I had no way of knowing when I did this ombré sugar hearts cake for the Wedding Chicks that it would resonate with so many people. It’s got over 89,000 Pinterest pins and even caught the attention of the editors at The Knot. They asked me to replicate it in an orange-into-yellow-into-white ombré. It appeared in the Fall 2012 issue of The Knot Magazine. You can also see it on their website. (The cover shot, below, is by Elizabeth Messina. She’s the one who photographed my interesting-yet-oddly-beautiful-in-the-way-that-only-a-mother-could-love mushroom cake).

Much thanks to my wonderful assistant Callan, who worked so hard on this cake (and the purple one before it).

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