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Valentines Day ice cream cake

If you are looking for a stunning cake, you have found it! This gorgeous Layered Vanilla Valentine's Cake Recipe is perfect for a romantic dinner or pleasing your friends. The fluffy cake is moist and delicious. The homemade frosting is so amazing you will barely be able to resist it.

Ingredients  

White cake

  • 2 boxes of white cake mix
  • 8 large Egg whites
  • 2 ½ C water
  • 1 C canola oil
  • pink gel food coloring
  • 3 - 9 inch round cake pans
  • 1 - 10 inch round cake board

Vanilla Frosting

  • 3 C unsalted butter, softened
  • 6 C powdered sugar
  • 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • Pink gel food coloring
  • 1 large piping bag with star tip
  • 2 medium mixing bowls
  • 1 medium piping bag
  • 1 medium piping bag with #17 tip
  • 3 inch bubble heart cookie cutter
  • Valentines day pink and white heart sprinkles, Found at walmart, Hobby Lobby, Amazon and Etsy
  • 1 jar of Maraschino cherries with stems, No oz preference

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and spray cake pans with pam baking spray
  • Using a hand mixer and large bowl, beat all cake ingredients until combined and smooth
  • Divide the cake batter into two bowls
  • Mix in a few drops of Pink food coloring into one bowl
  • Leave the batter in the second bowl white
  • Alternate the batters by scooping in ¼ C of colored batter into each cake pan on top of each other to create a tye dye effect
  • Place into the oven and back for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
  • Allow to cool completely

Frosting directions

  • Using a standing mixer, beat all ingredients except for the color until combined and smooth but stiff with peaks
  • Scoop 2 C of frosting into one of the two medium bowls
  • Scoop 1 C of frosting into the second of the two medium bowls
  • Mix in 2 drops of pink gel food coloring into one of the bowls with the 2 C of frosting.
  • Mix in 4 drops of gel food coloring into the second bowl

Building the Cake directions :

  • Scoop 1 C of white frosting into 1 side of the large piping bag with the star tip
  • Scoop 1 C of the light pink frosting into the other side of the same piping bag
  • Place one cake layer onto the cake board and cut the dome off the cake to make an even layer
  • Repeat step with other two layers
  • Scoop 1 C of white frosting onto the bottom layer and spread evenly
  • Place the second cake layer on top and spread evenly 1 more cup of frosting
  • Place the last layer of cake on top and frost with remaining white frosting
  • Place the cake in the fridge to allow the base frosting to harden for about 30 minutes
  • Using the remaining light pink frosting, place into the microwave for about 10 second to soften it
  • Scoop into the piping bag
  • Scoop the darker pink into the other piping bag with the #17 tip

Decorating Directions

  • Using the piping bag with the lighter pink, cut the tip off the bag
  • Pipe drips around the edge of the cake
  • Sprinkle some of the heart sprinkles onto the drips
  • Lightly push the cookie cutter into the front center of the cake to create an outline
  • Using the darker pink frosting, pipe and fill in the heart
  • Using the larger piping bag with the star tip, pipe dollops of frosting onto the top of the cake
  • Sprinkle some more sprinkles
  • Top with cherries and enjoy!
Author: Laura