What is it Going to Bee?? Gender Reveal!!

I wish you could see the rest of this baby shower set-up! I was so excited to make this cake, and it fit right into the decor set-up by friends and family to celebrate a beautiful baby's announcement to the world! Suzanne's (mother) bestie,  emailed me in advance, letting me know the date and theme of the party, and had Suzanne emailed me the gender after the date of the ultra sound, so that even the party host would get to enjoy the surprise! I loved how they all got completely into it, and went all out for the baby girl! 

Gender Reveal Mania!!

I have seen these things ALL over lately, and I can't mention enough how COOL it is to know the gender of the baby while making the cake, and sometimes even before the parent has found out! If you are ever interested in ordering a gender reveal cake, scheduling the cake weeks in advance is more than possible, on or around the date of your 18ish week ultrasound, and even coordinating a gender neutral design as to leave it a mystery for your cake-eating guests. If the order is planned in advance, I am able to expect a call 1-2 days before the cake is needed to let me know whether it is a go for "Pink" or "Blue". I have even received a call from a doctor's office to let me know the gender before since the parents wanted to be just as surprised! So, I love this idea!

I know what you are wondering...well, was it PINK or BLUE??? In the case above, it was 2 layers of blue for TWIN boys! Congrats to my client Tosha and her hubby!!

Gender Cakes! A Pink or Blue Surprise

I had never heard of a gender cake before my friend Heather called me and asked me to bake one for her and her husband Jeremy. She was getting closer to her 18th week of pregnancy and could not wait to find out their little baby's gender.

She had gotten the idea from a friend to surprise family with the baby's gender by baking a cake using pink or blue coloring and cutting open the cake after dinner to find out the surprise color. I had heard of something similar to this where another friend of mine used a message inside of a fortune cookie to let her family know she was having a girl. What was truly unique about Heather's request was that she didn't even want to know the sex of the baby before she cut open the cake- this meant the gender would be sent straight to me via the Dr's office (phone call in her case-  written letter in a sealed envelope is also an option). I was glad Heather booked with me a month ahead of time because the "reveal" dinner was scheduled the same day as her Ultrasound appointment, and I had about an 8 hour window to complete her cake from baking to decorating to delivering (with other business demands to juggle). Thankfully, I was able to keep a secret before her cake cutting, and she and Jeremy were super stoked to find out IT'S A GIRL!!! I hope you enjoyed your pink velvet cake with cream cheese frosting, all the best for the remainder of your pregnancy and the life of your baby girl!