Diaper Cakes and Baby Cakes

Recently I went to a baby shower for a friend of mine. I had seen these "diaper cakes" all over the internet and couldn't wait to try one. They call diapers "Nappies" over here, but Nappy Cake just doesn't sound right to me! Anyway, here's my first attempt at one:


There are lots of places to find the directions online. A good video can be found here. I was quite pleased with how it turned out, and my friend loved it. It's a fun way to dress up a practical gift. And hidden in the center of mine was a plastic baby bottle filled with Hershey Kisses. Her husband found it inside later that day!


We were asked to bring along a plate of goodies for refreshments so I used my gingerbread cookie cutters and cut out the shapes from sugar cookie dough. Then I frosted a diaper on them and a cute little face. Sadly I forgot to take a photo of them, but they were very cute!