I recently co-hosted a baby shower and had the grandest ideas.
but everything fell apart (on my side of things). everything.
the cake was going to be a four layer Ombre Pink Cake with white frosting... So cute and simple. I had actually made the cake once before so I knew it would a winner.
I began making gum-ball bracelets as a sweet guest favor.
I attempted homemade hummus - WITHOUT a food processor - which is crazy.
Bunting of glittered letters would announce the theme and set the tone....
The first attempt at the cake fell off the counter while being frosted, the second attempt at the cake cracked in two after being layered. There were more guest than favors and the store ran out of gum-balls. Then the hummus was ruined by a meddling five year old and the the bunting letters got torn....
everything fell apart.
So I bought the cake + hummus, ate the gum-balls, and I trashed the bunting.
All that survived were the raspberry brownie bites.
The shower went great - just the way it should and I am glad I was able to just let all the ideas and plans go. After all, paying attention to the guest of honor was the important part... and all the oooh+ahhhs over the cutest bake in the world would have just been distracting.
