Easy Valentine's Day Cake recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter, softened
4 eggs, beaten
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon almond extract
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Nutrition Info

545.6 calories
carbohydrate: 76 g
cholesterol: 109.9 mg
fat: 25.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 5.2 g
saturatedFat: 15.4 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 334 mg
sugar: 57.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8x8-inch square pan and an 8-inch round pan.

  2. Beat white sugar and 1 cup butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth. Mix eggs, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and almond extract into creamed butter mixture. Stir baking powder and baking soda into butter mixture until just combined.

  3. Stir 1 cup flour into butter mixture until just combined. Add 2/3 cup milk into butter-flour mixture, mix well. Continue adding 1 cup flour and 2/3 cup milk, alternating until all the flour and milk are used and batter is smooth. Pour batter into the 2 prepared pans.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. Cool cakes completely before removing from pans, at least 2 hours.

  5. Beat confectioners' sugar, 1 cup butter, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer until icing is fluffy and smooth.

  6. Remove cakes from pans and slice round cake in half. Lay the square cake on a work surface so it resembles a diamond-shape. Lay 1 round cake half on the top left side of the 'diamond' cake. Lay the second round cake half on the top right side of the 'diamond' cake, creating a 'heart-shaped' cake on top. Spread icing over the assembled cake.

Recipe Yield

1 double-layer 8x8-inch cake

Recipe Note

This is a great, easy cake perfect for Valentine's Day! Also includes great icing recipe! My family makes this every Valentine's Day, and it's a favorite!

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