Baking a baby buggy cake is a delightful and creative way to welcome a new baby or celebrate a baby shower. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this guide will provide you with everything you need to know to create a stunning and delicious baby buggy cake that will be the centerpiece of your celebration. From selecting the right ingredients and equipment to assembling and decorating the cake, we'll walk you through each step of the process. So gather your supplies, put on your apron, and let's embark on the journey of creating a beautiful and memorable baby buggy cake.
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BABY BUGGY CAKE
A little one is on the way...that message will be clear as can be when you roll out this carriage confection for a baby shower! To make the sweet treat, our cooks used ordinary round pans to bake two same-size cakes, then cut them into basic shapes to produce a buggy. Fancy cake decorating techniques provided all of the pretty finishing touches. Need a dessert that serves more than 12 guests? Prepare two buggies-making one baby blue and one pink.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h20m
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Cake: In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla., Combine the flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add to the creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream., Spread batter into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing the cakes from pans to wire racks to cool completely., From one cake, cut out and remove one-fourth of the cake in one wedge, creating the buggy shape. Set wedge aside. Place buggy on covered board., From the rounded side of the reserved wedge, cut a 3-1/2-in. long x 1-1/4-in. wide slight curved shape for the handle. Set aside., From the second round cake, cut two 3-3/4-in. circles for the wheels. Position the cake handle and wheels next to the cake buggy on the covered board. Save cake scraps for another use., Frosting: In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and vanilla. Add the confectioner's sugar and milk. Mix well. Place 1/3 cup of frosting in each of two bowls. Tint one pink and the other blue., Frost the cakes white., Cut a hole in the corner of a pastry or plastic bag. Insert the basket weave pastry tip and remaining white frosting. To begin the pattern on buggy's bottom section, pipe one vertical line, then pipe several short horizontal lines that overlap the vertical line. Repeat this process, making the horizontal lines alternate and connect the vertical lines, until the entire bottom section has a basket weave pattern., Cut a hole in another bag. Insert star tip and pink frosting. Pipe a rope border around the handle, wheels and hood. Pipe two dividing lines on hood., Replace star tip with flower tip. Pipe three pink flowers in the center of buggy's bottom section. Set aside remaining pink frosting., Cut a hole in remaining bag. Insert the star tip and blue frosting. Pipe a rope border around buggy's bottom section. , Replace star tip with flower tip. Pipe three blue flowers among the pink ones on the buggy., Replace flower tip with round tip. Pipe two blue spokes on each wheel and add the center on each pink flower., With pink frosting, pipe two more spokes and add the blue flower centers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 771 calories, Fat 42g fat (23g saturated fat), Cholesterol 133mg cholesterol, Sodium 409mg sodium, Carbohydrate 93g carbohydrate (70g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.
BABY BLOCK CAKE
Looking for a delicious dessert using Betty Crocker® cake mix, frosting and decorations? Then check out this beautiful cake that's perfect for a baby shower!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h25m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8-inch) square pans with shortening or cooking spray.
- Make cake batter as directed on box, adding almond extract with the water. Divide batter in half. Stir 2 drops blue food color into one half; stir 2 drops red food color into other half. Pour into pans. Bake as directed on box for 8-inch pans. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Place 1 cake layer on serving plate; spread with 1/2 cup white frosting. Top with second cake layer, bottom side down. Spread frosting evenly on side and top of cake. Decorate cake as desired to look like baby block, using decorating icing and decors. Store loosely covered at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 330, Carbohydrate 48 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 2 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 310 mg, Sugar 32 g, TransFat 2 g
BABY SHOWER CAKE
Girl or boy or possibly one of each? Make this pink and blue cake for the next baby shower, or make it to give as a gift.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h50m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Grease bottoms only of three 8-inch or 9-inch round pans.
- Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the batter into small bowl. Pour another 1 1/2 cups of the batter into one of the pans.
