A Rock-A-Bye Baby Shower

It was a beautiful day for a baby shower and anyone who knows me, knows I love to throw a party.  The theme for this party was Rock-A-Bye Baby shower for my rock star mommy-to-be Corinne.  Thanks For sharing your day with us!
I decided to do an ice cream bar as far as food goes, but I can't pass up making some extra treats.  My co-hostess, Bekkie brought some yummy pin wheels, veggie tray and punch.  To die for!  I made Buckeye truffles for party favors, and a few, lets just call them tarts.  I also came across a recipe for vanilla wafers that I can pass along to all of you.
As far as decorations go I made some tissue paper pom poms, balloons, onesie banner, and paper garland.  The cut outs are from this awesome vendor on etsy.com, PrintasticDesign.  Great prices and easy to work with.  Well, I think I covered the most of it, so on to the good stuff, recipes and pictures.

I love filo dough cups. You can fill them up with just about anything.  You can buy the pre-made filo cups or make them yourself.  I make them myself because its cheaper and I get more my buck.

Filo Cups

1 roll filo dough
1/2 c. butter, melted

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a mini cupcake pan.  Two sheets at a time brush dough evenly with butter.  Then place two more sheets of dough on top of that and repeat until you have six sheets total.  Cut into squares, about 2 inch by 2.  I use a pizza cutter.  Press them down into mini cupcake pans and bake for 5-8 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool before filling the cups.

Strawberry Butter Cream

1 c. diced strawberries
1 c. butter, room temperature
3 c. powder sugar
3 Tbs. creamer, I used Baileys Almond Toffee

Beat butter for about 3 minutes or until smooth.  Beat in powder sugar one cup at a time.  Add in creamer and then strawberries.  Once the butter cream is well mixed, pipe into filo cups.  As a garnish I added kiwi and drizzled chocolate on top.

Lemon Cream Filling

8 oz. cream cheese, soften
1 tub cool whip, thawed
1 pkg. Tastefully Simple Lemonade Fruit dip
fresh cherries

Beat together the above ingredients and pipe into filo cups.  Top of with a fresh cherry and viola!

Chocolate/ Peanut Butter Filling

1 pkg. milk chocolate chips
1 c. crunchy peanut butter
fresh cherries

In a double boiler melt chocolate chips and peanut butter until smooth.  Spoon evenly into filo cups and top off with a cherry.  Place in fridge or freezer until hardened.

For wafers visit: http://bakingbites.com/2008/07/mini-vanilla-wafer-cookies/

For Buckeye Truffles visit: http://www.sixsistersstuff.com/2011/12/chubby-hubby-buckeye-peanut-butter.html