What is a Diaper Cake?

Diaper cake is a popular baby shower gift because it’s both practical and breathtaking, it’d be the baby-shower’s centerpiece and most important, you can make a beautiful diaper cake in almost any budget.

Diaper Cake - The Perfect baby-shower's gift

Diaper cake is popular as baby shower gift because it’s practical and will do double duty as a cute baby shower centerpiece and a very practical gift for the new baby.A diaper cake is a wonderfully creative gift for an expectant mother. It is a collection of diapers rolled and stacked together to resemble a traditional tiered cake, so it looks like a multi-layered cake, the tiers of diaper cake can be 1,2,3, tiers or more, diaper cake is also garnished with baby care items such as baby socks, bottles, toys, and more.

Diaper cake is a popular Baby-Shower gift for several reasons:

• Diaper cake is original and creative. In addition, diaper cake gives your baby shower gift a personal touch
• Diaper cake is very easy to make, it’s so easy, even men can do it
• Diaper cake is a very practical gift. New parents will always need diapers and baby accessories
• You can get all Ingredients for a diaper cake at a local baby supplies store
• Diaper cake ideas are intended to be flexible so you can adapt the project to fit your budget and the needs of the recipient
• Diaper cake provides you with plenty of options, diaper cake size, and decorating ideas will make your diaper cake looks amazing and unique

Diaper Cake comes in many sizes and shapes

It can take less than an hour to make a diaper cake; the first diaper cake will probably take longer, but after making a few and learning all the tricks you’ll be amazed to see how quickly it goes. When I started to make diaper cakes I had quite some failures before I got it right. After throwing a bunch of diapers I found an online tutorial that solved all my diaper cake problems and thought me some advanced techniques that took my diaper cake for a whole new level. I’m trying to explain below how to make a diaper cake, but if it seems too complicated, I strongly recommend to view this online “course”. After viewing it you’ll know everything related to how to make a diaper cake.

How to make a diaper cake

Making a diaper cake begins with wrapping a single diaper, then adding multiple rolled diapers in a circle around that core and wrap a rubber band around it, It is easiest to start with the top level of the diaper cake, which may just be one diaper, and work down from there. So here are the basic steps for making diaper cake:

• Roll up the diapers, starting at the open top end and wrap a rubber band around it, these would be used as the inner diapers for the diaper cake
• To have a Different diaper cake layers, add multiple rolled diapers in a circle around that core to the rubber band
• Remove one or two diapers from the diaper cake base and replace with a gift, or you can crowded in beside the diapers
• Cut a circular base out of cardboard as you know how big your diaper cake will be and Place the largest layer of the diaper cake on it
• Assemble the remaining tiers of the diaper cake by inserting 1 or 2 wooden dowels through the base layer and then carefully stacking the rest diaper cake layers on top of it

The “How to make a diaper cake” instructions above are for explaining the general idea, if you’re interested in the exact “recipe” visit my post called “How to make a diaper cake“.

Diaper cake makes a great baby-shower's gift

Diaper Cake making Tips:

• Diapers are usually white, try to use color diapers to make a special diaper cake
• Add a ribbon around each layer of the diaper cake to cover the rubber bands
• Place baby’s accessories inside and diaper cake, such as baby lotion, baby wipes, pacifiers, teething rings, baby towel or baby toys
• Stuffed animal especially teddy bear is always a suggested option for the final touch for your diaper cake

I hope the post inspired you to make a diaper cake as a baby-shower’s gift. You can find detailed instructions on my “How to make a Diaper Cake” post, or take the online video tutorial.

Diaper Cake can be basic to meet any budget

My “How to make a diaper cake” post is one of two special posts (the second is my “how to make fondant” post) that keep surprising me.
The special thing about those posts is that people get such good results, that many of them make it into a business.

Look at this Diaper cake made by Gerry G, I guess she took the video tutorial I recommended…

Pati’s Diaper Cake pictures:

How to make a diaper cake

How to make a diaper cake

And this is what she wrote:

“This is my first attempt to make a diaper cake, and WOW did I have fun!!! There are 100 size 2 diapers, 130 rubber bands, plus “gifts”. The mother-to-be loved it. This cake took me 5 hours to make. If I can do it, anyone can:) Good luck to all, and thank you for letting me share my success story. Gerry G, CA
PS
I am making a 2nd diaper cake, which I have already sold!! I did not roll my diapers, but did the fan look. I will send pics.”

Not only she’s making great diaper cakes, she also turned it into an additional income stream – WOW!

