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Valentine Cakes

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Makes

2 servings

Updated: Jun. 27, 2023
These individual chocolate layer cakes are a sweet way to say "I love you" even when it's not Valentine's Day. Field editor Dixie Terry from Goreville, Illinois shared this recipe.
Valentine Cakes
Valentine Cakes Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • FROSTING:
  • 1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons whole milk
  • 2 tablespoons butter, melted
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Decorating icing and confetti candies

Directions

  1. In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Add the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Coat an 8-in. square baking dish with cooking spray and dust with flour; add butter.
  2. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
  3. In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk, butter and vanilla until smooth; set aside. Transfer cake to a work surface. Using a 3- to 3-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, gently cut out four heart-shaped cakes (set cake scraps aside for another use).
  4. Place one heart on a serving plate; spread with some frosting. Top with a second cake; frost top and sides. Repeat with remaining cakes and frosting. Decorate with icing and candies.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 1013 calories, 34g fat (10g saturated fat), 33mg cholesterol, 598mg sodium, 175g carbohydrate (127g sugars, 4g fiber), 8g protein.