Valentine’s Day Heart Pound Cake Recipe
Looking at this photo overwhelms you, huh? I bet you are thinking that this is going to be one of those Pinterest “fails.” Follow these sure no fail directions to create the ultimate surprise for your Valentines – I bet your family will be surprised when they cut into this Hidden Hearts Pound Cake.
Cake Ingredients:
- 2 boxes Pound Cake mix
- 1/2 cup Butter softened
- 4 Eggs
- 1 1/3 cup Milk
- red food coloring
Glaze Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
- 2 tbsp Milk
Directions:
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- Preheat oven to 350.
- Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Prepare your first pound cake following box directions. Add food coloring to get good pink color in batter.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 45 minutes (about 10 less than box directions.)
- Let cool on rack for an hour.
- Remove cake from pan and refrigerate for several hours.
- Slice cold cake into slices no thicker than your cookie cutter.
- Use cookie cutter to cut heart shapes from each aand stack to side.
- Prepare the other box of pound cake mix following box directions.
- Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Pour 1/4″ of batter in the bottom.
- Place your heart cut-outs down the middle, keeping them straight and together.
- Pour remaining batter over the heart cut-outs in the pan. Ensure it gets down the sides and covers the top. (Yes, There will be a lot of batter left!)
- Bake according to box directions.
- Let cool on rack for an hour.
- Remove from pan and place on platter.
- In a medium bowl, put powdered sugar and slowly add milk until desired consistency is reached.
- Drizzle icing over cake and serve.
Easy-peasy. Most importantly, enjoy!
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- Mini Cherry Heart Pies – Pin to Pinterest
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- Goldfish “Hooked on You” Valentines – Pin to Pinterest
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- You’re a HOOT Owl Valentine – Pin to Pinterest
- You’re Just WRITE for Me ROLO Pencil – Pin to Pinterest
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Last Updated on November 17, 2015 by Ashley at Frugal Coupon Living