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Baby Shower Crib Cake

by Ruth Z
(Nashville, TN)

This is a crib baby shower cake I made for a friend of mine. She has an older son, and has been trying to become pregnant again for several years and has lost several children during pregnancy.

I wanted this cake to be very special for her. I first contemplated making a bassinet, but in the long run a crib seemed less trying.

I made the headboard and baseboard from fondant, gave it several days to dry, and then painted it with Wilton icing colors mixed with lemon extract and let to rest for a couple of days longer to harden.

The cake was a blue velvet cake because she was having a boy and I also did blues on the outside. Everything was made from fondant and edible, except for the side rails which were painted skewers because I ran short on time. The top rails are Twizzlers wrapped in fondant and painted.

She absolutely loved it, and kept the top decorations for his first birthday cake. It was so much fun doing the details!