Heart-Shaped Cake

Instructions

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1. - Step 1: Prepare and Bake Cake
2. - Prepare the red velvet cake batter following the recipe instructions. If you're using our recipe above, you will have some extra batter left over. You can make two heart-shaped cakes or use the extra batter to make some cupcakes!
3. - Step 2: Prepare the Frosting
4. - We're using Ermine frosting to decorate this cake. This French-inspired frosting is smooth, rich and creates a flavor that's very similar to cream cheese frosting, though it doesn't contain any cream cheese.
5. - If you'd rather use cream cheese frosting, check out our Easy Cream Cheese Frosting recipe, which tastes amazing with red velvet cake.
6. - Prepare the Ermine or cream cheese frosting following the recipe instructions, then use the 9 in. angled spatula to ice the top and sides of your cake smooth.
7. - Step 3: Decorate the Cake
8. - For the top border, prepare a decorating bag with tip 1M and about a cup of the remaining frosting. Pipe stars around the top edge of the cake.
9. - Finally, top the border with the Valentine nonpareils and confetti sprinkles from the mix.

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