Baby gender reveal parties are a trend that continues to gain strength. So much so, that videos proliferate on social networks where future fathers and mothers show original ways to discover if they are expecting a boy or a girl: burst a balloon full of confetti, use a smoke cannon, open a box full of balloons …But, without a doubt, the most popular resource is to make a gender reveal cake.
The premise is deceptively simple, the baby’s gender reveal cake must hide inside whether it is a boy or a girl. To do this, a blue or pink filling is generally used, traditionally assigned to the boy or girl respectively. However, there are other more original formulas… but they don’t always appeal to everyone.
A baking account on Instagram shared on its profile the video of a baby gender reveal cake different from the ones we are used to seeing on social networks. On its surface, the silhouette of a pregnant woman appears with her belly in relief.
To find out if the baby is a boy or a girl, the mother’s belly is cut with a knife and, from inside, a drawing of a baby comes out with a blue heart in this case, attached to the mother by the umbilical cord.
In the comments, debate and controversy have broken out. Many users have criticized the proposal for finding it too explicit. “Murky”, “disturbing”, “terrifying” and “grotesque” are some of the words they use to refer to the cake.
Other people highlight their concern that children attending the event “copy what they see watching him open that belly with a knife.” There are also those who say that “I prefer not to stab my belly and my baby.” However, many other people have applauded the idea of ??the cake, ensuring that it gives visibility to cesarean births.
The most repeated cake on social networks for the reveal of the baby’s gender is one whose exterior does not reveal information: either simply sporting a white surface or decorated with various colors, or only in pink or blue. Then, after cutting it, the cake, frosting or filling inside reveals the gender with pink or blue.
However, there are also more striking options, such as the proposal that places a layer of rice paper on the surface. This is burned and, below, the gender of the baby can be read. An alternative option to the association of pink with girls and blue with boys, being able to indicate the gender through text or other drawings.
