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The Ultimate Homemade Heart-Shaped pink Cake

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This stunning pink heart-shaped cake is the ultimate Valentine’s Day treat. A moist, buttery pink sponge is layered with silky pink buttercream, created easily using a square and round pan technique.

Ingredients

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3 cups all-purpose flour

2 cups white granulated sugar

1 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 cups whole milk

4 large eggs

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon almond extract

2 drops pink gel food coloring (for batter)

4 cups confectioners sugar

1 cup butter, softened (for icing)

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 drop pink gel food coloring (for icing)

2 tbsp heavy cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to three hundred fifty Fahrenheit. Grease and line an 8-inch square pan and an 8-inch round pan.

2. Cream butter and sugar until pale and fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, almond extract, and pink gel coloring.

3. In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.

4. Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour.

5. Divide the pink batter between the two pans.

6. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes until a tester comes out clean. Cool completely.

7. Prepare the icing by beating powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and pink coloring until smooth.

8. Place the square cake as a diamond. Cut the round cake in half and attach the flat sides to the top edges of the diamond to form a heart.

9. Frost the entire cake with the pink buttercream and decorate as desired.

Notes

Use gel food coloring instead of liquid to maintain the cake’s structure.

Ensure all ingredients are at room temperature for a smooth, uniform pink batter.

Apply a crumb coat of frosting first to ensure the final pink layer is perfectly smooth.

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