Bridal Shower Towel Cake
Present the bride with two sets of towels in style. A wedding towel cake makes a great decoration at a bridal shower and is sure to bring lots of smiles. It is also very simple to make. Scroll down to see other towel cake submissions.
- Materials and Tools:
- Towel Sets - 2 bath towels, 2 hand towels and 2 wash cloths.
- Satin Ribbon - #3 or #5 widths. Any color (130 inches)
- Faux Rose Petals - Any color (1 bag of 100)
- Silk Rose - Any color (1 )
- Sharp Scissors
- Measuring Tape or Ruler
Fold each hand towel in half lengthwise twice. Start with one end and roll the towels up as shown. Set aside. Repeat this process with the wash cloths. Fold each bath towel in half lengthwise and repeat the folding until the width of the towel is roughly 6". Roll the two towels together in the same way as the hand towels. You should now have the three layers of the "cake."
Cut the satin ribbon into 60", 40" and 30" lengths. Tie the large piece around the bath towels as shown. Repeat for the other two cake layers. When complete, stack the cake layers starting with the largest layer at the bottom.
Once the layers are stacked, move the cake to the final location. Pop the rose off of the stem and place it on top of the cake. Sprinkle rose petals around the cake remembering to put a few on the layers.
Rosemary Tyson sent us this photo of a beautiful towel cake she created for an upcoming bridal shower. She used pretty lace and daisies on blue towels. Thanks Rosemary!
Terri Dudash sent in her cake design which will be featured in an upcoming bridal magazine. She used white towels, white and yellow flowers, and tucked in green leaves at the base. Congratulations Terri!
Blanch Ostrander used beautiful sheer lavender ribbon, purple silk flowers and other interesting accents to embellish her cake. She then added travel-size spa products and votive candles to the layers and topped the cake off with a bath poof. Thanks Blanch!
Janet Thorpe created this elegant cake with light ivory towels, wired floral ribbon and hydrangea accents. According to Janet, the bride was delighted and it made a wonderful centerpiece for the bridal shower. Thanks Janet!
Nicole Finn found the perfect gift for her cousin's shower. Her bridesmaids are wearing chocolate brown dresses with pink accents so she created the cake with this color scheme in mind. She layered pink ribbon on wider chocolate satin ribbon and added pink roses. This cake looks contemporary without rose petals. Adding petals gives it a romantic look. Thanks Nicole!
Jan Vallejo created this colorful four-layer cake for her daughter's bridal shower. She used silk flowers and satin ribbon around each of the layers. She then topped the cake off with a bath poof. Thanks Jan!
Rebecca Steffler used white textured towels in her cake design. She wrapped the towels in a striped, floral, sheer ribbon and added small white flowers around the base of each layer and a few on the top. A beautiful pink lily added the final touch to the top of the cake. Thanks Rebecca!
Marlen Roberts used white towels, shimmering gold ribbon, and purple jewels on her cake. She also pinned some gold rosettes and then added some mini white doves. The flowers are purple and lilac mixed white baby's breath. A purple bath poof accents the top with seed pearls draping downward from the poof. The bottom ribbon on the first layer has 1.5-inch lengths of purple seed pearls tucked under the ribbon which hang down to the plate. Thanks Marlen!
Margaret Siegert created this romantic towel cake using white towels and silk flowers in lavender, white, and cream. To give this cake a soft touch, she then added delicate pearl sprays on each layer and finished with tiny white satin bows accents. Thanks Margaret!
Kari Easley designed this delightful towel cake with plush burgundy towels, white rose garlands and sheer floral-patterned ribbon. According to Kari, the cake was a great conversation piece at her sister-in law's wedding shower and really pulled the whole party together. Thanks Kari!
Sandy Buono made a beautiful towel cake for her daughter's bridal shower. She secured white cake layers with sheer wired ribbon and wrapped a pretty cherry blossom garland around the layers from the base to the top. She then placed a bow made of the same ribbon on top of the cake and let the longer strands drape down. The final touches include single flowers tucked into the top layer and a whimsical cake topper. Thanks Sandy!
Victoria Bayley sent us a picture of her elegant ivory and gold towel cake. She used silk flowers, ribbon roses, string-pearls, and lace accents to decorate her cake. Recognizing she needed to be able to transport her cake, she cleverly set it on foil-covered cardboard, then wrapped it all with beautiful, gold glimmer tulle. She then finished it off with shimmering gold ribbon and a contrasting blue flower. Thanks Victoria and have fun at the shower!
We created this towel cake for our booth at the Bride's Club Bellevue Bridal Expo (January 2008). We used white towels and #9 light blue double-faced satin and satin-edged chiffon ribbon for the color scheme. We then accented the cake with a rhinestone brooch, two prism sprays, and sparkling 6.5mm crystal diamond table confetti on each of the layers. A silver cake stand completes the look.
Jessica Patera sent us a photo of her simply gorgeous, white and yellow towel cake. She used white towels and accented them with yellow roses and ribbon. She then added white pins with round heads to the rest of the cake and completed the look with a unique cake topper. Thanks Jessica!
Iris Gilson-Kerr & Ashley Graham-Hamer created this wonderful fall-themed towel cake using cream towels with brown ribbons and fall leaf accents. They topped the cake with coordinating peonies and even bought a cake knife to go with it. Thanks Iris and Ashly!
Laura from Waterbury from Connecticut made this beautiful, red-lace, accented towel cake for her niece's bridal shower. It was made using 4 bath towels. She used two towels for the bottom layer and one for the middle layer, rolling each end of the towel to the center so that it would not be the same size as the top layer. This created a "pocket". She put "thank you" notes in the pocket as an added surprise and then one towel for the top layer. Red ribbon held each layer together. She then added the lace and string pearls using pearl headed straight pins to secure the lace and allow the pearls to hang evenly. Lastly she decorated the top with red and white silk roses and ribbons. Thanks Laura!
Pat Sanders from Michigan sent us a photo of her gorgeous white and yellow-rose towel cake. She chose waffle-textured towels to compliment the basket weave design on the bird cake topper and simply wrapped floral garlands around each layer. She mentioned that she made this one for a centerpiece at her daughter's bridal shower and everyone thought it was real! Thanks Pat!
Judy from Ocean Pointe, Hawaii sent us this stunning cake design made from fuchsia and lime towels. Although she made it for a child's birthday celebration, the design can be adapted to a bridal shower by simply changing the motif.
The bottom tier was made with two bath towels, the third tier with one bath towel, the second tier with two hand towels. Two wash cloths made up the top tier. She kept the tiers together with an empty paper towel roll in the center and a cake circle at the bottom. The finishing touches were contrasting polka dot ribbon and orange basket shred. She personalized it with the birthday girl's name and some cute graphics printed on her home computer. Thanks Judy!
Jackie Hall sent us this elegant, 25th wedding anniversary cake she made for a friend. She used white towels and accented each layer with white silk flowers, shiny silver ribbon and three poufs of curling ribbon down the front. She then attached silver cutouts of the number 25. This cake is sure to be the talk of the party! Thanks Jackie!
