Amirah Kassem’s Rainbow Explosion Cake Step-by-Step

Michele StuevenCulture

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Amirah Kassem, the cake baker extraordinaire behind New York’s FLOUR SHOP came to Williams-Sonoma in Beverly Hills this weekend for a colorful demonstration of her famous Rainbow Explosion Cake and to sign copies of her new first book, The Power Of Sprinkles.

Inspired by the pinatas of her childhood in Mexico, Kassem wowed the crowd with step by step instructions for her six-layer cake filled with custom sprinkles and tips on how to frost like a pro. Williams-Sonoma carries her collection of whimsical bakeware as well as all the pre-measured ingredients for the exploding cake in a reusable paint can.

Just like The Power of Sprinkles , which includes recipes as well as pop up photo step by step instructions, we’ve got a slide show that illustrates the afternoon’s demonstration.

Read more about Kassem here.

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