How to make a diaper cake

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