Especially a layered vanilla cake slathered in rose pink icing and then decorated to look like a beautiful giant pink rose. It is, in our opinion, the perfect Valentine’s meal for one.

The signage is pink, the rooms are pink, and the rose-patterned carpet is ... Layers of springy, fluffy white cake are surrounded by a butter-yellow Bavarian cream and whipped cream, all frosted ...

Both cakes rose beautifully in the oven ... It was then a shock to see as I cut into it that the pink cake’s interior was as yellow as a buttercup. While the food dye was evident on the outside ...