Jan. 26--Say it with cake
Spell out your feelings in 6-inch-tall letters of cake with help from the L-O-V-E Fluted Cake Pan by Wilton. The pan holds batter from one standard package of cake mix or about 4 1/2 cups batter from a favorite recipe. The frosting and sprinkle decorating are up to you. The pan has a nonstick coating, and directions suggest prepping it with nonstick baking spray, especially around its indentations. We found it worked beautifully. It's $9.99. For a store locator or to buy: wilton.com.
Lovin' cupfuls
Give a favorite baker or cook a valentine of these bright red heart-shaped measuring cups from Sur La Table. The nesting cups, made of melamine, come in 1 cup, 1/2 cup, 1/3 cup and 1/4 cup sizes. A set is $10. A similar set of measuring spoons is $5. For a store locator or to buy: surlatable.com.
Gluten-free love
Walkers shortbread, which has been baking the buttery sweets in Scotland since 1898, has entered the gluten-free market with a rich, crisp round version: Pure Butter Shortbread, Chocolate Chip and Ginger Lemon. We enjoyed the simple shortbread as well as the ginger-lemon accented version. And the one with chips? It's chocolate, what more can we say. A 4.9-ounce box is $4.99. At retailers nationwide or us.walkersshortbread.com.
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