Baby Shower Idea

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cakemeasIam Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 1:18am
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a customer (also a good friend) needs a cake for her sisters baby shower coming up. i would love to do a pregnant belly or the baby blanket but they don't want fondant...all buttercream. i respectively call them my buttercream who*%es (sorry if i offended)

so my dilemma is this...we aren't experts (not that we are in fondant either)... in buttercream...can't get it as smooth as the rest of the cc gang! and i don't really know what to do? this will be the first grandaughter in the family of a whole long line of boys...i think 8!
any ideas?? still waiting on a headcount but it shouldbe for atleast 50.
TIA

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cownsj Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 1:30am
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You could always do a basketweave pattern to make a baby blanket...

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jammjenks Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 1:33am
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How about one like this? Diamond impression mats cover a multitude of sins and the baby is super easy from a mold.
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Cristi-Tutty Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 1:35am
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hello I am not an expert either but I found this wich I think is cute...if you know how to make the basket you can make something like this and then the figures out of gumpaste...I hope this helps!!!

good luck

http://www.piece-a-cake.com/images/large-basket-cake.jpg

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Cristi-Tutty Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 1:45am
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here is another one

http://www.cake-decorating-corner.com/baby-shower-cakes-designs.html

also I was thinkig about making a round cake and then the foot prints in one side and then a bowl on top this out of fondant...

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luvmysmoother Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 2:12am
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This one is really cute and could easily be done in buttercream (without the caterpillar)icon_smile.gif

http://www.cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1538775

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Cristi-Tutty Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 2:27am
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Cristi-Tutty Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 2:37am
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to add to this you can search here write baby shower buttercream and you will find a lot of ideas one of then which I like is this

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=5844

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dandelion56602 Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 3:15am
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This is one I did w/ fondant accents, but could be done w/ buttercream.

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1320384

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1286321

This is all buttercream

http://cakecentral.com/modules.php?name=gallery&file=displayimage&pid=1351688

The plaque on the round polka dot cake is gumpaste, but the sheet cake it's a frozen buttercream transfer.

You can do buttercream easy. And if you wanted to add fondant, do it w/ accents or a bow, booties, rattle, etc That way they can keep it, eat it, pick it off, but you didn't put tons on there

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cakemeasIam Posted 6 Jan 2010 , 4:50am
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you guys are so great thanks for the ideas...i just get nervous working only with buttercream!
i will let you know which one i decide...icon_smile.gif
thanks again!!!

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