How to Make a Heart Shaped
Valentine Cake

by Jane Lake

You don't need a heart shaped cake pan to make a heart shaped Valentine cake - just improvise with more readily available square and round cake pans.

You will need:

• 8 or 9 inch square cake pan
• 8 or 9 inch round cake pan
• homemade or purchased cake mix and icing for two cakes
• Valentine cake decorations - heart shaped sprinkles, chocolate kisses, cinnamon hearts, conversation heart candies etc.

What You Do:

1. Prepare and bake a square cake and a round cake. Let both cakes cool.

2. Cut the round cake in half.

3. Following our diagram, place the square cake on a plate or serving board so that it becomes a diamond shape.

4. Position the two half circle cakes, as shown, on either side of the top part of the diamond to form a heart-shaped cake. Cut and trim, if needed, to make the cake sections fit together properly.

5. Cover the cake with icing and decorate as desired.

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