I remember Valentines Day when I was in Elementary school? We would bring 24 or so little cards and pass them out to everyone. The funny thing is that we would all be so excited. (When my kids were little there was an upgrade. We attached candy to each card.) Here are some valentines cards from my day that I found:
Some were totally sexist
Some were just plain gross
Some were extreme!
Some went straight to the point
I don't really give my family Valentines cards anymore, but this year I'm making them a Valentines cake! The idea for this cake was given to me by Suzy Wolitarski Roberts. I'm excited about it because it's a 4 ingredient recipe and a creative project! Here's what you'll need:
A Betty Crocker Cake Mix (Duncan Hines comes out spongy.)
1/2 cup of Cooking oil
3 Eggs
Water (Doesn't count as an ingredient in my book.)
2 cans of Pink icing (strawberry or white icing dyed pink.)
You will also need to find a huge cookie sheet or cutting board and cover it with foil. (I used our broiler pan from under our stove.)
First follow the directions on the back of the cake box. Don't make the mistake that I made and not follow them. (Often it makes things better when I change things a bit, but not this time. Just say, we now have a couple of valentines cakes hanging around the house.) Next pour 1/2 the batter into a very well greased square pan and the other 1/2 into a greased round cake pan.
Once the cakes are done let them cool until they are about room temperature. Then put them in the freezer for at least 15 min. You can even put them in the frig. over night. (Making the cakes cold helps the cake not fall apart and minimizes the crumb problem.)
Next run a butter knife around the edge of each pan a few times. You then dump the square part onto a very large and flat cookie sheet or pan. Make sure the bottom of the diamond is facing you and is down at the bottom of the cookie sheet or pan. Then dump the round one onto a separate cookie sheet. Next using a large knife cut the round one in half.
You then transfer each half to the larger pan using a spatula. Next connect each round half to each side of the diamond. (You may have to shave off part of the semi-circle ones so everything fits together.) Lastly ice the heart cake with frosting and decorate it however you want. If there are cracks or gullies in the cake don't worry, icing covers a multitude of sins.
*This recipe can be made with gluten free cake mix and icing
