Heart-Shaped Cherry Cake Recipe

Heart-Shaped Cherry Cake Recipe

Heart-Shaped Cherry Cake or Heart-Shaped Jelly Cake🎂🧁🍰. Below is a recipe for a similar cake, with measurements in grams:

Ingredients:

• Cake Base:
• 200 grams of all-purpose flour
• 200 grams of granulated sugar
• 200 grams of unsalted butter
• 4 large eggs (approximately 200 grams)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (approximately 5 grams)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder (approximately 5 grams)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (approximately 2.5 grams)
• Filling and Topping:
• 200 grams of cherry jelly or jam
• 300 grams of heavy cream
• 50 grams of powdered sugar
• 10-12 maraschino cherries (approximately 100 grams)
• 50 grams of small golden beads (optional for decoration)

Instructions:

1.Preheat the Oven:
-Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F).

2.Prepare the Cake Batter:
-In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
-Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
-Mix in the vanilla extract.
-In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
-Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until just combined.

3.Bake the Cake:
-Pour the batter into a heart-shaped cake pan.
-Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
-Allow the cake to cool completely on a wire rack.

4.Prepare the Cream:
-In a chilled bowl, whip the heavy cream with powdered sugar until stiff peaks form.

5.Assemble the Cake:

-Spread a layer of cherry jelly or jam on top of the cooled cake.
-Pipe the whipped cream around the edges of the cake.
Place maraschino cherries on top of the cream swirls.
-Decorate with small golden beads if desired.

6.Serve:
-Refrigerate the cake for at least 1 hour before serving to allow the flavors to meld.