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Heart Cake Tutorial!

This one is a doozy! I’m still trying to figure it out myself, but basically it looks as if they dug a heart shaped dome into the middle of the cake and filled it with red velvet cake. Easier said than done!  Enjoy! Good luck!

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For the red velvet cake I messed around with a recipe from Magnolia Bakery.

*This is how I modified this recipe:  I used 2 sticks of butter, 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks, 2 tablespoons of food color, and apple cider vinegar.  I wanted a more dense cake because I knew I was using it in the center of the heart cake and I needed to make sure it was sturdy enough.

  • 3 1/3 cups cake flour (not self-rising)
  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened 
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3 large eggs, at room temperature
  • 6 tablespoons red food coloring 
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa 
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda

Recipe continues here!

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**Need more help? don’t contact me about this one LOOOOOOOOOOL contact the source! hahaha! I can’t stop laughing! i’m j/k! :D

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