Cake you can't eat!

On Wednesday I helped Emily assemble a Diaper Cake for her sister Jenna's baby shower this weekend. I first was introduced to Diaper Cake (and no, you can't eat this kind if you are still pondering about how a cake can be made of diapers, it is more like a centerpiece or gift for a shower) was at my Albuquerque shower when I was pregnant with Emilio. It was a cake assembled with disposable diapers and decorated with ribbons, painted skewers as candles and little gifts dangling from the cake. My mom and I took off with the inspiration and have been designing Diaper cakes for friends and loved ones ever since. If you'd like to make one you'll need;

tin foil disposable pizza pan (makes a nice base)
one small package of size 1 diapers
ribbons (fabric or plastic)
wooden skewers
paints
glue gun with glue
string
scotch tape
a few gift items such as travel size shampoo, lotion, baby oil, powder, socks, wash clothes, rattles, pacifiers, bottle, etc.

Here are some pictures to show you the steps. If you have any questions, write me.

Supplies
Shaping the diapers agaist your body, then tie with a string. THis is the first layer so make it big enough to sit comfortably on the pizza tray.
First layer finished. Make subsequent layers the same way, but smaller as you go up. Adhere the layers to eachother with scotch tape bubbles.
Start to decorate the cake. Use a glue gun to adhere the ribbons around the cake layers. Only glue on the string so that the reciever can use the diapers on her baby. Decorate as you wish.

Voila! The Finished Cake. I've made many different varieties of cakes. Emily only decided to use two skewers on this cake, but you can use several and put them on different layers of the cake. She used the little washclothes to make bows around the top which turned out cute. You can also use flower or other embelishments to glue on the ribbons around the cake. Anyway, have fun with it.