In my original “how to make a diaper cake” post I mentioned this “cheap as chips” video tutorial that showed me the in’s and out’s of how to make a diaper cake.
I never thought that following it is a way to generate more income

Gerry, thanks for the diaper cake pictures, I will be happy to get pictures of more cakes you made, diaper cake or not.
I hope you can develop your “how to make a diaper cake” adventure into a real business, my benefit will be getting the pictures to post here.

You are welcome to see another diaper cake made by one of the readers at “How to make a diaper cake by Pati” and you’re most welcome to send me pictures of cakes you made to: theduke@thecookduke.com
 
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My “How to make a diaper cake” post is online for 2 years now, and nothing makes me happier than getting picture from people who made diaper cakes following my “recipe”.

This diaper cake was made by Pati B following my How to make a diaper cake post.

Pati’s Diaper Cake picture:

How to make a diaper cake

“Dear Cook Duke
 I can understand how hard it is to make the diaper cakes.  I have seen the one you tried to attempt on a site that sells the cakes.  It’s the diapers fanned out around a center, very hard to do I would think.  It was a valiant attemp.  I just made a plain old rolled diaper cake.  I did the diapers first one night.  Then my cousin and I made the cake together.  She’s my “bow” expert LOL 
It’s not too bad for a first one.
 Caption:  Diaper cake for shower 4/6/08 for my daughter Erin.  It was fun to do.”

So first of all, not only it’s not too bad, it’s actually good for a first try!

In my original “how to make a diaper cake” post I mentioned this “cheap as chips” video tutorial that showed me the in’s and out’s of how to make a diaper cake.

The thing I like about this video tutorial is that it saves you the need for first tries and takes you to a complete different level, although Pati shows us that you can make a beautiful diaper cake without any training.

Pati, thanks for the diaper cake picture, will be happy to get pictures of more cakes you made, diaper cake or not

Anyone that followed my “how to make a diaper cake” post is welcome to send me pictures to theduke@thecookduke.com
 
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One of the most popular posts in my blog is the post called “how to make a Diaper Cake”.

It’s actually one of my favorites, not only because it answers a specific need, but it’s the post I get most replies on J

I get a few mails a week saying that after reading the post, especially after watching the videos I recommended, they managed to make a diaper cake and get very good results.
From reading all the replies I get, I figured that the diaper cake can be divided into two main categories:

1.      Plain rolled diaper cake

2.      Fancy “fanned around the center” diaper cake

How to make a diaper cake got a lot to do with the type of diaper cake you choose.

If you choose to do the plain rolled diaper cake, you can understand how to do it from reading the instructions on my previous post, and look at my pictures gallery to have a clear understanding of the expected results.

This kind of diaper cake is called “plain rolled diaper cake” but it doesn’t mean that it looks simple.
You can get very beautiful results with it, and your diaper cake can be the proud centerpiece of the baby shower.

The “Fancy fanned around the center diaper cake” is a completely different story.
Making this kind of a diaper cake makes the most beautiful results, but I learn from my readers that guidance is needed.

My readers that watched the how to make a diaper cake video tutorial got great results, while those who didn’t either watched the video tutorial after a few attempts, or decided on doing the plain rolled diaper cake.

Once again, although I like the “Fancy fanned around the center diaper cake” better, some great results can be achieved with the plain rolled one.
In fact, the reason for this post is a mail I got from one of my readers, Pati B, who made a diaper cake for her child Erin.

This is what she wrote:“Dear Duke 
I can understand how hard it is to make the diaper cakes. 
I have seen the one you tried to attempt on a site that sells the cakes.  It’s the diapers fanned out around a center, very hard to do I would think. 
It was a valiant attemp. 
I just made a plain old rolled diaper cake.  I did the diapers first  one night watching the boob tube.  Then my cousin and I made the cake together. 
She’s my “bow” expert LOL 
Here it is, not too bad for a first one. 
Caption:  Diaper cake for shower 4/6/08  for my daughter Erin. 
It was fun to do. 
Take care
Pati”

And here is the picture of the diaper cake she made:

In her words “not too bad for a first one”, in my words: Great work Pati, the diaper cake looks amazing, it looks like the work of a professional!

You are more than welcome to send me more pictures and stories of the diaper cake you made, if you need guidance, I recommend this “How to make a diaper cake video tutorial”

Happy Cooking J

How to Make a Diaper Cake is one of the hottest topics on my blog.

It all started with the first article, where you can find the “recipe” for making a diaper cake.
As you might guess, the first article is called How to Make a Diaper Cake.

As I mentioned in my last post, many readers who followed my advice and took the How to Make a Diaper Cake Video Tutorial actually sent mail and thanked me for the tip.Although I still believe that the How to Make a Diaper Cake Video Tutorial is the easiest way, I’m adding a new Diaper Cakes gallery, as I believe that when you see the final product, getting there is much easier.

