Bunnies are the cutest way to celebrate the arrival of a baby. You can easily personalize it with the usual baby blue or pink, or make it more original with pastel shades of green or purple. If you need more bunny cake inspiration, check out these 16 cute bunny cake ideas.
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