How to Make a Diaper Cake

A diaper cake though not meant to be eaten, is a creative baby shower gift idea for a would be mother, which can be used once the baby is born. It is basically a collection of baby diapers or disposable clothes rolled and stacked together to form a traditional tiered cake. One can have 1,2,3 or even more tiers of diapers, as desired hence, it also serves as a cute and attractive centerpiece for any baby shower party. It not only looks dazzling and impressive at a party, but is also very useful for the mother once she has the baby.

Diaper Cake

Materials Used

• 2 packs of diapers, preferably small
• 3 pieces of thick or fabric ribbon
• 30 rubber bands
• Cake stand and tray
• 4 receiving blankets
• Decorations

Instructions

On the cake tray, fold and keep the receiving blanket. Roll the diaper tightly and tie it around with a rubber band. Repeat this step for the next diaper and bundle it with the first diaper using the same rubber band. Add more diapers until the rubber band can't fit more diapers. Repeat the previous two steps and form the cake's base layer. Tie the entire layer with a ribbon, fold the receiving blankets and place over the layer. Just the way you made the cake's base layer, prepare the cake's next two tiers also. Now, slowly remove some of the diapers and start inserting the decorations. Keep a striking cake topper like a stuff toy, or anything related to the party theme on the cake's topmost layer and your diaper cake is ready.

Cloth Diaper Cake

Materials Used

• 1 doz prefolds (cloth diapers), folded in 3rds, lengthwise
• 7 pairs infant socks
• 1 receiving blanket
• 16-20 diaper pins
• Ribbon
• Baby products (pacifiers, bottles, lotion, bibs, miniature stuffed animals, baby towel, wash cloths, baby hygiene products, toys, baby clothes, etc.) to fold into the cake

Instructions

Fold the prefolds into 3rds lengthwise and roll up the receiving blanket in such a way that it is long enough to wrap the prefolds. This will form the center of the cake. Now roll the prefolds around the receiving blanket and to secure it, use the diaper pins wherever needed. For a three tier cake, you can use 7 prefolds for the base, 4 prefolds for the middle layer, and 1 prefold for the top. Meanwhile, you can roll the baby products up into the cake and secure the cake with a ribbon. To decorate the cake, take each sock and tie a ribbon near the toe, your cloth diaper cake is ready.

How to Make a Diaper Cake Without Rolling

Materials Used

• Diapers (25-30 diapers per tier)
• Cake pans
• 3 large rubber bands
• Cardboard cake tray
• Ribbon
• Tulle or cellophane

Instructions

Take a sturdy cake pan and keep a handful of diapers inside. Place the diapers against the side of the cake pan, while holding them securely with your hand. Add more diapers until the pan is full and then tie a large rubber band carefully around the entire tier. Don't forget to save a hole in the middle for hidden baby gifts. Now carefully flip the entire cake pan over and lift the pan off so that you will have a tier of diapers. Repeat the entire procedure for each cake tier. To make the cake look more beautiful, use cake pans of different sizes. Tie a ribbon around each tier and remove the rubber band by cutting it off, once the ribbon is securely tied. Finally wrap cake with cellophane or tulle to keep clean and give an elegant look.

After going through these instructions which are not only simple but also easy to implement, I am sure you know what could be an ideal gift for an expecting mother. Gifting a diaper cake at a baby shower party, will not only help the mother in raising the baby, but seeing this unique gift people will surely marvel at your creation's intricacy and design.