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

What You need To know About Baby Shower Cakes

By Cathy Cripps

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 entire party focuses on. Baby shower essentials typically include shower games, presents, and food. A party is not perfect without a cake, and this also applies to most baby showers.

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 rest of the ingredients.

3. Rubbing technique - this is accomplished 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 assorted varieties of baby shower cakes to select from. Many of these 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 orthodox cakes that can be found at a baby shower party. With some extra research online you will be able to find some very awesome baby shower cakes that are not included here.

Apart from the cake assortments above-mentioned, there are also a lot of baby shower cake ideas that can make a baby shower festivity more special for all the guests and the parents to be:

1. Belly Cake Theme. One super theme is to plan a baby shower cake and make it appear like a pregnant belly. This can be achieved by putting a circular cake in front of a square-shaped cake and frosting them together to resemble that of a expectant stomach.

2. Toy Blocks Baby Shower Cake. Another idea is to design a baby shower cake and make it look like babies play blocks (either one big cube or 3 to 4 smaller blocks). Toy block cakes can be even more exaggerated by fencing them with lollies or small toy motorcars.

Of course, you can also experiment and strive to come up with inventive thoughts of your own. Think that the 'goal' is not only to create a tasty sweet, but as well a special centerpiece that will stand out in the thoughts of the parents-to-be.

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