In our previous post in our three part series about how to make a diaper cake, we provide the ingredients needed for this project.

Once you have all the ingredients, you are ready to start baking (or should I say making!) your concoctions.  Following are the step by step instructions:

Step One:

Roll up each diaper individually and secure with a rubber band.  Most disposable nappies have a pattern at the top of the diaper.  To keep this from showing, start rolling from the pattern end, finishing with the white on the outside.

Step Two:

Once all diapers are rolled, you are ready to start building the cake tiers.  Place the dowel in the middle of a diaper roll, and place on the cake platter.  Place a large rubber band around this center roll, and add additional diaper rolls, forming a circle around the center diaper.  If the cake is a two tier cake, add one more rubber band and an additional layer of diapers.  Repeat this process once more for a three tier cake.

Step Three:

Repeat step two for the remaining tiers.  Each tier up will have one less layer, until the final tier is reached, which consists of a middle diaper and one layer of surrounding diapers.

Step Four:

Using double sided tape, adhere the wide ribbon to each cake layer.

Step Five:

Decorate the cake by adding the embellishments.  To keep them in place, tuck them into the diaper folds or beneath the ribbon.  Don't forget to add a bouquet of flowers or a stuffed animal, as the focal point at the top of the cake.

Now that you know how to make a diaper cake, what do you think?  If you are still confused, then make sure you check out the final post of this three part series.  It includes a video showing you the process, as well as gives you some ideas for alternative variations.

photo credit: Outsanity Photos

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