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decorated heart shaped birthday cake

Heart Shaped Birthday Cake with Whipped Cream Frosting

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2 hours
Total Time 2 hours
Servings: 10
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 280
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box cake mix & required ingredients on the box We used Betty Crocker
  • 1 C heavy whipping cream
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp pudding mix
  • 1/4 C milk
  • 1 box assorted gel food gel colors (red, yellow, green, blue)

Equipment

  • 8x8 square baking pan
  • 8 inch circular pie pan
  • hand mixer
  • cake decorator

Method
 

  1. Put mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer to chill before using to make frosting.
  2. Follow directions for the cake mix to create the batter. Split the batter evenly between the square and circular pan. Bake as directed on the cake mix instructions but check on the cake at the halfway mark and every so often after that because the thinner cake may bake faster. Mine took about 20 minutes to bake.
  3. While the cake is baking, whip the cream to make the frosting! Dissolve the pudding mix in the milk and set aside.
  4. Take the mixing bowl and beaters out of the freezer. Pour in the heavy cream and sugar and beat until the consistency becomes stiff enough to frost with. It took me about 5 minutes beating with an electric hand mixer before stiff peaks formed.
  5. Gently fold the pudding mix into the whipped cream and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  6. Remove the whipped cream from the refrigerator and split into different bowls for the different colors you want. Mix in the desired food coloring and refrigerate until ready to use.
  7. When the cake has completely cooled, decorate your cake as desired!