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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Oh my word… This is most precious!
Virtual Baby Shower…I love it! That cake is too cute for words.
This may be the cutest cake I’ve ever seen!
This may be the cutest cake I’ve ever seen!
aww this is so sweet!
This is the icing on the ‘virtual baby shower’ cake. It is amazing!!!
Congratulations Maria!
This is the icing on the ‘virtual baby shower’ cake. It is amazing!!!
Congratulations Maria!
OH. MY. GOODNESS! This is the cutest cake!!! Absolutely, without a doubt, Adorable!!!!
So cute!!
Oh, Amanda! This is *just* precious! I LOVE that pea pod topper…that is the sweetest thing!!! Totally in awe! I know Maria will love it!
Amanda, these are *absolutely* adorable!!!
SO DARLING! That sweet little cake just makes me giddy with joy! How cute! And the little itty bitty tiny peas along the bottom? Precious!
This is knock me over CUTE!!!
Although I’m not happy you had a baking fail, I’m glad that you shared that you did xox
This is adorable!! Beautiful cake. The best thing about a virtual baby shower – if you burn the cake or the cookies or whatever, no one will know! (except everyone you tell in the blogisphere.
This whole virtual baby shower thing is genius! The absolute perfect way for long distance friends to participate in something they would normally have to miss out on! Pure brilliance! And the cake….relentlessly adorable! Kudos
This whole virtual baby shower thing is genius! The absolute perfect way for long distance friends to participate in something they would normally have to miss out on! Pure brilliance! And the cake….relentlessly adorable! Kudos
Amanda, you have outdone yourself!! This cake is stunning! I am sure Maria is smitten. Soooo glad you could join us today to celebrate Maria, Josh & life
Love you my friend. xxoo
Amanda, you have outdone yourself!! This cake is stunning! I am sure Maria is smitten. Soooo glad you could join us today to celebrate Maria, Josh & life
Love you my friend. xxoo
Too cute
THis looks fabulous!! Great post!!!
THis looks fabulous!! Great post!!!
I love all of your cakes but this one is my all time favorite:) Thanks SO much! It is too cute for words. You are all the best! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
Oh how adorable is this cake!!! I love it. It’s beautiful.
This is so cute! I love the pea pod!
This is adorrrrable! I can’t make real cakes like that so that’s why I made one out of diapers today, haha.
This is adorrrrable! I can’t make real cakes like that so that’s why I made one out of diapers today, haha.
So darling. This is what I had envisioned for the shower, but you brought it to life!
So darling. This is what I had envisioned for the shower, but you brought it to life!
*SQUEAL* it’s just soooo cute! I would have cried had someone (virtually or not) made that for a prego me. You are so sweet Amanda!
Such a fun cake and the perfect contribution to the shower!
Such a fun cake and the perfect contribution to the shower!
Super cute! Well done!
So cute! Love this baby pea cake!
Beautiful cake for Maria
That is one amazing cake, Amanda! You truly never cease to amazing me with your talent.
Delightful cake Amanda and coordinating with Bridget’s cookies…perfect!
What a beautiful cake, Amanda!! Love love your incredible creations! Thank you SO much for being apart of Maria’s baby shower, I know this means a lot to her! xo
Just precious. And I have most definitely noticed the cost of butter. I seriously need my own cow.
Lisa
Too cute!
Amanda, This is one of the CUTEST cakes I’ve ever seen! It’s perfect, especially for these parents:)
This is probably one of the cutest cakes I have ever seen in my life! What a great idea!
That is the cutest little cake topper, just perfect!
That is the cutest little cake topper, just perfect!
Such a super sweet cake, Amanda! I just love Baby Pea’s face, and I love the simplicity of the rest of the cake. It’s really lovely!
Such a super sweet cake, Amanda! I just love Baby Pea’s face, and I love the simplicity of the rest of the cake. It’s really lovely!
You are a REALLY talented cake designer!!! I’m sure Maria wished she could have this one in person
Oh I love it
Oh I love it
SO so so darling! Maria and Josh, and baby, are getting so much love today!
Oh too cute!!!!! LOVE!
you are so, so, talented. I love this cake and I know Maria will as well!
It’s so cute…how lovely the cake is…Really is too delicate
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It’s so cute…how lovely the cake is…Really is too delicate
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How fun! And that baby in the pea pod is so cute!!
nice carving work, amanda. and yes, i’m also about to be bankrupted by butter.
So cute!! Love the idea of heating the buttercream.
Oh my gosh. This is the cutest cake I’ve ever seen. You’re so crazy talented!
What a super sweet cake – love that baby pea!! And I like all the little peas around the bottom, too.
What a super sweet cake – love that baby pea!! And I like all the little peas around the bottom, too.
This cake is so cute! I love the pearl icing at the base of the cake; it ties the green theme together so nicely. Beautiful pictures too.
This cake is so cute and adorable! What a wonderful virtual baby shower for the couple!
This is such an adorable cake, Amanda!
This is such an adorable cake, Amanda!
So adorable! You did an excellent job!
This is pretty much the most adorable edible I’ve ever seen, and you’re so sweet for customizing this creative cake to honor the couple.
This is pretty much the most adorable edible I’ve ever seen, and you’re so sweet for customizing this creative cake to honor the couple.
Amanda everything you do is so cute/adorable!! I love this!!
Amanda everything you do is so cute/adorable!! I love this!!
I’ve loved all of the amazing things you have all created for this event and your cake is just super adorable!
I’ve loved all of the amazing things you have all created for this event and your cake is just super adorable!
Awesome!!! So pretty without using flavorless and ultra sweet fondant or gumpaste
congrats!