ingredients:
Disposable newborn diapers,
Rubber bands or yarn,
An empty paper towel roll,
Lots of ribbon (narrow and wide),
Little baby items (e.g., pacifier, rattle, hair brush, bib, teething ring, little socks, bath supplies),
A topper (e.g., plush toy, baby’s bottle),
A cake board or large cardboard disc covered in baby gift wrapping paper, and
A pinch of patience
steps:
Begin by rolling as many diapers as you think you may need and securing them with a rubber band, narrow ribbon or yarn. You can always roll and secure a few more if you find you haven’t done enough. Then stand the diapers vertically around the base of the paper towel tube. (Note: You may find it easier to secure the paper towel tube onto the middle of the cake base first with hot glue, and work upwards.)
Hold the structure in place by tying a length of narrow ribbon or yarn around them. Around this first circle of diapers stand a second row of rolled and secured diapers, and hold these in place as before. Repeat this process until this cake layer, or tier, is the size you would like, firmly securing around each row. So that in effect you have circles within circles.
For the second tier, starting next to the paper towel tube and on top of the first tier, stand more secured and rolled diapers, securing the completed circle as before. Continue as with the first tier, securing around each complete circle of diapers with ribbon or yarn until the second tier is completed, this should be smaller than the first tier.
Repeat this process for the third tier, making this layer smaller than the previous two layers. Then wrap a length of wider ribbon around each completed tier. This will not only help to keep the layers in place but will also hide any rubber bands, or yarn that you may have used in securing the diapers.
To decorate the cake, simply tuck little baby items into the wide ribbon and top the cake. Your girlfriend will love that you took the time and will have fun dismantling it and storing her precious items away in her nursery.