How to Bake a Heart Shaped Cake

You've seen the heart shaped cakes and put off making one for Valentine's Day because you thought you had to have a heart shaped pan to make them. Well you don't. Read on

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 8" square cake pan
• 8" round cake pan
• Cake mix
• frosting mix
• cake plate or tray

1. Pick up your favorite cake mix and frosting mix from the grocery store. Plan to bake your cake a day ahead.

2. Grease and flower one square 8" cake pan and one round 8" cake pan.

3. Mix cake mix according to package directions and divide it between the two cake pans you've prepared.

4. Bake cake and cool according to package directions. Be to turn your cakes out onto a cake rack to cool completely.

5. When your cakes are completely cooled put them on a cookie sheet and place in the freezer for at least 2 hours. You will be able to work with them more easily if you freeze them, but just chilling them very well helps immensely.

6. 
   Diagram Heart Cake

   Remove the cakes from the freezer, brush the crumbs off and place the square one on the tray. Cut the round cake in half and place the cut sides against the square.

7. Now you're ready to frost it with your favorite frosting and decorate to your hearts content.
   
   Happy Valentine's Day!

Tips & Warnings

• If you want a layer cake, you can repeat the process with another cake mix. You'll have plenty of cake for a large party.

[wordstock]

on 2/2/2009 Very clever. I never would have thought of it.5*

[crazycatlady]

on 2/1/2009 I made one of these for my daughter years ago, and totally forgot about it. Thanks for the article.

[AlishaV]

on 2/1/2009 Heart shaped cakes are so cute on Valentine's day!

[mamade7]

on 1/29/2009 Yummy!!And loveable!!

[ermabombeck]

on 1/27/2009 Cool--no need to buy a special pan- 5*'s and I can't wait to try it!