Cute as a button themed baby shower ideas! Chocolate button party favors, coconut cupcakes with buttercream and edible buttons. Perfect for celebrating baby! This post contains affiliate links.
If you like this baby shower idea, you'll love our April Showers baby shower complete with umbrella diaper cake!
My friends and I recently hosted a cute as a button themed baby shower for our friend Rachael. It turned out so darling and was super simple to plan. We had games and activities, but I was in charge of the dessert and handouts. I kept it simple by combining them into one element: chocolate buttons!
I made a giant batch of molded buttons using a chocolate mold. They take a bit of time, what with waiting for each batch to set up, but they really are easy to make! Chocolate molds are such a simple way to take any dessert up a notch. Check out Ruby's beach themed birthday cake with chocolate turtles and crabs and our lemonade cupcakes with white chocolate popsicle toppers!
How To Make Cute as a Button Chocolate Buttons
- Chocolate mold: the chocolate molds that I used are no longer available, but this silicone chocolate button mold would work perfectly. Silicone is easier to work with and washes up nicely.
- Melting chocolates: I like the Wilton and Ghirardelli brands and used brown, turquoise and white.
- Disposable candy piping bags: these can be used in the microwave to melt chocolate in. Easy.
Step 1: Fill disposable candy piping bag ½ way with melting chocolates. Melt for 30 seconds in the microwave. Work chocolate bag with your fingers to press and mix melting chocolate. Microwave for an additional 10 seconds at a time, if necessary.
Step 2: Place chocolate molds on a baking sheet.
Step 3: Cut the tip off of the piping bag using a pair of scissors and fill each button hole with melted chocolate.
Step 4: Gently lift the baking sheet and tap it against the counter to even out the chocolate and remove air bubbles.
Step 5: Refrigerate until hardened.
I printed out a design that I made on my computer along with the baby's birth info. I cut out each tag, folded it in half and stapled it across the baggie just like a bag of buttons that you would find in a craft store. The perfect party favor!
Cute as a Button Baby Shower Coconut Cupcakes
I served our cute as a button chocolate candies on homemade coconut cupcakes. You can add coconut flavoring to a boxed cake mix and it is delicious, but these homemade cupcakes are my favorite. A slightly adapted version of one that I found in Martha Stewart's cupcake cookbook.
Coconut Cupcakes with Buttercream Frosting
Deliciously moist coconut cupcakes with rich and creamy buttercream icing. Perfect for a baby shower. Add chocolate candy buttons for a "Cute as a Button" baby shower theme!
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Servings: 22 cupcakes
Calories: 331kcal
Ingredients
Cupcakes
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup packed sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 ½ sticks butter
- 1 ⅓ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs plus 2 large egg whites
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk
- 1 ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon coconut extract
Buttercream Frosting
- 1 cup butter
- 1 lb. powdered sugar sifted
- 2 Tbsp. milk or water
- 1 teaspoon clear vanilla
Instructions
Cupcakes
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. Whisk dry ingredients in a large bowl. Put coconut flakes into a food processor and pulse until finely shredded. Wisk into dry ingredients.
- In a separate bowl, cream butter and sugar with a mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, and beat.
- Reduce speed to low. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture in 3 additions, alternating with coconut milk and ending with dry. Scrape sides of bowl. Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each ⅔ full.
- Bake cupcakes until testers inserted into centers come out clean, about 20 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks.
Frosting
- Place ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat. Scrape sides, then continue beating until smooth.
- Frost cupcakes.
Notes
Cupcakes will keep, covered, for up to 3 days, or freeze for one month.
Nutrition
Calories: 331kcal
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This post is a refresh of a post originally shared in 2010.
Jessica says
What a great idea. Those cupcakes look delicious and I love the chocolate buttons.
All of the girls I visit teach right now and my partner are all pregnant with boys and I am going to throw them a shower in April and this would be perfect. I have a daughter and I don't know much about boy things. Thanks so much for sharing! 🙂
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~ ~ Ahrisha ~ ~ says
Cute little choc. buttons! Good choice, I love Marthas coconut cake too and make it often.
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JulieChats says
Such a cute idea! I think I'll use them for my daughter's birthday party, in lot's of bright colors!
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gnee says
Thanks for sharing such a delightful shower idea. I will use it in the near future in pink!
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Kaysi says
What a fun idea! I love it and am going to remember this next time I do a baby shower, thanks for the idea!
Angie's Ad Lib says
Soo Cute. Loved the cute as a button theme for a baby shower. Those molds are awesome. Thanks for sharing. Loved the bags too.
Patti says
Great post...love the button idea and I just went to that website and ordered a few molds...your cupcakes look so yummy and I love the favor idea!
Natasha says
Thank you so much for not only sharing these great ideas but for also posting the yummy recipe. I can't wait to try it!
Best wishes,
Natasha.
Caroline says
Ahhh...so scrumptious. Love it! What a great shower theme.
Brooke says
The cupcakes look wonderful! Love the Cute as a button bags for a Baby shower favor.
Michelle says
Very cute- I love the favors!!!
Lisa F says
Those are CUTE! Um.... next kid I have - will you put on my baby shower?
themasons says
Oh My Gosh! those look so good. You make everything look picture perfect.
I love it!
..SOCIAL BUTTERFLY.. says
Wow, those are wonderful.. I hope you dont mind me following.. and I grabbed your button.. I love your blog!