Baby showers are so fun, aren’t they? You ooh and aah over the cutest baby clothes in pastel shades, ogle over the new fangled baby gear and how much it has changed since your baby showers, and then play shower games that can get just a wee bit crazy when they involve guessing how many inches around the pregnant belly is. They also always have a mighty impressive spread of food.

But have you ever attended a virtual baby shower?

They include all of the cool parts of a baby shower without the measuring tape even making an appearance!

Today, I’m part of a group of friends hosting a fun baby shower for my friend, Jenny of Picky-Palate.com. I have a feeling you may have heard of Jenny and her fabulous blog.

She is a genius at creating mouth-watering recipes and her first cookbook is available for pre-order now. I can’t wait to see what all her book has in store. I feel certain it will be fabulous, knowing Jenny! In addition to being a wonder at recipe development, she is as sweet as they come.

Since Jenny is having her third little boy, I knew just what I wanted to bring to her shower. Not any ol’ thing would do.

I made Blue Velvet Cake! From scratch!

Cake is always a favorite part of any shower and I wanted it to have a surprise inside when you cut it.

Unexpected, vibrant, and perfect for a little boy.

Blue Velvet Cake has all of the great taste of the more traditional Red Velvet Cake, but with such a fun twist that everyone will remember it.

Blue Velvet Cake Recipe Blue Velvet Cake is perfect for a fun twist on the traditional red velvet cake with the same great taste. 4.54 from 13 votes Save Recipe Review Recipe Print Recipe Prep Time 20 mins Cook Time 25 mins Total Time 45 mins Servings: 24 Author: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch Ingredients ½ cup Crisco

1 ½ cups sugar

2 large eggs

1 ounce royal blue gel paste food color

2 drops violet gel paste food color

2 tablespoons cocoa

2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour

1 scant teaspoon kosher salt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon white vinegar Instructions Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Grease and flour 3 8-inch round cake pans.

Cream Crisco and sugar together until light and fluffy, about three minutes. Add eggs one at a time, completely incorporating after each addition.

In a small bowl, make a paste of food coloring and cocoa and add to mixture.

Stir together flour and salt in a separate medium bowl, set aside.

Pour buttermilk and vanilla into a measuring cup, set aside.

Alternately, add flour mixture and buttermilk mixture into Crisco/sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl to ensure all ingredients are well incorporated.

Reduce speed of mixer and stir in baking soda, making sure incorporated into batter. Then, stir in the vinegar, taking care not to beat hard or over mix.

Distribute cake batter evenly into the three cake pans. Bake for 25 minutes or until cakes have gently pulled away from the edges of the cake pans and a cake tester or toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean..

Cool cake thoroughly before frosting. Save Recipe Have you made this recipe? Tag @addapinch on Instagram or hashtag it #addapinch

Notes: I used Americolor Soft Gel Paste in Royal Blue and Violet. You may also want to try a natural-based food coloring.

Now, I hope you’ll visit Jenny and wish her all the best with her upcoming bundle of joy!

Please be sure to check out all of the other amazing things shared for Jenny’s Shower.

From the looks of it, Jenny’s shower is going to be mighty sweet! Enjoy!