Strawberry Heart Mini Cakes
Perfect for Valentine’s Day, weddings, anniversaries and more, these heart-shaped mini strawberry cakes are a lovely way to show someone how much you care. Begin by preparing your favorite strawberry cake recipe, then use a large heart-shaped cutter to cut out your heart layers. Stack your cakes between layers of light pink buttercream, then top your treats with delicious white chocolate-flavored fondant. Great for adding another layer of flavor to your cakes, this white chocolate fondant is made using real ingredients and is perfect for complementing the sweet flavors of this lovely dessert.
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Skill LevelBeginnerAmountAbout 8 Treats
Ingredients
Favorite strawberry cake mix or recipe
Buttercream Frosting
White Chocolate Flavored Fondant
Tools
Jelly Roll Pan
Cooling Grid
9 in. Fondant Roller
Nesting Double Hearts Cut-Out Set (second smallest cut-out used)
Cake Leveler
Disposable Decorating Bags
Round Decorating Tip 12
Mini Cut-Outs Set (large and small heart punches used)
Ruler
Instructions
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Bake cake. Prepare strawberry cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool in pan.
Level cake to about 3/4 in. high.
Cut out cake hearts using largest heart cutter (you’ll need 16 hearts for 8 treats).
- Tint icing. Prepare buttercream following recipe instructions. Using Pink icing color, tint 2 cups icing light pink.
- Stack cakes. Prepare decorating bag with tip 12 and light pink icing. Pipe dots on top of one heart, then place second heart layer on top. Pipe pull-out dots on top of second heart.
- Cut fondant. Using fondant roller with purple guide rings, roll out white chocolate fondant. Using small and large heart punches, cut out 24 hearts of each size.
- Decorate cakes. Place 3 large and 3 small fondant hearts on each cake.
Notes
How To
How to Pipe Dots
Perfect for classic borders or cloudlike decorations, dots are a versatile technique that can be piped in a range of sizes. The dot technique can be used as a simple border for cakes and cookies, as well as for icing cupcakes or piping meringues.
