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Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 45 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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These individual chocolate layer cakes are a sweet way to say I love you even when it's not Valentine's Day. Field editor Dixie Terry from Goreville, Illinois shared this recipe. Ingredients:
3/4 cup king arthur unbleached all-purpose flour |
1/4 cup sugar |
1/4 cup packed brown sugar |
3 tablespoons baking cocoa |
1/2 teaspoon baking soda |
1/8 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup water |
3 tablespoons vegetable oil |
1/2 teaspoon white vinegar |
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract |
frosting: |
1-1/3 cups confectioners' sugar |
2 tablespoons baking cocoa |
2 to 3 tablespoons milk |
2 tablespoons butter, melted |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
decorating icing and confetti candies |
Directions:
1. In a bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Add the water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Coat an 8-in. square baking dish with cooking spray and dust with flour; add butter.
2. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.
3. In a small bowl, beat the confectioners' sugar, cocoa, milk, butter and vanilla until smooth; set aside. Transfer cake to a work surface. Using a 3- to 3-1/2-in. heart-shaped cookie cutter, gently cut out four heart-shaped cakes (set cake scraps aside for another use).
4. Place one heart on a serving plate; spread with some frosting. Top with a second cake; frost top and sides. Repeat with remaining cakes and frosting. Decorate with icing and candies. Yield: 2 servings.
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