Paula Deen posted her recipe for this Sugared Rose Parade Layer Cake on Twitter today. It is ravishing. Anyone who is willing to put in the 25 hours of prep for which the recipe calls is officially my valentine. I will learn to play the lute and serenade you after I eat a slice. That's if I'm not too hopped up to pluck a string instrument, as the recipe requires 12 to 14 cups of sugar. We don't mean to point fingers--our Spiced Chocolate Torte Wrapped in Chocolate Ribbons uses 7 1/2 sticks of butter--but I think we just got bested. To quote Joey Lawrence: Whoa.
(image via pauladeen.com)