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Hidden heart cake

Ingredients

  1. Step 1 2 x 175g unsalted butter , softened
  2. Step 2 2 x 175g golden caster sugar
  3. Step 3 6 large eggs
  4. Step 4 2 x 140g self-raising flour , sifted
  5. Step 5 2 x ½ tsp baking powder
  6. Step 6 3 tbsp cocoa powder
  7. Step 7 2 x 85g ground almond
  8. Step 8 2 x 100ml milk
  9. Step 9 3 tsp vanilla extract
  10. Step 10 28ml bottle red food colouring or ½ tsp red food colouring gel
  11. Step 11 100ml double cream
  12. Step 12 200g dark chocolate , finely chopped
  13. Step 13 50g unsalted butter
  14. Step 14 pink sprinkles (optional)
Hidden heart cake
Calories: 858 Carbohydrate: 65 g Protein: 13 g Fat: 60 g
Cook time: 190 minutes Prep time: 50 minutes Total time: 240 minutes Servings: 810

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Dessert Treat Good Food Hidden design cake Loaf cake Romantic cake Steffi dellner Valentines day baking

Directions

  1. Step 1 Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease a 900g loaf tin and line with a long strip of baking parchment. Cream 175g butter and 175g sugar until light and fluffy. Beat 3 of the eggs and pour in, a little at a time, mixing after each addition. Sift together 140g flour, 1⁄2 tsp baking powder and the cocoa, then fold into the butter mixture along with the almonds. Combine 100ml milk, 11⁄2 tsp vanilla and all the food colouring and add to the batter, then mix until evenly coloured.
  2. Step 2 Pour into the prepared loaf tin and bake for 1 hr 10 mins until a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack. When cool, cut the cake into 4cm slices. Using a 5cm cutter, stamp out the hearts (save any remaining cake for another treat).
  3. Step 3 Repeat step 1 to make a second cake mixture - you won't have cocoa or food colour in this batch. Pour 3⁄4 of the mixture into the prepared loaf tin. Push the bottoms of the hearts into the batter in a tightly packed row. Spoon over the remaining cake mixture, covering as much of the hearts as possible. bake for 1 hr or until a skewer comes out clean. Cool for 10 mins in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  4. Step 4 For the icing, gently heat all the ingredients over a low heat until combined. Leave to cool, then chill until needed. Spread over the cooled cake and decorate with the sprinkles, if using. Will keep for 3 days stored in a cake tin.