Growing Trend: Gender Reveal Desserts

These cookies combine three of our favorite things: Chocolate chip cookies, cake batter and gender reveal desserts. What could be better? Get the recipe at SugarDerby.com.

These cookies combine three of our favorite things: Chocolate chip cookies, cake batter and gender reveal desserts. What could be better? Get the recipe at SugarDerby.com.

Ashlee Z. and her husband wanted to be just as surprised as the guests at their gender reveal party. “The ultrasound technician put the sex in a sealed envelope,” she says. “We took it to a family friend who made the cake. She was the only one who knew the gender before we cut it!”

For a fun activity, Holly M.’s guests arrived at the party wearing either pink or blue to guess baby’s gender. “Everyone gathered together based on their outfits, and we took a picture to remember who thought the baby would be a boy or a girl.”

We came across these pretty treats on Pinterest, which were made by Montreal Confections and featured on SweetSugarBelle.com. They’re made by placing together rolled cookie dough with dough that has been dyed with food coloring.

At Trinity N.’s gender reveal party, family and friends wore pink or blue buttons to guess baby’s gender. When Trinity cut the cake, everyone learned the news together: They were having a boy!

“Waiting for the party was the longest day of my life,” says Monica J., whose friend, a baker, made her surprise pink cake. “But it was also one of the most fun, exciting and emotional experiences.”