That's the idea, anyway -- baby meets cake, baby smashes (and eats ... a mound of saccharine blue-green roses with a large silver "1" poking out the top (her parents blamed teething).

For a baby shower where the little one's gender is not yet revealed, opt for a modern white cake. Decorate it with gold or silver designs to make it shine. This prince-themed pillow and crown cake ...

Other krewes adopted the practice as well, crowning the kings and queens by using a gold or silver bean ... bean, or baby trinket identifies the buyer of the next King Cake.