So, I hope you’ll enjoy this gallery and find inspiration for your diaper cake.

For me, the “How to make a diaper cake video tutorial” made all the difference, and after watching it I can make the kind of diaper cakes you see above.

Happy Cooking

I got many responses to my previous post called How to Make a Diaper Cake.

It seems that I’m not the only one to find this task to be more difficult than one could expect, and more than one reader said he also ended up with a Diaper Cake from hell.

Another thing that made me feel good about my previous post is that many readers who followed my advice and took the How to Make a Diaper Cake Video Tutorial actually sent mail and thanked me for the tip.

Although I still believe that the How to Make a Diaper Cake Video Tutorial is the easiest way, I’m adding a gallery page to help those who try to make a diaper cake on their own.

I believe that when you see the final product, you are half way to understand how to make a diaper cake.

So, I hope you’ll enjoy the gallery and find inspiration for your diaper cake.

As you can see from the Monkey Diaper cake, There’s more than one answer to the question “How to make a Diaper Cake”

Notice the diapers shape, the diapers are not being tied separately, but being placed in an order that makes a flow pattern.

I never managed to make it right before watching the How to Make a Diaper Cake Video Tutorial, but now most of the diaper cake I make are with this pattern.

For me, the “How to make a diaper cake video tutorial” made all the difference, and after watching it I can make the kind of diaper cakes you see above.

If you want mare ideas, please visit my new Diaper Cakes Picture Gallery

Happy Cooking

How to make a diaper cake

I spent days surfing the net trying to find decent free information on how to make a diaper cake.
So much stuff out there is just plain gibberish, or “dry” technical instructions that left me with no clue how to actually make a diaper cake.

diaper cake

I followed the instructions from several sites.
You have to understand sentences such as “Secure your diapers with a rubber band whenever necessary” (hello, if I knew when it’s necessary I wouldn’t need instructions) and 50 damaged diapers later you end up with a cake that looks like Diaper Cake from Hell.

My first attempt to make a diaper cake cost me 50 lost diapers, took days to complete and I end up buying a 109$ diaper cake when the baby shower’s day arrived.

As a good looking diaper cake costs a lot of money, I decided to do the next one by myself.

After days of searching I finally found a “cheap as chips” video tutorial that was the perfect answer to my need and showed me the in’s and out’s of how to make a diaper cake!

Most people see diaper cake making as a difficult task, but it doesn’t have to be that way.
Diaper cake making is a great fun if you do it correctly, and the best thing is, you get brag about it at the baby’s shower

After browsing through almost every “how to make diaper cake” site on the net, the diaper making instructions are detailed below (although from my experience it’s much smarter to download the “How to make a  Diaper Cake” video tutorial)

So, How to make a Diaper Cake:

Diaper Cake Ingredients:

· 16″ disposable cardboard platter

· Baby bottle or empty cardboard towel roll

· 8 feet of 1” wide ribbon

· Rubber bands of different sizes

· Clear adhesive tape

· 50-90 newborn diapers (depends on the size and the number of tiers you desire)

· Decorative baby items (bibs, socks, toys)

· Cake Topper (candy filled baby bottle or stuffed animal)

Assembling Your Diaper Cake:

· Use a cardboard paper towel roll or a baby bottle to roll your diapers

· When rolling your diapers, have them opened lengthwise with tabs tucked in

· Secure your diapers with a rubber band so they stick together

· Fold and wrap a receiving blanket around each tier using tape to hold in place

· Use a ribbon to cover and hide the rubber band and as a decorative touch

· Assemble your tiers on top of your cake platter, using adhesive tape

· Tuck your baby items in the ribbons as decorations

· Top your cake off with something fitting the theme of your party. Whether it be a small stuffed toy, a baby bottle or rattle

Other Diaper Cake Decorative Ideas:

· Drape baby bibs over the receiving blankets

· Use baby items related only to your theme

· If using a baby bottle as the topper, fill it with candy or small baby itemsI found the “recipes” provided on the web a bit too “dry” and technical, I couldn’t really imagine how the cake is going to look like and I wasn’t sure what I’m doing at some points.

The “how to make a diaper cake” video tutorial really takes you through all the steps (Building the foundation, Making the bottom tier, Making the middle tier, Finishing the base and decorating the cake) you have a clear visual on what to expect and you get to be the talk of the baby’s shower

If you want to find inspiration for your diaper cake, have a look at my diaper cakes gallery called How to make a Diaper Cake Gallery or view Diaper cakes made by my readers: How to make a diaper cake by Pati or How to make a diaper cake by Gerry

Happy baking

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• Birthday Pirate Ship Cake

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