Sift the flour and.
Hidden heart pound cake recipe.
Prepare the butter or vanilla pound cake mix.
A smaller cookie cutter may be used but not a larger one.
Soften 1 2 cup of the ice cream and spread in an even layer on the bottom of the loaf pan.
Hidden strawberry heart ingredients.
If using a frozen pound cake allow it to thaw before constructing the cake.
Here is a high level summary.
Place a rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees f.
Push the bottoms of the hearts into the batter in a tightly packed row.
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Supplies for the hidden heart pound cake.
Pour of batter in the bottom.
Heart cookie cutter 3 1 2 inches at the widest spot and 3 inches tall note.
Place your heart cut outs down the middle keeping them straight and together.
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.
Use cookie cutter to cut heart shapes from each aand stack to side.
Cool for 10 mins in the tin then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Pour remaining batter over the heart cut outs in the pan.
1 c unsalted butter room temp 2 c flour 1 c sugar 4 eggs room temp.
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.
In a medium bowl combine the sprinkles and 1 2 cup of crumbs from the heart shaped blondies.
Butter and flour a 9 by 4 1 2 inch loaf pan and a quarter sheet pan 13 by 9 inches.
Prepare the other box of pound cake mix following box directions.
How to make hidden heart pound cake step by step.
Pour 3 4 of the mixture into the prepared loaf tin.
Bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
To reveal hearts cut frosted cupcakes in half across notches.
Cut 2 1 4 inch deep notches in opposite sides of each cupcake liner before placing in muffin pans and filling with batter.
Spoon over the remaining cake mixture covering as much of the hearts as possible.
Stand cheesecake heart in batter in each cup lining up top curved edges of heart with notches.