Valentine Heart Cakes

Name: Valentine Heart Cakes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters canned chocolate frosting; 59 milliliters corn syrup; 10 servings Pink paste food coloring; 59 milliliters pink sprinkles; 10 servings Coarse sugar; 10 individual cream-filled sponge cakes; 177 milliliters canned vanilla frosting, divided

Valentine Heart Cakes might be a good recipe to expand your dessert repertoire. This recipe serves 10. One serving contains 261 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up vanilla frosting, pink sprinkles, pink paste food coloring, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Slice five sponge cakes diagonally in half widthwise in the same direction. Slice remaining cakes diagonally in the opposite direction.

On each of four dessert plates, place two oppositely cut cake halves together to form a heart. In a microwave, heat corn syrup for 15 seconds or just until thinned; brush over tops and sides of cakes. Gently press sprinkles over cakes to coat.

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Corn Syrup

Sprinkles

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Microwave

Assemble remaining cake halves into heart shapes on a wire rack over waxed paper.

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Wire Rack

Place 1/2 cup vanilla frosting in a small microwave-safe bowl; tint pink.

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Vanilla Frosting

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Microwave

Bowl

Place chocolate frosting in a separate small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave frostings on high for 10 seconds; stir. Microwave in 5-second intervals until slightly thinned.

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Chocolate Frosting

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Spoon frosting evenly over tops and sides of cakes, letting excess drip off.

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Frosting

Let stand until set. Repeat. Gently transfer cakes to dessert plates. Tint remaining vanilla frosting pink if desired. Pipe onto cakes and decorate with coarse sugar as desired.

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Vanilla Frosting

Coarse Sugar

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Microwave

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Servings:

118milliliters

canned chocolate frosting 59milliliters

corn syrup 10servings

Pink paste food coloring 59milliliters

pink sprinkles 10servings

Coarse sugar 10

individual cream-filled sponge cakes 177milliliters

canned vanilla frosting, divided

Recommended wine: Cream Sherry, Port, Moscato Dasti

Cake on the menu? Try pairing with Cream Sherry, Port, and Moscato d'Asti. A common wine pairing rule is to make sure your wine is sweeter than your food. Delicate desserts go well with Moscato d'Asti, nutty desserts with cream sherry, and caramel or chocolate desserts pair well with port. One wine you could try is NV Solera Cream Sherry. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.

NV Solera Cream Sherry

The Solera Cream Sherry has a brilliant amber and deep copper hue. With butterscotch and pecan aromas, the sweet salted nut and brown spice aromas carry a complex caramel accent. A sweet entry leads to a rounded, lush, moderately full-bodied palate with a lengthy, flavorful finish.