What makes this cake extra charming is how it’s decorated. The original recipe suggests a pink frosting edging, with ribbon and fresh flowers for a celebratory and sweet homemade look. Whether you stick to the retro style or add your own twist, this heart-shaped cake is a delightful way to share a little love — and a lot of dessert.
Make this sweet heart-shaped cake – the loveliest sweetheart cake (1949)
Make this pink delight for Valentine’s Day — or a bridal party or for a birthday, for a wedding anniversary, for Father’s Day, or just to please someone you love.
Sweet heart-shaped cake
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 2-1/2 cups sifted cake flour
- 4 teaspoons double acting baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup frosting
Instructions
- Preparation: Have all ingredients at room temperature. Preheat oven to 375F. Line bottoms of two heart-shaped pans (equivalent to two 9" round pans) with waxed paper.
- Put shortening in bowl.
- Sift in flour, baking powder, salt and sugar.
- Add 2/3 cup of the milk, and vanilla. Beat 2 minutes on medium speed of electric mixer, or by hand using 150 strokes per minute.
- Throughout mixing, keep batter scraped from sides and bottom of the bowl with rubber scraper.
- Scrape bowl and heaters.
- Add unbeaten egg whites and remaining 1/3 cup milk.
- Beat for 2 additional minutes.
- Scrape bowl and beaters.
- Pour equal amounts of batter into pans.
- Bake about 28 minutes, or till done.
- Cool.
- Fill and frost with 7-minute icing.
- Reserve a little and tint to match flowers.
- Edge cake with tinted frosting, using the tip of a spoon.
- Coil ribbon around the plate (hold in place with bits of tape if necessary) and tuck sweet peas, or other flowers, into loops.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 415Total Fat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 6mgSodium: 418mgCarbohydrates: 70gFiber: 1gSugar: 49gProtein: 4g
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