Delicious Heart Shaped Cake Recipes

March 03, 2023 Post a Comment

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Are you looking for a special way to show someone you care this Valentine’s Day? Surprise them with a homemade heart-shaped cake! Not only are these cakes delicious and easy to make, they are sure to make your special someone smile. Here are two of our favorite easy heart shaped cake recipes – one is a classic sheet cake, and the other is an impressive layer cake.

Classic Sheet Cake

Ingredients:

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups sugar
4 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9×13 inch baking pan.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cool, use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes from the cake.
Decorate with your favorite frosting and enjoy!

Nutrition:

Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 of the cake)
Calories: 349 Fat: 14g Carbs: 52g Protein: 4g

Fancy Layer Cake

Ingredients:

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup buttermilk
3 tablespoons cocoa powder

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.
In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.
Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Divide the batter evenly between the two pans.
To one of the pans, add the cocoa powder, and mix until well combined.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes come out clean.
Let the cakes cool in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cool, use a heart shaped cookie cutter to cut out heart shapes from the cakes.
Stack the cakes with frosting in between the layers, and decorate as desired. Enjoy!

Nutrition:

Serving Size: 1 slice (1/8 of the cake)
Calories: 247 Fat: 10g Carbs: 37g Protein: 3g

These easy heart-shaped cake recipes are sure to be a hit this Valentine’s Day. Whether you choose the classic sheet cake or the more impressive layer cake, you can’t go wrong. These cakes are sure to make your special someone’s day even more special. So, get in the kitchen and get baking!