- Stir 6 to 10 drops red food color into batter in small bowl. Stir 6 to 10 drops blue food color into batter in large bowl. Pour pink batter into another pan; pour blue batter into remaining pan. (If necessary, refrigerate 1 pan of batter until ready to bake.)
- Bake 8-inch pans 19 to 24 minutes, 9-inch pans 17 to 22 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
- Place blue layer, top side down, on plate. Spread 1/3 cup frosting on blue layer almost to edge. Place white layer, top side down, on frosted layer. Spread 1/3 cup frosting on white layer almost to edge. Place pink layer, top side up, on frosted layer. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 320, Carbohydrate 51 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 2 g, SaturatedFat 2 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 300 mg, Sugar 35 g, TransFat 2 1/2 g
BABY CAKE--IT'S A GIRL!
Steps:
- Heat oven to 325°F. Grease 1 1/2-quart ovenproof bowl (8 inches across top) with shortening; coat with flour (do not use cooking spray). Lightly grease 3 muffin cups in mini muffin pan.
- Make cake batter as directed on box. Pour batter into 3 mini muffin cups, filling two-thirds full; pour remaining batter into 1 1/2-quart bowl.
- Bake cupcakes 11 to 14 minutes, bowl 47 to 53 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove cakes from mini muffin cups and bowl; place rounded sides up on cooling racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour. If necessary, cut off rounded tops of cakes.
- Place bowl cake on tray, cut side down. Cut 1 mini cupcake in half from top to bottom. Place half of the mini cupcake cut side against one of the whole mini cupcakes; use toothpick to hold them together. Repeat with remaining cupcake and half cupcake. Use frosting to adhere cupcakes to bowl cake for booties, with half cupcakes facing out. Use toothpicks if necessary. Spread 1/3 cup frosting in thin layer over side and top of cake to seal in crumbs. Freeze cake 30 to 45 minutes to set frosting.
- Reserve 1/4 cup of the frosting in small bowl. Spread remaining frosting over cake, frosting more heavily on side of bowl cake with booties; this will be baby's diaper. To reserved 1/4 cup frosting, add 3 drops neon pink food color, stirring until well blended. Spread pink frosting on mini cupcakes.
- On work surface, roll out 1/4 cup of the white fondant to 1/8 inch, and cut shapes out for soles of booties; press onto cupcakes, using colored frosting as glue.
- Knead 6 drops neon pink food color into 1 cup of the fondant. On work surface, roll out to 1/8 inch into rectangle. Gently lift rectangle, and drape over cake across from booties to make blanket, making wrinkles and folds as you place the rectangle.
- Knead 3 drops neon pink food color into 1/4 cup of the fondant, and roll out to 1/8 inch onwork surface into long strip. Use pastry wheel to make scalloped edge. Gently place edging along end of blanket, using small amount of water to adhere fondant if necessary.
- Knead 3 drops neon pink food color into 1/4 cup of the fondant, and roll out to 1/8 inch on work surface. Use small canapé cutters or paring knife to cut out flower shapes as desired.
- Knead 1 drop neon green food color and 2 drops neon pink into 1/4 cup of the fondant to get bright orange, and roll out to 1/8 inch on work surface. Use small canapé cutters or paring knife to cut out small rounds as desired.
- Place small cutout shapes on blanket as desired, using small amount of water to attach. Remove toothpicks before serving. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 Serving
BABY RATTLE CUPCAKES
Baby shower? Make baby rattle cupcakes that are super sweet and easy.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h45m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Place paper baking cup in each of 24 regular-size muffin cups. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 24 cupcakes. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
- Frost cupcakes with vanilla frosting. Pipe designs on cupcakes with yellow and green icings. Decorate as desired with candy sprinkles.
