Syd's Baby Shower

This setup is from my step-sister's baby shower that I had the honor of co-hosting with my SIL, Brooke, earlier this year. Syd and Brian went with a bright color scheme for the nursery, and Brooke and I decided to have lots of fun incorporating bright colors into the shower as well.  

The food was great, but that's a whole other blog, we're here about dessert people!  The cake was decorated simply with only buttercream and rock candy.  Since the cake flavors at Brooke's shower were such a hit, I made the pineapple/pineapple cake and champagne/raspberry cake again for this shower.  I think they were even better a second time around.

For part of Syd's gift from me and my fab co-host, I made a diaper cake.   Instead of the normal flour, sugar, eggs, etc, I used diapers, blankets, a bath towel, washcloths, a few teething toys and ... a bottle of champagne.   

I almost forgot, about the turtle cake balls dipped in yellow candy melts -- the yellow candy melts got together with the chocolate cake balls and formed a rebellion against me.  I won in the end, but, sadly, there were many casualties before the battle was over.  

And finally, I made elephant sugar cookies for favors.  Syd not only went with a bright color scheme for the nursery, but she also incorporated many pieces of artwork of animals, especially elephants.  

I think Brooke and I did a pretty great job on putting the shower together, and I hope Syd remembers it fondly for many years to come.  Luckily, we have a bazillion pictures to show lil' miss carrie one day of all the fun we had preparing for her arrival.