Organizing everything for a baby shower party can be a stressful time. With all the tasks you need to complete from defining the guest list. You then need to decide on a party theme of course this is optional not required. Then order or print and send the shower invitations, and then prepare your self for the special day itself.

Another aspect of organizing the baby shower is that you need to be thinking about what decorations to purchase or make for the venue, what will be the planned events, such as what games to have, what baby shower favors to give to your guests, and what food and beverages to serve on the day.

Traditionally the baby shower cake has been used as the table centerpiece during the baby shower party. Of course there are other options such as a diaper cake but for now we are focused on the edible type of cake. Make an effort to ensure that the cake for this occasion hasn't just been brought from the the local bakeshop as this could be offensive to the mother-to-be.

Make sure that either you as the host or one of your talented guests makes the cake for the mother-to-be. In this way you will know that the cake has been made to fit the theme of the baby shower and also will be a perfect fit for the table centerpiece during the baby shower.

For those that do not know any one with cake baking skills you can order the cake but make sure it has been custom designed for the baby shower theme. You will also have to order this cake well in advance of the baby shower date so that you can be sure you are getting the style and theme that you requested.

However, if you have some baking skills, or if you can follow instructions from cookbooks well, it is advantageous to prepare the cake yourself. You can use your creativity for the design and you can always ask for help from friends. Needless to mention, it is also less costly.

Make sure you use your resources when designing the baby shower cake such as the internet to find some suitable cake recipes that you can make easily. There are many different styles and designs to choose from when you research this online.

Many people opt for the nursery themes such as flowers, birds, butterflies and baby shaped toys when creating the baby shower cake. With the most common colors for the icing of the cake being yellow, blue, green, pink and white.

If the baby has already arrived you might consider having a photo taken of the little one and then having that placed on the top of the baby shower cake using edible icing. This can be placed on top of the cake whether you have created it or you have had the cake ordered.

Using a diaper cake is another great idea when hosting the baby shower. Yes you heard right it is a cake made out of diapers and usually serves as the table centerpiece during the shower party. Once the shower party is finished it also provides the family with a large number of diapers for the first weeks of baby being home.

To prepare a diaper cake, all you need to do is carefully stack rolled diapers into several levels (having three levels is suggested). You may use laces and ribbons to keep the diapers in place. However, make sure that you did not tie the diapers too tightly together to prevent them from being deformed. Deformed diapers will be useless and will just end up in the garbage bin.

If you have decided to go with the diaper cake then a great place to feature you achievement is on the table as the centerpiece for the baby shower party. If you have opted to have a real cake whether you have had it ordered or created it yourself the day will be aq complete success no matter you have chosen to do.

With all the hardest decisions made you need to decide a few more things such as if the males are attending if this is the case then maybe a barbecue could set the scene. Its a great time for all the males to get to know each other while standing around the barbecue. If it is just a girls only affair then maybe just some lite snacks, tea, desserts and a nice punch will do just fine.