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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Oct 4, 2022
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Perfect for a Valentine’s or anniversary party, this lovely dessert requires just a half hour of preparation time and serves 12.

Heart Cake

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 12
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

  • 1 box (1 lb 2.25 oz) white cake mix with pudding
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 1/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 can (1 lb) creamy vanilla ready-to-spread frosting
  • 1 tablespoon Betty Crocker™ Decor Selects candy sprinkles, nonpareils or colored sugars
  • 1/3 cup round candy-coated chocolate candies, if desired
  • 1/2 cup small conversation heart candies

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Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 8-inch round cake pan and 8-inch square pan with cooking spray or grease with shortening. In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour 2 cups batter into round pan and remaining batter into square pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 27 to 32 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Remove from pans; place on wire racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Step 
    3
    Cut round cake in half. On serving tray or large platter, arrange square cake and round cake halves into heart shape. (See link below for diagram.) Attach cakes with small amount of frosting. Spread frosting on sides and top of cake. Arrange chocolate candies around top edge of cake. About 2 inches inside chocolate candies, arrange cinnamon candies in heart shape.
  • Step 
    4
    Place 3-inch heart-shaped open cookie cutter in center of cake. Pour candy decors evenly inside cookie cutter; remove cookie cutter from cake. Arrange conversation heart candies and chocolate candies around smaller heart.

Nutrition

440 Calories
17g Total Fat
3g Protein
69g Total Carbohydrate
52g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
440
Calories from Fat
150
Total Fat
17g
26%
Saturated Fat
8g
40%
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
0mg
0%
Sodium
310mg
13%
Potassium
55mg
2%
Total Carbohydrate
69g
23%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
52g
Protein
3g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 3 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
4 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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