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Under the Sea-themed Baby Shower

April 30, 2021 by Aileen Metcalf

On this Throwback Thursday, I want to throw it back to a few weeks ago when we held a baby shower for a family in our Bible study group. It was to be casual, fun, and inclusive for both male and female attendees. A friend and I brainstormed for the best (and easiest) theme: Under the Sea.

Before you roll your eyes at the cheesiness, it was ridiculously appropriate for our parents-to-be. They had met while working at a marine camp in Florida. (I didn’t know that was a thing; the only place my parents sent me in the summer was to my grandfather’s house!) Both of them have worked around water in some way or another — so “Under the Sea” was perfect!

Sea-themed Baby Shower Recipe

We scoured Pinterest for ideas and activities. We wanted to keep it low-key yet fun. There were limited games, and I was in charge of the baked goods. I can tell you that not all of these items (especially the gummies) are vegan, but I’ve done some research so you can create your own vegan versions of my creations!

Under the Sea-themed Baby Shower

I made adorable clamshell macarons with faux pearls inside. Although I try not to use artificial dye in my foods, I wanted to colour these ones blue for their baby boy. My original vegan macaron recipe can be found here, plus you can consult a variation to dye them the colour of your choosing. I have links to the variations in that original recipe.

Under the Sea-themed Baby Shower Recipe

Next, I made chocolate cupcakes with vanilla buttercream. For this recipe, I did, in fact, omit the booze and replace it with water. But that doesn’t mean that you have to! I used this recipe for the cupcakes and this recipe to make the vegan buttercream.

Sea-themed Baby Shower

As for the gummies, I’ve found several options for you: Swedish Fish, Airheads, and Sour Patch Kids are all vegan and cruelty-free, according to PETA (look here). You can probably carve those gummies into different shapes. I carved the different pieces into a sea turtle. Well, some pieces look like sea turtles…others do not. The carving is harder than it looks!

Other places to find vegan and allergen-friendly candy:

The Organic Candy Factory

Candy Warehouse – has stocked organic/vegan peach rings in the past

Natural Candy Store

Enjoy these decorating and baking options. Please let me know if you try any of these ideas 🙂

Cheers!

-Aileen

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About Aileen Metcalf

Welcome to Morsels & Moonshine!
I’ve always had a fondness for dessert and for animals. Why not combine them? On this site, I hope to merge my passion for baking using whole foods and natural ingredients, with my goal of using fewer animal-based products.

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