Baby showers in India are afternoon events, often vegetarian, often with a multi-generational family present. The cake should match.
Size. Most baby showers are 20 to 30 close family. A 1.5 kg cake serves 18 to 22 normal slices, which is right because afternoon-tea-time slices are smaller than dinner-time. If the gathering is larger (50+ for a Seemantham with extended family), step up to 2.5 kg or do a small main cake plus a tray of smaller portions.
Finish. Soft pastels work — peach, mint, butter yellow, very pale rose. We steer customers away from bright primary colours because they read as kids-party rather than welcome-baby. Avoid heavy fondant — most afternoon cakes get cut once for photos and the rest happens slowly over an hour, by which time fondant feels heavy.
Flavour. Lemon curd buttercream is our most popular baby shower flavour — light, sweet, photographs well in pale yellow. Tender coconut works for South Indian families. Vanilla bean with fresh fruit (peach, strawberry, mango in season) is a safe middle.
Decoration. Sugar flowers in pastels, a small fondant baby bootie or rattle on top, lettering with the parents' surname or the baby's nickname. Avoid gendered colours unless the family has explicitly chosen — many modern parents prefer neutral.
Eggless is the default. Most baby shower invitations include older relatives who prefer eggless on cultural grounds. We make the eggless variant unless told otherwise.
Delivery timing. Baby showers usually start at 4pm. Deliver at 3pm so the cake has 20 minutes to settle after transit before the room fills up.