Cradle Baby Shower Cake

by Kristin Weldon Peri
(Wallingford, PA, USA)

Cradle Baby Shower Cake

Bake 2 full sheet cakes and cut them in half (so you have 4 rectangles of cake). Stack the 4 rectangles of cake, one on top of the other, using buttercream filling in between each layer. Cut a smaller rectangle from the top of the cake to make an indent (this is where you will place the baby later).

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Cover the whole cake in buttercream and then rolled fondant. Start with white fondant and mix in a little brown food coloring to get a marbled effect. Mark the seams of the cradle with a toothpick and make "knob" marks at each corner by gently pressing a round cookie cutter into the cake.

Paint the fondant using a mixture of brown food coloring and lemon extract. This will give your fondant a wood grain finish. Make the baby by hand using fondant (roll a small ball for the head and a sausage shape for the body). Make the blanket by rolling yellow fondant thinly, and then cut the edges with a knife to make fringe. The cradle feet are fondant covered rice krispie treats and the handles are fondant "C's" attached with water. Finish it off with a plastic candy-filled rattle from your local craft/party supply store.

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