Here Comes the Bride!

Ok, so it's not technically an edible cake, but I made a super cute 'cake' this week made out of kitchen tea towels and utensils. One of my good friends is getting married this summer and I thought this would be such a sweet idea for her wedding shower. Basically, the 'cake' is made of tea towels, held together by pins and ribbon, and stuffed with kitchen utensils, gadgets, and goodies. It makes a wonderful centerpiece and a great conversation piece!

Kitchen Tea Towel Cake!

Towel Cake
18 tea towels (Kohl's had a great deal on their Big Towel packs)
Ribbon
Pearlized straight pins
Small safety pins
Utensils, gadgets, and goodies

To start, separate out the towels into three piles. 2 towels for the top tier, 6 towels for the middle tier, and 10 towels for the bottom tier. Lets start with the bottom tier. Fold the towel lengthwise into thirds (a hot dog fold). With the safety pins, pin the right end together securely (I used three pins). Take another towel, fold into thirds and place under the first towel on the left side with about two inches overlapping. Pin the two towels together (2-3 pins should do it). Start rolling from right to left, trying to keep a fairly tight, even roll. Continue this way until you have used all ten towels. When you get to the last towel, do not safety pin it, instead use the decorative pearlized straight pins to pin the edge.
For the second tier, fold the towels into halves lengthwise (again, a hot dog fold) and repeat the same as the bottom tier.
On the top tier, fold the towel in thirds, and then in half lengthwise. Repeat the same joining process as the other two tiers.
The tiers should hold together well enough without ribbon, but I liked the look of ribbon around the tiers. You can put it through the middle of the tier, at the base of each tier, however you want the cake to look. I added ribbon bows by looping a length of ribbon 5-6 times around my flat hand. Cut two v shapes towards the middle of the ribbon, then take another length of ribbon (maybe 6-8 inches) and tie it together through the v shapes. Pull the loops out from the middle, alternating pulling to the left and to the right. Cut the ends of the ribbon at an angle and pin onto the cake. Repeat for however many bows you would like.
Stack the tiers together and start placing in your utensils, gadgets, and goodies.

You can change this up by doing bath towels and putting in fun bathroom items like bath salts, soaps, etc.