Just waiting to make Heart Shaped Strawberry Valentine Cake for valentine day! It is a good heart shape cake to prepare for on this valentines day. Whether you want to celebrate it with your family or your loved one, don’t miss this valentines day heart shape cake recipe. This is also the perfect easy and delicious heart shaped strawberry cake. Check how to make valentine strawberry heart cake without heart pan.
All gifts and cakes that are pink and red and have a heart shaped are the perfect ones for the Valentines Day.
To make this valentines strawberry cake, any cake mixture flavor can be used. Flavors like vanilla, strawberry, red velvet are available in the market and any flavor of your choice can be used to make strawberry heart shape cake.
This recipe of valentines heart cake is very easy and is made using strawberries. I use this simple technique to make this heart shaped strawberry cake without heart shape pan
It is not necessary to make this strawberry cake into a heart shape cake. If you prefer you can also make it into a round or square cake also. The importance of the feelings and love in your heart in more important.
Also check Easy Figgy Pudding Recipe a delicious dessert prepared on special occasions.
How To Prepare Heart Cake Without A Heart Pan
Yes, you can make a strawberry heart shape cake without a heart pan. The heart shape for the cake can be created using two cake pans of the square pan and the round pan.
After cakes are ready in these pans, you have to cut the round cake into two halves. Place the square cake like a kite flat and place the semi-circle cakes next to the top parts of the square cake flat, this will form the heart shape. The extra parts of the cake can be trimmed because finally the cake will be frosted with cream and everything hidden. This will look like perfect valentines heart shaped cake
How To Make Strawberry Heart Cake
- To make strawberry heart shape cake, first heat the oven for 325°F for a nonstick pan. Grease two round and 2 square-shaped pans with parchment paper. Use the cake mixture and make it ready according to its instructions. Divide the batter evenly among all pans. (the square pans and round pans should equal width and diameter respectively). Prefer using 9 inch round and square pans.
- Bake for nearly 30 – 35 minutes or until the inserted toothpick in the center comes out clearly. Remove the pans and let them cool naturally for 10 minutes. Remove the cake and place them on the wire racks and let them cool completely.
- Till then, take the food processor or blender and blend the strawberries and lemon juice completely. Take this mixture in a saucepan and cook on medium heat. Cook for nearly 10 – 15 minutes stirring constantly, until it reduces to 1/3 of the cup. And let it cool completely and the strawberry mixture is done.
- In a large bowl of a stand mixer, add the butter and strawberry mixture. Beat till it is light and fluffy, for about 2 to 3 minutes. In a measuring cup, pour one cup of sugar at a time, and beat till the mixture becomes smooth. Finally, add the milk and vanilla, and mix well. At high speed, beat for another minute, till it becomes fluffy and creamy. The frosting mixture is ready.
- First, take the 2 round cakes and cut them equally into 2 halves. To prepare the cake layer, place the one square cake on the serving plate. Place the 2 semi-circle cakes diagonally next to the square cake which looks like the heart shape. Now frost the top part of these cakes and place the other cakes pieces exactly above this layer. Do the frosting on top and the sides of the cakes. Decorate it with strawberries and the valentines heart shaped strawberry cake is ready.
Sides that go well with Strawberry Heart Shaped Cake
This Heart Shaped Valentine Cake is a good valentine dessert, can also be served with vanilla icecream, my favorite combination, and fresh strawberries. Also goes try this with Gajar Halwa with Condensed Milk with the strawberry heart shape cake
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Valentine Strawberry Heart Shape Cake Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 packet 21 ounce Chocolate Cake Scratch Mix
- 1 heap cup fresh strawberries leaves and stems removed
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- pink food color optional
- strawberries for decoration
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Instructions
- For Valentines Day Strawberry Heart Shape Cake, first heat the oven at 325°F , and grease 2 round shaped pans and 2 rectangular shaped pans with parchment paper.
- Take the cake mixture of your choice and prepare the batter, following the instructions on the mixture box. Pour the mixture equally in all pans.
- Now bake for nearly 30 - 35 minutes or till the toothpick inserted in the cake center, comes out clearly. Then remove the pans from the oven and keep them aside for 10 minutes. Further remove the cakes from the pans and place them on the wire racks and let them cool completely.
- With the food processor / blender blend the strawberries and lemon juice completely. Then transfer this mixture in the saucepan. Cook it on medium heat for 10-15 minutes stirring constantly. Continue stirring till the mixture reaches 1/3 of the cup. Let this mixture cool completely.
- In the Stand mixture's large bowl, add the butter and strawberry mixture. Beat for 2 -3 minutes, till it becomes light and fluffy.
- Pour one cup of sugar at a time into this mixture, beat till the mixture becomes smooth.
- Add milk and vanilla and food color, and mix well. Beat for 1 minute at high speed, till it is fluffy and creamy. The frosting mixture is ready.
- Cut the 2 round cakes equally into 2 halves. For the cake layer, place one square cake on the serving plate and 2 semi circle cakes diagonally next to the square cakes. It looks like a heart shape.
- Now frost the top portion of the cakes and place the other remaining cakes above the frosted section. Do the frosting on top and all the sides of the cakes.
- Decorate it with strawberries and the valentines heart shaped strawberry cake is ready.
Notes
- Many cake mixtures are available in the market with different flavors like strawberry, vanilla, red velvet and others. Select your favorite choice.
- If you have the heart shaped pan it is better, then take only 2 heart shaped pans. Work becomes easier.
- If round and square pans are used, then the round pan diameter and the square width should be the same.
Nice cake recipe, I have prepared for this Valentine’s Day.