It is usually a given, that at any baby shower you are going to have a cake. But, why not change things up a little bit and have a tower of cupcakes instead of a traditional cake. Cupcakes are fun, and can offer a little something different for your next shower.

For easy baby shower cupcakes, use a box recipe for your cupcakes. You can use strawberry or cherry cake mix, with pink frosting for an easy little girl baby shower. Top with some trinkets from your local party store, or adorn with cute little ribbons made out of bows.

For a baby boy shower you can use a funfetti cake mix and frost with blue icing. Again, top with trinkets like toy rattles and pacifiers or use little bows made out of blue ribbons.

If you are throwing a themed shower, you can get all sorts of cupcake decorations for practically any theme out there. Make a mix of vanilla and chocolate cupcakes, ice and top with decorations.

For a slightly more involved idea, you can make your cupcakes and then decorate them with colored icing. You can make pictures of baby footprints, rattles, diapers, or anything related to the diaper. Or, you can write messages on them such as Its a boy/girl or inscribe with the due date and possibly the babys name.

There are a million different ideas that you can use for decorating cupcakes. Also, you can make frosting in practically any color of the rainbow so it is very easy to coordinate with the colors of your shower.

For fun and easy table centerpieces, place some tiered cake stands in the center of the tables and use the cupcakes for your decorations. Guests can then help themselves to dessert and some of your clean up work is done for you.