Love Heart Cake

Name: Love Heart Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 package (2-layer size) German chocolate cake mix; 1 cup sour cream; 1/2 cup water; 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/4 cup vegetable oil; 1 bottle (1 oz) McCormick® Red Food Color; 3 eggs; 2 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese softened; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter softened; 2 tbsps sour cream; 2 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 box (16 oz) confectioners’ sugar

Make your own Valentine's Day cake with this easy chocolate cake recipe. Even better, you don't need a heart-shaped cake pan for this recipe. Topped with vanilla cream cheese frosting, this is the perfect dessert to make for that special someone.

20m

PREP TIME

30m

COOK TIME

382

CALORIES

13

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 16

Ingredients

Cake
1 package (2-layer size) German chocolate cake mix
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 bottle (1 ounce) McCormick® Red Food Color
3 eggs
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
2 tablespoons sour cream
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 box (16 ounces) confectioners’ sugar

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. For the Cake, grease and flour 1 each 9-inch round and 9-inch square cake pan. Set aside. Beat cake mix, sour cream, water, cocoa powder, oil, food color, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with electric mixer on low speed just until moistened, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Test Kitchen Tip: If you don't have German chocolate cake mix on hand, you can swap in a dark chocolate or fudge cake mix and omit the cocoa powder.
2 Bake 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack.
3 For the Frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream and vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar until smooth.
4 Cut round cake in half into 2 half-moons. Place square cake on serving platter. Spread small amount of frosting on the cut ends of each half-moon. Press onto 2 adjacent sides of the square cake to form a heart shape. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Garnish with sprinkles, if desired.