Prepare the other box of pound cake mix following box directions.
Hidden heart pound cake recipe.
To reveal hearts cut frosted cupcakes in half across notches.
Spoon over the remaining cake mixture covering as much of the hearts as possible.
Push the bottoms of the hearts into the batter in a tightly packed row.
Stand cheesecake heart in batter in each cup lining up top curved edges of heart with notches.
Pour 3 4 of the mixture into the prepared loaf tin.
How to make hidden heart pound cake step by step.
Pour of batter in the bottom.
Supplies for the hidden heart pound cake.
Here is a high level summary.
Heart cookie cutter 3 1 2 inches at the widest spot and 3 inches tall note.
Cool for 10 mins in the tin then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
A smaller cookie cutter may be used but not a larger one.
1 c unsalted butter room temp 2 c flour 1 c sugar 4 eggs room temp.
Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
Butter and flour a 9 by 4 1 2 inch loaf pan and a quarter sheet pan 13 by 9 inches.
Prepare the butter or vanilla pound cake mix.
Cut 2 1 4 inch deep notches in opposite sides of each cupcake liner before placing in muffin pans and filling with batter.
Soften 1 2 cup of the ice cream and spread in an even layer on the bottom of the loaf pan.
All the specific steps to make hidden heart valentine s cake are in the recipe below it s printable too.
Sift the flour and.
If using a frozen pound cake allow it to thaw before constructing the cake.
1 c unsalted butter room temp 2 c flour 1 c sugar 4 eggs room temp 1 tsp strawberry extract 1 2 tsp salt pink gel food coloring heart cookie cutter vanilla loaf ingredients.
Bake for 1 hr or until a skewer comes out clean.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
Add pink coloring and cherry extract.
Pour remaining batter over the heart cut outs in the pan.
Hidden strawberry heart ingredients.
Place the pound cake heart cut outs around the pan points up submerging in the batter by about inch 1 cm add the rest of the batter then gently tap the pan against the counter 2 3 times to release any air bubbles.
Place your heart cut outs down the middle keeping them straight and together.