Sunday Sweets: April Showers
April 20, 2014 If you're looking for Easter Sweets, where ya been? Don't you know I posted those LAST week?
Here, go see. I'll wait. [tapping toe]
All caught up? Ready for more? EXCELLENT.
So today, I figured I'd feature some Sweet baby shower cakes. Because that's almost kind of related to Easter, but not really.
Ah, and look! The perfect segue!
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(By Cake Central member ChrisJack1)
Peter Rabbit!
As lovely as all that handpainting is, I gotta say, the bunting and soft stripes are my favorite. Pretty as porcelain.
You guys know I'm pretty wary of gender reveal cakes, just because of their potential for hilarious-yet-tasty-disaster. That said, if you're gonna do it, go with this one:
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(By Cuteology Cakes)
So. Cute. I love the bright zingy colors.
This next cake is full of Win...nie:
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...the Pooh, that is. :)
And I think I speak for us all when I say getting this cake would be no bother.
From one adorable bear to another:
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(By She Likes Surprises)
He looks like a well-loved toy from a black-and-white movie; only the nose gives him away. And how great is that buttercream "fur?"
A little birdie told me you guys are gonna love this cake:
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(By Atelié Allessandra Caldeira)
And that blue bird! I'm all atwitter!
This white stencil over watercolor pastels is one of my new favorite things:
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(By Oh Sugar! and photo by Shutterly Sweet Photography)
Those colors!
Remember those terrible mustache cakes from last week? Well take note, bakers: THIS is how you make a sweet hipster cake:
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(By Cake Central user rebbateman)
The chevrons! The argyle! The suspenders and bow tie!!
I'm not sure if this is Babar the Elephant, or just a royal superhero elephant:
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(By Studio Cake)
Either way, I'm smitten with his little cape and pennant.
Can you ever have too many adorable bears? Let's find out:
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(By Tessa Tina)
NOPE.
That nubby "fur" texture is amaaaazing. Not to mention the little sugar bicycle!
Of course, you don't always need lots of detail; sometimes a simple design with one fabulous sugar topper will do:
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(By Cake Central user Bengals)
That sprinkle coating perfect! And here's hoping that adorable Heffalump is now decorating some lucky boy or girl's nursery.
And finally, I am positively fawning over this dish of retro kitsch:
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(By Corrie Cakes)
WANT. And LOVE.
WANT AND LOVE.
I will now sit here and coo over those teensy butterflies, the handpainted deer, the floral swag, and all the bright yellows and teals and pinks. MMMMM. So good.
Hope your Easter Sunday is as bright and sweet as these cakes!
Be sure to check out our Sunday Sweets Directory if you want to see which bakers in your area have been featured here on Sweets!
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Reader Comments (20)
Pooh cake and bird family cake made me squeee out loud :D
Those were adorable!
Happy Easter to you and the team.
That deer(and the flowers) from the last cake adorned the crib that I, my siblings and my nieces and nephews all used as babies. Talk about a blast from the past!
Considering the original version of Easter was to worship a goddess of fertility, Oestre, the baby shower cakes actually fit perfectly.
The gray bear is Tatty Teddy. Popular in the UK, or at least in crafting circles from what I can tell in cross stitch magazines. :)
Happy Easter from me, too.
Love these cakes. The Pooh one is so cute. Love that teddy bear cakes too The little birds are so cute.
So, so beautiful & befitting of the new life, hope, & renewal themes of Easter! Happy Easter, everybody! And I, myself, am always thankful for the ever lasting life of Cake Wrecks!
Perhaps the elephant is supposed to be Dumbo? Wrong type of flag though :-/
i'm unsure on why that mustache cake is considered a baby shower cake.
Take the buggy off the watercolor stencil cake, and it could easily be a wedding cake. Gooooorrrrrgeous.
And hey...I just found out I'm going to be an aunt (again), so these baby shower cakes are quite appropriate!
Please tell me that's Tatty Teddy with his blue nose! Not British but I read too many British cross stitch magazines.
Every week, I think, "Jen can't possibly find cuter cakes than these," and every week she does. If I ever see more cute than is collected on this post, I will likely swoon and hit the floor, like the ladies of yore. I thought the Pooh cake was the epitome of cute, then came the twitter family, and those white bears. I gotta go lie down.
Congrats @SaraV! Being an aunt is my very favorite role in life.
So, what was the gender on the reveal cake? Did you find a picture of it after it was cut? Would love to see if it was as cute inside as it was outside.
Not sure I have ever commented... but I stared at that last one forever.... the deer... the colors. I am in love!!
Tatty Teddy is awfully cute,. but that grey icing is seriously unappetizing to me.
Is the grey teddy a reveal cake too? He has a blue nose but the baby blanket has a pink cross on the bottom.
That last one is like a Little Golden Book in 3-D!
I would love to be in the position to make a gender reveal cake. I would put green frosting inside, then enjoy everyone standing around looking confused.