A valentine cake: Shades of Love

The layers of color in this beautiful cake attracted us to the recipe, and more attention followed.

February 1, 2013 at 7:54PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Photo by Tom Wallace
Photo by Tom Wallace (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The cake that wowed readers of the Taste section last year around Valentine's Day impressed those in charge at Williams-Sonoma, too.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

As part of her Baking Central monthly series, Kim Ode detailed the beautiful Shades of Love cake and its recipes (cake and frosting), developed by lifestyle expert Ross Sveback of the Twin Cities.

(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Now the cake is available from Williams-Sonoma for those more inclined to buy it ready-made ($99.95), prepared by Platine Bakery of Los Angeles and shipped frozen. The cake also got a shout-out in People magazine (see left).

Want to check out the cake in person? This weekend Ross will be at the Williams-Sonoma stores at the Mall of America (Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.) and the Galleria (Sunday, 1 to 3 p.m.). No samples, but plenty of visuals.

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