your favorite Devil's food cake
baked in square cake pans
(you will stack and ice to make look like baby blocks)

Remove cakes from pans alfter allowing to cool for 10 minutes. Set apart on racks, allow to cool completely, about 45 minutes. Stack cakes on top of one another gently, and trim off uneven edges with a serrated knife. Unstack cakes and separate.

Starting with the bottom layer, ice the top of the cake, then stack another layer on top, gently, until all four layers are stacked together.

You can create the numbers or letters of a baby block with licorice whips, candies, icing in another color, or cardboard cutouts. Some cake stores also have numbers and letters made out of sugar you could use. Use whatever you want to use to make this cubist creation look like an adorable baby block!

--
SHERBET PARTY PUNCH

1 quart raspberry sherbet
2 quarts ginger ale
1 quart pineapple juice

Chill juice and ginger ale before mixing. Mix together in a large punch bowl and add sherbet in one large block just before the party starts. Makes 25 servings.
--

BABY SHOWER PUNCH

1 package unsweetened Kool-Aid, powder
3/4 cup sugar
2 quarts water (according to Kool-Aid directions)
1 (10 ounce) can frozen Piña Colada mix, thawed
1 (2 liter) bottle of 7-Up or Sprite
1 pint vanilla ice cream

Use Blue Raspberry (or something similar) for blue punch or Red Raspberry (or something similar) for pink Baby Shower punch. Mix the Kool-Aid, sugar, and water according to the package directions. In a large punch bowl, mix the prepared Kool-Aid, thawed Piña Colada mix, and 7-Up or Sprite. Add scoops of vanilla ice cream. A delightfully refreshing punch! Makes 25 servings.
--

TORTILLA ROLL AROUNDS

1 large package flour tortillas
1 (7 oz.) can diced green chilies
1 (4 oz.) can chopped olives
1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese
2 packages wafer-thin ham slices
baby shower appetizers

Blend cream cheese, chilies, and olives until well mixed. Spread over single tortillas and place ham slices on top. Roll up and slice like a cinnamon roll and place a toothpick in to hold in place. These can be frozen and served later. Simply thaw out before party.
--

DREAMY FRUIT DIP

1 (12 oz.) container whipped topping
1 sm. jar marshmallow crème
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2 sm. cartons strawberry yogurt or other flavor yogurt can be substituted.

Mix ingredients together and refrigerate until ready to serve. Good with apple slices, strawberries, grapes, pineapple sticks, banana slices on toothpicks, etc.