How to make hidden heart pound cake step by step.
Hidden heart pound cake recipe.
Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
If using a frozen pound cake allow it to thaw before constructing the cake.
Prepare the other box of pound cake mix following box directions.
Bake for 1 hr or until a skewer comes out clean.
Cool for 10 mins in the tin then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Place a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees f.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
Push the bottoms of the hearts into the batter in a tightly packed row.
Cut 2 1 4 inch deep notches in opposite sides of each cupcake liner before placing in muffin pans and filling with batter.
Butter and flour a 9 by 4 1 2 inch loaf pan and a quarter sheet pan 13 by 9 inches.
A smaller cookie cutter may be used but not a larger one.
Hidden strawberry heart ingredients.
In a medium bowl combine the sprinkles and 1 2 cup of crumbs from the heart shaped blondies.
Place the pound cake heart cut outs around the pan points up submerging in the batter by about inch 1 cm add the rest of the batter then gently tap the pan against the counter 2 3 times to release any air bubbles.
Supplies for the hidden heart pound cake.
Pour 3 4 of the mixture into the prepared loaf tin.
Use cookie cutter to cut heart shapes from each aand stack to side.
Prepare the butter or vanilla pound cake mix.
1 c unsalted butter room temp 2 c flour 1 c sugar 4 eggs room temp.
Pour of batter in the bottom.
Add pink coloring and cherry extract.
Spoon over the remaining cake mixture covering as much of the hearts as possible.
Pour remaining batter over the heart cut outs in the pan.
Stand cheesecake heart in batter in each cup lining up top curved edges of heart with notches.
To reveal hearts cut frosted cupcakes in half across notches.
Place your heart cut outs down the middle keeping them straight and together.
1 c unsalted butter room temp 2 c flour 1 c sugar 4 eggs room temp 1 tsp strawberry extract 1 2 tsp salt pink gel food coloring heart cookie cutter vanilla loaf ingredients.
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