Coolest Pregnant Belly Baby Shower Cake 37

by April Asuncion H.
(Baltimore, MD, USA)

Homemade Pregnant Belly Baby Shower Cake

Homemade Pregnant Belly Baby Shower Cake

For the non-raditional celebrant and us, her friends, what better than a Punk Rock Baby Shower Cake! This red velvet cake covered in fondant was my first experience with this sugary confection. I wanted the cake to have a punk-rock edge but also wanted to keep it elegant.

I used a soccer ball pan for the abdomen, two cupcakes for the breasts, marshmallows for the neck and shoulders and pre-colored fondant.

I baked the cake a couple of days ahead to allow for complete cooling and firmness. When the cake had cooled, I brushed off any excess crumbs before I applied a coating of sweet creamcheese icing. This icing will help keep the fondant in place. I rolled out the fondant on a firm cool surface with a rolling pin, about 1-2 cm thick. I immediately, but carefully, placed the fondant on the cake. A tip: fondant dries quickly so keep the unused portion in a plastic bag.

Items that I found most necessary during the preparation were: a cool surface to work on, a sharp knife, cornstarch to keep the fondant from sticking to the table, imagination and a large dollop of humor to ease off the frustration.

I kept a bowl of freshly made buttercream cheese on the side with which to dress the cake pieces. I just love icing!

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Coolest Pregnant Belly Baby Shower Cake 37

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Jan 25, 2010
 April
by: Laura

How cool You are so original.
Jan 26, 2010
 my cake!
by: sarah

hey, this is the cake she made for my shower! let me tell you it was both beautifully made and delicious (red velvet cake is one of my favorites.) I was so surprised and the cake was the perfect accompaniment to the punk rock baby theme of the party. thank you, April!
Feb 01, 2010
 great
by: Anonymous

I would love to have ago at one of these as your's is brill..where is the best place to get fondant from please.
Feb 18, 2010
 neck and shoulders?
by: Anonymous

how did you do the neck and shoulders?
I know you said you used marshmallow but I don't understand how you shaped it
Feb 20, 2010
 Re:
by: ~A

Laura- Thank you!
Feb 20, 2010
 Replies to comments made about my cake
by: ~A

Laura-Thank you!

Sarah-Thank you for your comments beautiful momma! Baby Olive is just a beautiful and precious as you my dear friend.

It was an honor to make this cake for you. I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised with the finished product and surprised that it could be so much fun to make!

Anonymous-I bought most of my supplies including the fondants at Micheals Arts and Crafts store in the "cake section". Have fun!
Feb 28, 2010
 neck and shoulder
by: Anonymous

please tell me how you made the neck and shoulders
Mar 17, 2010
 Anonymous, an over due reply
by: ~A

Anonymous- I am sorry to respond so late as responses are not forwarded to my email. I hope I am not too late!!

Ah, the shoulder and neck, that was quite a conundrum. I used my best girl scout resourcefulness and a large dose of creative juice to accomplish this hurdle.
Mar 17, 2010
 Anonymous, shoulder and neck (cont.)
by: ~A

First I will tell you I didn't plan this part out. When I began to frost the cake pieces in their anatomically appropriate places I realized I didn't want to leave just the breast and belly, it just felt incomplete. I frantically rummaged through my pantry for anything edible that might resembled shoulders and found marshmallows. Oh, boy i was in trouble! (But, a light bulb *ding*ed) 

Did I happen to mention that icing is magic?! Well, I placed my marshmallows longways and loosely formed the chest and shoulders. Then I plastered globs of icing to "connect" and "shape" the body, making sure that the final icing was as smooth as possible. The fondant was gingerly placed and with a light finger I carefully smoothed the body to accentuate the details of a collar bone and neck.
Somehow it worked! but next time I think I will bake a 9x10, cool it for a few days then with a shape knife cut out the neck and shoulders...and of course use loads of icing to sculpt. (of course this foresight didn't quite make it when I hastily made my second cake #44. Dare I say, I used potato bread! LOL! There I said it!) Like I said in the past, a good dose of humor goes very far!
Apr 06, 2011
 pretty cake
by: lnh08

very pretty though i only use powdered sugar when rolling and using the fondant because cornstarch and fondant dont always have a good reaction together, just a little tip:)
Apr 08, 2011
 re:prettycake
by: ~A

thank you! i will remember this tip for the future! many best!

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