Instead of going to the store and buying an expensive Valentine's Day dessert, if you have a package of cake mix (18.25 ounces), two 16-ounce cans of frosting, a square cake pan and a circle cake pan you can make this super simple Valentine's Day cake! Lightly grease with cooking spray, either a 8 x 8 inch or 9 x 9 inch square cake pan and a 8 x 8 inch or 9 x 9 inch circle cake pan. In large bowl, prepare your favorite cake mix according to the directions on the package. Put half of the batter in the square pan and half in the circle pan. Bake the amount of time suggested and then cool completely on a wire rack before removing from the pans. Using a serrated knife cut the circle cake in half. Angle the square cake as below.
Frost with your favorite flavor of frosting. Chocolate cake with vanilla frosting is a favorite in our house, so that's the kind of cake I made.
Feel free to be creative by adding candy hearts, sprinkles, M&M's or whatever else you want. You could even tint the frosting pink with a little food coloring. Get the kids to help too! Making a heart-shaped cake is pretty easy and you don't even need a special "heart" pan. I caught my 7-year old trying to pull this cake out of the fridge for breakfast this morning!
How lovely, Cathy! Thanks for sharing! Cannot believe I've never tried this before. It's perfect! Have a wonderful Valentine's Week!
ReplyDeleteThanks Regina!! It is already half gone at our house. We love the sweets here :)
ReplyDeleteIt would look nice with some fruit decoration.
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