How to Make a Heart Shaped Cake From a Round Pan

You can use a round cake to make any type of heart shape you desire by carving the cake into the design of your choice. You can carve any round cake of any size into a heart by using a stencil as a guide. The stencil you use can be hand drawn, printed or purchased. Once you have carved the cake you can ice and decorate it as desired.

Things You'll Need

• Plastic wrap
• Heart stencil
• Carving knife

Instructions

1. Wrap the cake in plastic wrap and place it in the freezer for about one hour so that it hardens enough to carve.

2. Remove the cake from the freezer and remove the plastic wrap. If you are planning to stack more than one layer, stack the cakes at this point.

3. Place the stencil over the cake and cut the excess cake from around the stencil using the carving knife. Take care to ensure that you do not cut too much cake away.

4. Ice and decorate the cake as desired.

References

• Disney FamilyFun: Valentine's Cupcakes & Sweet Treats Contest