How to Make a Heart-Shaped Cake for your Valentine

Want to make your sweetheart something special for Valentine's Day?  If you have heart-shaped cake pans, making a valentine cake is simple.  If you don't have heart-shaped pans, don't worry.  You can still make a heart shaped cake.

1. Prepare your favorite flavor cake mix or batter, making sure you have enough for a two-layer cake.

2. Put half of the batter in the square cake pan and half of the batter in the round cake pan. Bake as directed and let cool.

 3. Prepare a platter, cookie sheet, or cardboard base for the cake. It should measure about 15 by 15 inches. Cover with aluminum foil or paper doilies as desired.

 4. Place the square layer on the platter so that one corner faces down at the bottom of the platter, forming a diamond shape.

5. Cut the round layer in half, then place the cut side of each half of the round layer against one upper side of the square layer to form a one-layer heart.  Freezing the layers for an hour before frosting makes it easier by reducing crumbs.

6. Frost the cake, using frosting to paste together and cover the seams.

7. Decorate the cake as desired. Consider using colored decorating sugar, candy conversation hearts, red hots or other decorating candies.

 Things You'll Need:

• Cake Decorations
• Lace Doilies
• Aluminum Foil
• Cake Mix For Two-layer Cake
• Frostings For Two-layer Cake
• 1 Round Cakes Pan
• 1 Square Cake Pans
• Cake Platter or Cardboard
• Cooking Racks 

If you are an experienced decorator, you can make something like the pink cake above.  For novice decorators, keep it simple, using candies and the decorator frosting tips.  My daughter, Sarah, and I made the chocolate cake about 15 years ago. 

Be creative and have fun!