Prep Time: 25 min
Cook Time: 27 min
Makes: 16 servings
| CAKE |
| • | Pillsbury Baking Spray with Flour |
| • | 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
| • | 2 ounces red food coloring |
| • | 1/2 cup Crisco® All-Vegetable Shortening |
| OR | 1/2 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks All-Vegetable Shortening |
| • | 1/2 cup sugar |
| • | 2 large eggs, beaten |
| • | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| • | 2 1/2 cups White Lily® Enriched Bleached All Purpose Flour |
| • | 1 teaspoon salt |
| • | 1 cup buttermilk |
| • | 1 teaspoon vinegar |
| • | 1 teaspoon baking soda |
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| CREAM CHEESE FROSTING |
| • | 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened |
| • | 1/2 cup butter, softened |
| • | 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| • | 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar |
| • | 1/4 teaspoon red food coloring (optional) |
| • | Heart-shaped candies (optional) |
| | CAKE |
| 1. | HEAT oven to 350°F. Coat two 8 x 2 1/2-inch, heart-shaped cake pans with flour no-stick cooking spray. |
| 2. | COMBINE cocoa and food coloring in small bowl. Beat shortening and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in vanilla extract and cocoa mixture. |
| 3. | COMBINE flour and salt in a small bowl. Add to shortening mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Stir in vinegar, using a spoon, until well blended. Add baking soda, gently stirring until well blended. Pour into prepared pans. |
| 4. | BAKE 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center come out clean (do not overbake). Cool on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool completely on wire rack. |
| | FROSTING |
| 1. | BEAT cream cheese, butter and vanilla in medium bowl until blended. Gradually add powdered sugar; beat until blended. Stir in food coloring, if desired. |
| 2. | PLACE first cake layer on cake plate or serving tray. Generously frost top. Top with second cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake. Sprinkle top of cake with heart-shaped candies or press candies around sides of cake, if desired. |
Nutritional Information Per Serving:
Serving Size (1 slice, 1/16 of cake), Calories 380 (Calories from Fat 160), Total Fat 18g (Saturated Fat 8g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 55mg, Sodium 340mg, Total Carbohydrate 52g (Dietary Fiber 1g, Sugars 36g), Protein 4g; Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 8%, Vitamin C 0%, Calcium 4%, Iron 6%.
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.