Beat together 175g butter and 175g sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat 3 of the eggs and pour in, a little at a time.
Add together 140g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, then fold into the butter mixture along with the almonds.
Add the 1tsp vanilla and all the food colouring and then mix until evenly coloured.
Pour into a greased loaf tin and bake for 45minutes to 1 hour.
When cool, cut the cake into slices. Using a cutter, stamp out the hearts.
Repeat the same batter recipe with out the food colouring and lay a small amount into the loaf tin. Push in the hearts into the middle and then add the rest of the batter covering it all.
Bake for 35-40mins and all to cool.
For the icing, gently heat all the ingredients over a low heat until combined. Leave to cool, then chill until needed. Spread over the cooled cake and decorate with the sprinkles. Enjoy.
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Hidden Heart Cake
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COOK TIME: 35
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What you need:
2 x 175g Butter
2 x 175g Caster Sugar
2 x 45g Ground Almonds
2 x 140g Odlums Self Raising Super Flour
6 Eggs
2 tsp of Baking Powder
2 tsp of Vanilla Extract
½ bottle of red Food Colouring
To decorate
100ml Double Cream
200g Dark Chocolate, chopped
Sprinkles
How to:
Preheat the oven to 165°C.
Beat together 175g butter and 175g sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat 3 of the eggs and pour in, a little at a time.
Add together 140g flour, 1 tsp baking powder, then fold into the butter mixture along with the almonds.
Add the 1tsp vanilla and all the food colouring and then mix until evenly coloured.
Pour into a greased loaf tin and bake for 45minutes to 1 hour.
When cool, cut the cake into slices. Using a cutter, stamp out the hearts.
Repeat the same batter recipe with out the food colouring and lay a small amount into the loaf tin. Push in the hearts into the middle and then add the rest of the batter covering it all.
Bake for 35-40mins and all to cool.
For the icing, gently heat all the ingredients over a low heat until combined. Leave to cool, then chill until needed. Spread over the cooled cake and decorate with the sprinkles. Enjoy.
