The Quick And Easy Assembly
Of A Towel Cake!

For years the towel cake has impressed brides and grooms around the world.

It has been seen at weddings and wedding showers.

Well, I think it is high time that it is used for babies!

It is just as beautiful as a diaper cake, but easier and faster to make than its diaper counterpart.

Reasons to make a towel cake

1.It is calorie and fat free! Not only can you create a beautiful cake, you can stick to your diet at the same time!

2.If you can fold a towel and roll a towel, chances are that you will excel beautifully at the towel cake.

3.It provides useful items to enhance the baby's bath time

4.It is inexpensive and easy to create

On this page, you can get instructions on making a towel cake and view a great picture gallery.

To skip the instructions and see the pictures see the Towel Cake Gallery

Ingredients:

Start the Assembly!

Bottom Cake Layer

Start with the regular sized towels. Fold them in half twice lengthwise. At this point, you have a choice of laying one towel on top of each other or end to end.

Roll from one end to another end in a tight roll. If you are rolling end to end, you will need to attach the towels with a safety pin or overlap slightly.

The tighter the towel roll, the better. This roll will form the bottom layer of your cake. You can hold it together with a safety pin and a tie decorative ribbon around the middle of the towel roll.

(I enlist my husband at this point to hold the towels tightly so I can tie the ribbon around it.)

Middle Cake Layer

The second layer will consist of the 2 hand towels. Fold and roll the hand towels in the same fashion as the bottom layer. Add the ribbon and place on the bottom roll.

Top Layer

One more layer to go! Roll the 2 washcloths in the same fashion. Add the decorative ribbon and place on top of the cake.

The hardest part is now over. Now to add the creative ingredients.....

Stack the layers!

Use a cake stand or circular base to hold the weight of the cake. Start with the base layer and stack the other layers on top. Make sure each layer is centered on the layer beneath it. This will give you a visual idea of how much room you have for adding your decorations to the cake.

If you would like additional support a dowel may be cut to the height of the towel cake and inserted in the middle.

Decorating your Cake.....

1. Choose your theme. Most likely the theme will be centered along with bath time. But you still have a lot of flexibility to twist the theme into any direction you would like.

Your theme can be focused on color, gender, baby shower theme, pampering mom, education, baby items, characters and so forth.

2. Choose ingredients that compliment your theme.

Frosting the Cake...

Don't forget the most important and fat free part of cake. The top of the cake is the centerpiece of the cake. Ask yourself what item will create the final bling bling effect? This is where the eye will be focused. Don't leave the crowning part of your cake bare!

You can put a rubber ducky, bath sponge, flowers, bath toy, big bow, baby shampoos or cleansers, etc.

Keep in mind that the top layer of the cake will be very small. A large stuffed animal or toy might not fit on top of the cake. It is best to get smaller items that fit well with your overall theme.

I have also seen a lot of wedding towel cakes sprinkled with fake rose petals to give the final effect. The same can be done with a baby towel cake.

Add flowers, pearls, decorative tulle or lace to give that creative touch!

To see step by step instructions with pictures, visit How to make a towel cake!

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Blue Cake	Christmas Cake	Red, White And Blue	Rubber Ducky Cake
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Pink and Blue Cake

I wanted to share my first baby blanket cake with you. It was so much fun to make. I used a big baby bottle for the center to hold the whole cake together. I also hid more gifts inside it. It was a big hit.

Thanks for the help, I hope you like the cake I made.

Here is a baby towel cake I made with a peach and pink theme. I used a white candle on top and placed the cake on a lace doily. I accented it with pink and peach flowers, baby's breath and a small dove figurine.

I made this cake for my sister in law's baby shower. The inspiration of the tutu outfit came from the cute shirt I found. I tied the middle layer with pink tulle. The top layer I tied a ribbon around and placed a washcloth on top to make it look like a hat.

The bottom layer I hot glued pink tulle to a decorative ribbon. I made pink washcloth bunnies and placed trial size baby products under the skirt.

She loved it!

I made this towel cake for a friend's baby shower. I started out with the cute rubber ducky bath set. I used yellow tulle to tie each layer together.

Then I placed trial size bath items at the center of each bow. I thought a bath sponge would be really cute to be used as a flower for the base layer.

It was a hit!

This towel cake was decorated with soft baby colors. I used pink, blue, white, lavender and cream colored flowers and ribbons on the cake. I tied tiny pacifiers on the cake and added a cute heart sticker on the bottom layer. A white candle tops it off.

I made this towel cake for my sister's friend.

I used 1 bath towel, 2 hand towels, and 2 wash cloths.

Here is a picture of some towel cakes I made. Both were made with white towels. I accented one with red colors and the other with lavender. I used single washcloths to make matching cupcakes and displayed all cakes on lace doileys.

This towel cake has been decorated with pink and white silk flowers. I placed tiny rosebuds on the top layer and accented it with pink ribbons. I finished it off with a pink candle on top.

I made this towel cake with pink towels. I used red, pink, and white roses around the layers. I tied a cute Congratulations ribbon on top. I finished it off with a candle and lots of curling ribbon.

I used white towels to make the layers of this cake. It was accented with pink flowers, ribbon and a pink candle on top. I rolled single washcloth cupcakes to match.

This towel cake is meant for the new mom, dad, and baby it has:

2 adult body towels
2 adult face towels
2 adult hand towels
1 baby towel body towel
1 baby washcloth

This towel is a great gift for any occassion, it has: 2 body,2 hand,and 2 face towels, a blue poinsetta, and silver solid and sheer ribbon.

This towel cake is meant for the new mom, dad, and baby it has:

2 adult body towels
2 adult face towels
2 adult hand towels
1 baby towel body towel
1 baby washcloth

This cake is my first. My sister is getting Married and her colors are pink in blue. I used this as a centerpiece

Baby Shower Centerpieces