My love of desserts is
legendary. Most of my friends
know me as someone who will regularly bypass entire savory meals in
exchange for a piece of chocolate cake the size of my head. I’m not sure
how I got wired that way, but nothing makes me happier than a
great piece of cake. So for Valentine’s Day, I love finding creative ways to dress up desserts for the holiday. (
Side note: In college I bought (and consumed) an entire heart-shaped Carvel Ice Cream Cake. One of my best Valentine’s Days ever).
Whether you’re making this for yourself, friends, family or loved ones,
it’s hard to go wrong with a sweet heart-themed dessert.
This clever project comes from
Raiza Costa.
Originally from Brazil, Raiza now lives in New York City, where she
loves to cook and bake for fun. She came up with this creative
heart-patterned cake roll and made a new version for us that uses only
natural ingredients
(no artificial dyes). I think this is such a fun thing to make for the
holiday and it would be equally cute (and just as easy to do) using just
white hearts, if pink and red aren’t your thing. Thanks so much to
Raiza for sharing this with us. You can watch her full how-to after the
jump!
xo, grace