Sweet Maria and Josh from Two Peas & Their Pod is having a baby! They will soon be welcoming their first child into the world, a sweet little boy.
A few friends from around the blog-o-sphere decided to get together and host a virtual baby shower!
Happy Baby Shower guys!
I decided to make Maria and Josh a little cake with a "baby" pea on it.
The pea pod itself was designed after these amazing cookies from Bridget at Bake at 350.
To make this sweet little baby pea pod, I simply baked two cakes in these wonderful little pans.*
After baking, I removed one of the mini cakes from the pan and chilled in the freezer for about one hour. Once the cake is nice and firm I carved out the "pea pod" shape. With the other cake I made cake pops.
The cake pops are covered in tinted buttercream that I just heated to get a runnier consistency. I simply dipped them in the frosting and let them dry.
I used the same buttercream (in its original form, not heated) to cover the pea pod, simply using a small offset spatula to smooth out the frosting as much as possible.
And here is where I keep it real folks.
Maria is the QUEEN of cookies. She makes the most amazing cookie creations! I wanted to add some cookies to the interior of her cake so it was extra personalized for her.
I made her Oreo Cheesecake Cookies. I also made her Rolo cookies. (Both completely swoon worthy.) Then incorporated them into the cake.
Then managed to overcook the cookies and under cook the cake. It was not pretty. #bakingfail
But now I have been sufficiently challanged and I WILL make it happen. Maybe for baby number two???
Be sure to check out all of the other amazing ladies that are spending today loving on our sweet Maria!
Drinks
Simple Bites - Lemon Balm infused Lemonade
Ingredients, Inc. - Healthy Fruit Punch
Food for My Family - Lemongrass Soda
Heather's Dish - Mixed Fruit Punch
She Wears Many Hats - Mini Pistachio Smoothies
Georgia Pellegrini Watermellon Agua Fresca
Appetizers/Savory Bites
With Style and Grace - Truffle Popcorn
Family Fresh Cooking - Baby Peas & Cheese Frittata
Barbara Bakes - Creamy Orange Fruit Dip and Fruit
Aggie’s Kitchen - Pasta Salad with Balsamic Basil Vinaigrette
Reluctant Entertainer - Nutella Berry Bruschetta
Dessert
TidyMom - Baby Blue Velvet Cake Truffles
Brown Eyed Baker - Pavlova
Picky Palate - Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Sandwich
What’s Gaby Cooking - Coconut Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Icing
Cookin’ Canuck - Nutella & Cream Cheese Swirled Blondies
Kevin and Amanda - Baby Blue Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Cups
Sweetopia - Decorated Sugar Cookies
Mountain Mama Cooks - Lavender Shortbread Cookies
Sweetapolita - Decorated Sugar Cookies
Bake at 350 - Petit Fours with fondant pea pods
RecipeGirl - Baby Button Cookies
RecipeBoy - Mud Cups with Gummy Worms
Add a Pinch - Blackberry Tartlets
Dine and Dish - Oven Baked Cinnamon Apples
Vintage Mixer - Mint Chocolate Pudding Shots
Dorie Greenspan French Lemon Cream Tart
Crafts
Wenderly - Handmade Sweet Pea Cards
Our Best Bites - How To: Make a Diaper Cake Centerpiece
A HUGE extra thank you to these two ladies for hosting and organizing this wonderful Virtual Baby Shower!
Marla {Family Fresh Cooking} & Lisa {With Style and Grace}
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