Sweetheart Pink Ombre Cake

 One thing I love about reading awesome blogs is the inspiration I receive to tackle new or different projects.  This week as I was visiting the blog of designer Eddie Ross, I felt the stirrings of inspiration take hold of me.  (Or maybe it was just my sweet tooth...)

Eddie made a simply stunning six layer Pink Ombre Cake with basket weave frosting.  (Look at all that pink gorgeousness!)  I wanted to try to make an ombre cake myself about one second after I saw his.

 So here is my version of the Pink Ombre Cake.  I decided to forgo the intricate basket weave design and to just go with a sweetheart theme instead.

 I sprinkled a little coconut on the top of the cake.  I then melted white chocolate chips and added  food coloring to get two different shades of pink.  I scooped the melted chocolate into two different sandwich baggies with the corner tips cut off and used them like pastry bags.  I piped heart shapes and the word, "Love" on wax paper and then placed them in the fridge for a few minutes to firm up.  I then just pulled the hearts off the wax paper and arranged them on the cake.

I went with three layers but may try six next time.  The cake was from a mix tinted with food coloring but the frosting was homemade.

My version of the Pink Ombre Cake was created for my daughter's sweet sixteenth birthday.  (It was a hit!)

Have you ever been inspired to make or do something you read about in a blog?