The Baby Shower Guide is having another baby shower cake contest. You can read the contest rules here. Entry is FREE and the grand prize is a $50 Visa gift card.

I entered last year’s contest (Baby Shower Cupcakes and Hey Baby). I didn’t win but it was as fun to write about the circumstances behind the cakes as making them.

If you have an older son or daughter who loves to bake, or is thinking about becoming a chef, take a Wilton cake decorating course with them. (Yes, boys take these classes, too. In one of my classes a teenage boy was the best decorator in the class. Nothing like having good hand strength to squeeze those piping bags!) I also met a teenage girl whose mother enrolled her to see if she was really serious about enrolling in chef school. (She was and did well in the course.)

I took my Wilton class through a local recreation district. However, Wilton courses are available through Michaels and Hobby Lobby craft stores. Some 4-H programs offer them, too. You can also take Master classes directly at Wilton in Darien, Illinois.

Cake decorating classes – or any cooking classes – are a delicious way to bond with your children.

Books for inspiration for parents and kids:

• Cakes to Dream On : A Master Class in Decorating by Colette Peters the queen of cake designers. Actually all of Colette’s books are inspriring!
• The Whimsical Bakehouse : Fun-to-Make Cakes That Taste as Good as They Look! by Kaye Hansen
• Hey There, Cupcake! 35 Yummy Fun Cupcake Recipes for All Occasions by Clare Crespo
• The Well-Decorated Cake by Toba Garrett
• Super-Duper Cupcakes : Kids’ Creations from the Cupcake Caboose by Elaine Cohen

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