So This Is Christmas

Merry Christmas is such an infectious feeling I like to feel that way all year around.

So if you are visiting just before Christmas, just after Christmas or even here on Christmas day I am sure you will find something of interest for you and in the spirit of Christmas.

It may be said that Christmas is no longer a celebration but this must be spoken by people that have never had trouble closing their eyes on Christmas Eve in an expectation of what maybe left for them on the carpet under the tree.

I continue to look forward to the surprise on my Grandchild's faces to this day at Christmas events.

Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas - Merry Christmas

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Choosing The Right Cakes For Your Baby Shower Party

By Cathy Maree

Bring home the newest member of the family is usually done by hosting a baby shower party for a friend or relative. Although baby showers were originally meant only for first-born baby, trendsetting practices now allow baby shower parties for each baby that comes in to the house.

Baby showers are usually prepared and arranged by the relatives and close friends of the parents-to-be. They are a fabulous way to help parents get started with the things that they require for the new baby. Note, however, that there are some cultures and churchgoing notions that do not consider it proper and that it is considered ill luck to have a party and bring baby things in the house before the baby is born.

It is popular for a baby shower to have a theme, to which the entire party focuses on. Baby shower essentials typically include games, presents, and food and a cake! A party is not complete without the well decorated and yummy cake, and this also applies to most baby showers today.

Cakes are one of the essential things about baby showers, and they can be easily made using assorted standard techniques, such as the following:

1. All-in-together - this is done by putting the dry ingredients in a food mixer (together with the shortening) before bit by bit adding together the liquid ingredients.

2. Creaming technique - this is by 'creaming' butter and sugar together before gradually adding the remaining ingredients.

3. Rubbing technique - this is achieved by 'rubbing' the soft butter into the dry ingredients before adding the liquid ones.

4. Melt-and-mix - this is done by first mixing the dry ingredients together, adding the liquefied butter and the different liquid ingredients afterward to complete the cake.

5. Sponge-making - this is done by whisking the eggs and sugar into a froth, with the flour slowly merged in. Making a light sponge cake requires some skill, there are no raising agents or fat involved as it does not use any. Completed cakes are usually heightened with the aid of frosting or toppings such as sprinkles or decorative icing as well as candy pieces.

There are various kinds of baby shower cakes to select from. Many of them are listed here such as Angel food Cake, Butter Cake, Butterfly Cake, Carrot Cake, Pound Cake, Spice Cake, Sponge Cake, Cheesecake, Chocolate Cake these are just some of the traditional cakes that can be witnessed at a baby shower party. With some supplemental inquiry online you will be able to find some very spectacular baby shower cakes that are not enclosed here.

Apart from the cake assortments above, there are likewise a lot of baby shower cake themes that can make a baby shower festivity more special to the mother-to-be:

1. Belly Cake Theme. One great thought is to design a baby shower cake and make it look like a pregnant belly. This can be done by placing a roundish cake in front of a rectangular cake and frosting them together to resemble that of a expectant belly.

2. Toy Blocks Baby Shower Cake. A different thought is to pattern a baby shower cake and make it look like babies toy cubes (either one big block or 3 to 4 smaller blocks). Toy block cakes can be even more exaggerated by fencing them with candies or small toy cars.

Naturally, you can also try out and test to come up with new ideas of your own. Make sure you Recollect that the 'goal' is not only to have a delectable sweet being the cake, but also a special table centerpiece that will stand out in the memories of the parents-to-be for a long time.

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