Mixed Berry Heart Shaped Cake

Mixed Berry Heart Shaped Cake Recipe

Mixed Berry Heart Shaped Cake

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Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:40 minutes
Servings:6

Description:
Follow the photo to top this simple cake with an impressive berry heart. We recommend using a Wilton's 10-inch heart shaped cake pan. For a shortcut, either a dense chocolate pudding cake mix or almost any cake mix would also work well for this recipe.

Ingredients

Heart Shaped Cake

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1/2 cups milk
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup boiling water

Icing for Heart Shaped Cake

  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cups low-fat and spreadable margarine
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 tablespoons fat-free milk
  • 3 drops red food coloring

Garnish for Heart Shaped Cake

  • 2 packages (6 ounces each) Driscoll's Raspberries
  • 2 packages (6 ounces each) Driscoll's Blueberries
  • 1 package (16 ounces) Driscoll's Strawberries

Prepare Heart Shaped Cake

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Stir together flour, granulated sugar, cocoa, baking powder and salt in mixing bowl. Mix in milk, oil and vanilla with a fork until smooth. Spread batter evenly into a 10-inch heart-shaped pan, prepared with canola cooking spray. The batter should be thick. Sprinkle with brown sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa. Pour boiling water over batter. Bake 40 minutes. Let stand at least 15 minutes, until cool. Remove cake from pan and invert so the bottom is now the top.

Prepare Icing for Heart Shaped Cake

  1. Combine confectioners' sugar, margarine, vanilla, milk and food coloring until smooth and creamy in a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer. Frost cooled cake with icing.

Garnish Heart Shaped Cake

  1. Top with Driscoll's berries, following design in photo.

Amount Per Serving

Calories:637
Total Fat:10.69g
Saturated Fat:1.71g
Cholesterol:1.73mg
Sodium:336mg
Total Carbohydrates:138.298g
Dietary Fiber:9.59g
Protein:5.89g
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