Valentines Day Heart Cake - Red Velvet Cake Recipe
Looking for a fabulous dessert to impress your loved one on Valentine's Day? Look no further! In this recipe, Milana Baker will show you how to make a moist and flavorful red velvet cake with a luscious cream cheese frosting. Sift together cake flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt to start. In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, oil, red food coloring, vinegar, and buttermilk. Cream butter and sugar, then combine with the wet ingredients. Pour the batter into a heart-shaped pan lined with parchment paper and bake at 350°F. Once the cake is cooled, remove the excess cake and frost it with a delectable cream cheese icing. Piped rosettes add the perfect finishing touch. You won't be able to resist this sweet and tangy treat!
Ingredients:
- 2 and 2/3 cups cake flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 ounce red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vinegar
- 1 and 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 and 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 pound cream cheese
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 pound powdered sugar
- pink food coloring
Cooking steps:
- Start by sifting together 2 and 2/3 cups of cake flour, 1/4 cup of cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon of baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 eggs, 1/2 cup of oil, 1 ounce of red food coloring, 1 teaspoon of vinegar, and 1 and 1/3 cup of buttermilk.
- Cream 1/2 cup of butter and 1 and 3/4 cups of sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Combine the wet ingredients with the butter and sugar mixture, mixing on low speed until well combined.
- Pour the batter into a heart-shaped pan lined with parchment paper.
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and bake the cake for the specified time, checking for doneness using a toothpick.
- Let the cake cool, then remove any excess cake to create the heart shape.
- In a separate bowl, mix 1/2 pound of cream cheese and 1 and 1/2 pounds of butter until smooth.
- Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract and 1 pound of powdered sugar to the cream cheese mixture and mix on low speed until well combined.
- If desired, add a few drops of pink food coloring to achieve a vibrant pink frosting.
- Frost the cooled cake with the cream cheese icing and decorate with piped rosettes for a beautiful presentation.
- Enjoy this delicious red velvet heart cake with your loved ones on Valentine's Day. Don't forget to visit Milana Baker's channel, Milana Baker Bakes, for more mouthwatering recipes.
