Description
This Hidden Heart Cake recipe creates a stunning and delicious surprise inside a classic pound cake.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Box pound cake mix, 16-Ounce
- 3 Eggs
- 1/3 cup Oil
- 1/2 cup Water
- Red food coloring gel, as needed
- Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
- 1 Box pound cake mix, 16-Ounce
- 1 ½ Cups powdered sugar
- 2 to 3 Tablespoons whole milk
- ½ Teaspoon vanilla extract
- Valentine’s sprinkles
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and line it with parchment paper.
- Mix the red pound cake batter by combining one box of pound cake mix with the eggs, oil, and water until smooth. Add red food coloring gel until a vibrant red color is achieved and pour into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake the red batter for 45 to 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.
- Once cooled, slice the red pound cake into ½-inch to ¾-inch thick slices and cut hearts from the center using a heart-shaped cookie cutter. Refrigerate for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Mix the vanilla pound cake batter using the second box of pound cake mix with the corresponding eggs, oil, and water. Prepare another loaf pan as before.
- Arrange the chilled red hearts in a tight row down the center of the prepared loaf pan. Use leftover loaf pieces if needed for stability. Spoon or pipe the vanilla batter around and over the hearts.
- Bake the assembled cake at 350°F for 55 to 65 minutes. Check doneness with a toothpick. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then cool completely on a wire rack.
- Whisk together powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons whole milk, and vanilla extract until thick but pourable. Adjust with an extra tablespoon of milk if needed.
- Drizzle the glaze over the cooled cake and sprinkle with Valentine’s sprinkles before the glaze sets. Slice to reveal the hidden heart design.
Notes
- Ensure the red batter is completely cooled before cutting.
- Refrigerating the heart shapes helps them hold their form.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 2 hours 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 60mg