- With toothpick, poke hole in side of each cupcake. Tie ribbon bow in center of each lollipop stick. Add gumdrop to one end of each stick. Insert other ends of sticks into sides of cupcakes, just below frosting, to form rattles. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 190, Carbohydrate 28 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fat 1 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Cupcake (Cake and Frosting Only), Sodium 180 mg, Sugar 18 g, TransFat 1 g
BABY'S BIB CAKE
Bring birthdays to baby with bites of a bib cake. It's one to brag about!
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 2h20m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pans). Make, bake and cool cake as directed on box for two 8-inch or 9-inch rounds.
- Reserve 1 cup frosting for decorating. Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on serving plate. Spread with about 1/3 cup frosting. Place other layer, rounded side up, on top. Frost side and top of cake with remaining frosting. Make vertical lines on side of cake with decorating comb or tines of fork if desired.
- Tint 2/3 cup of the reserved frosting pink with 1 or 2 drops red food color. Place pink frosting in decorating bag with small writing tip #2. Pipe 2 circles around outer top edge of cake, about 1 inch apart, leaving 3-inch opening at top. Make loop design within circles.
- Tint remaining 1/3 cup frosting blue with 1 or 2 drops blue food color. Place blue frosting in decorating bag with writing tip #5; pipe outer border of bib. Pipe inner opening of bib about 3 inches in diameter; join circles with tie at top. Make small bows on bib and write desired message in bib opening. Pipe dots between bows with remaining pink frosting if desired. Store loosely covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 400, Carbohydrate 60 g, Cholesterol 40 mg, Fat 3 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 1/2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 320 mg, Sugar 43 g, TransFat 3 1/2 g
WATERMELON BABY CARRIAGE
This fruit-filled carriage was made for my daughter's baby shower and was a huge hit. Fill it with any fruit you fancy and serve purchased poppy seed dressing alongside if you desire. -Angie Schaff, St. Anthony, North Dakota
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Lunch
Time 30m
Yield 24 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- With a sharp knife, cut a thin slice from bottom of melon so it sits flat. Lightly score a horizontal line halfway up sides and around the melon, leaving 5 in. from one end unmarked on each side for baby carriage hood., For hood, make another line around top of watermelon, connecting both sides of the horizontal line. Using the rounded edge of a biscuit cutter as a guide, mark a scalloped edge along all straight lines. With a long sharp knife, cut into melon along the scalloped lines, making sure to cut all the way through the melon rind. Gently pull off rind. Remove fruit from melon and removed section; cut fruit into balls or cubes and set aside., For the U-shaped handle, cut out a 5-in. square from the removed section of rind. Cut out the center and one end, leaving a 1-in.-wide handle. Break one toothpick in half. Attach handle to watermelon with toothpick halves., For wheels, position orange slices at base of watermelon and attach with toothpicks. To each orange slice with a lime slice and a red grape., In a large bowl, combine the cantaloupe, green grapes, strawberries, remaining red grapes and reserved watermelon. Spoon into baby carriage. Serve with poppy seed salad dressing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 91 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 6mg sodium, Carbohydrate 21g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 2g protein.
Tips:
- To make the perfect baby buggy cake, start by baking two round cakes. You can use your favorite cake recipe or a box mix. Once the cakes are cooled, cut one of them in half lengthwise. This will create the base and the top of the buggy.
- To make the icing, you can use a simple buttercream frosting or a more complex ganache. If you are using buttercream, be sure to beat it until it is light and fluffy. If you are using ganache, be sure to let it cool completely before using it.
- Once the icing is ready, assemble the buggy cake. Place the bottom half of the cake on a serving platter. Spread some icing on top of the cake, then add the top half of the cake. Spread more icing on top of the cake, then use a spatula to smooth it out.
- To decorate the buggy cake, you can use a variety of items. You can use fondant to create a baby, a blanket, and other decorations. You can also use edible markers to draw on the cake. Be creative and have fun!
Conclusion:
The baby buggy cake is a fun and festive way to celebrate a new baby. It is also a delicious and easy-to-make cake that is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it.
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