Black and White Heart Cake

Nothing says classic like black and white, and this Little Hearts of Black Cake is about as classy as it gets! A cute dessert for birthdays and other celebrations, this cake is an easy project for beginners and offers plenty of room on top for a customized message or candles.

Prep2 hr 30 min
Total Time3 hr 30 min
Skill LevelBeginner

Ingredients & Tools
Instructions

Instructions

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Bake cake.Prepare cake batter following recipe instructions. Bake and cool two cake layers.
Prepare buttercream following recipe instructions.
Level, fill and stack layers for 4 in. high cake. Ice cake smooth.
Reserve remaining icing.
Tint icing.Using Black icing color, tint ½ cup icing black.
Decorate cake.Prepare decorating bag with tip 4 and black icing. Pipe 5 horizontal rows of hearts, spaced 2 in. apart.
Position white pearls and jimmies around sides of cake (use a pair of tweezers, if needed).
Prepare decorating bag with tip 4 and white icing. Pipe hearts around top edge of cake.