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

Impress Your Friends With A Great Baby Shower Cake

By Cathy Maree

Welcoming the newest member of the family is usually done by hosting a baby shower party for a friend or relative. Even though baby showers were originally meant only for first-born child, modern concepts now tolerate baby shower parties for every baby whether they are the first second or third and even adopted babies that come into the household.

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 common place now days for a baby shower to have a theme, to which the total party centers on.The Baby Shower requirements usually include fun games, gifts, and food or snacks. A celebration is not complete however without a delicious cake, and this also applies to baby showers.

Cakes are one of the great things about baby showers, and they can be made using several basic techniques, such as the following:

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

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

3. Rubbing method - this is completed by 'rubbing' the 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.Making your Sponge Cake is accomplished by mixing in your eggs and sugar as well as the flour until it turns into a froth carefully mixed in. Producing a light sponge cake requires good skill, as it does not use any raising agent or fat. Finished cakes are usually heightened with the aid of icing or toppings such as sprinkles or chocolate pieces.

There are diverse varieties of baby shower cakes to choose from. Many of them are named 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 found at a baby shower party. With some extra inquiry online you will be able to find some very amazing baby shower cakes that are not included here.

Apart from the cake varieties above, there are likewise a lot of baby shower cake ideas that can make a baby shower party more special for all involved:

1. Belly Cake Theme. One super thought is to design a baby shower cake and make it seem like a pregnant mothers stomach belly. This can be achieved by putting a roundish cake in front of a rectangular cake and frosting them together to look like that of a expectant stomach.

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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