Festive Heart-Shaped Chocolate Iced Cake with Playful Cartoon...

Ingredients

• • 2 ⅞ cups all-purpose flour
• • 1 ⅞ cups granulated sugar
• • ⅞ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• • 1 ⅞ tsp baking soda
• • ⅞ tsp salt
• • ⅞ cup unsalted butter, softened
• • 2 ⅞ large eggs
• • 1 ⅞ cup buttermilk
• • 1 ⅞ tsp vanilla extract
• • 1 ⅞ cup black food coloring
• • ⅞ cup powdered sugar (icing)
• • ⅞ cup unsalted butter, softened (icing)
• • 1 ⅞ tsp vanilla extract (icing)
• • ⅞ tsp salt (icing)
• • ⅞ cup heavy cream (icing)
• • Red and blue food coloring gel (for accents)

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a heart-shaped 9-inch cake pan. In a bowl, whisk flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt.

2. 2

   In another bowl, beat butter, eggs, buttermilk, and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add dry ingredients, mixing until combined.

3. 3

   Pour batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.

4. 4

   In a bowl, beat powdered sugar, butter, salt, heavy cream, and black food coloring until glossy. Add more cream if needed for piping.

5. 5

   Frost the cooled cake. Use a piping bag to create the cartoon design. Add red and blue accents with gel food coloring.