Valentine's Day Cake with Chocolate Covered Strawberries

Wrapped in whipped cream and chocolate covered strawberries, there’s no doubt—this is the ultimate Valentine’s Day Cake. No specialty shaped pan is required to create this adorable heart cake. All you’ll need is an 8-inch round cake pan and an 8-inch square cake pan to form the heart shape. Before you begin, you’ll also want to make sure you have a large, flat surface to assemble your cake on. 

Serves 16 (serving size: 1 slice)

Ingredients

CAKE
1 1/2 granulated sugar
3/4 (6 oz.) unsalted butter
2 1/4 (about 8 1/2 oz.) cake flour
2 baking powder
1/8 table salt
3/4 half-and-half
1 vanilla extract
2 finely chopped strawberries (from 1 qt.)
4 large egg whites
FROSTING
3/4 unflavored gelatin
1 water
2 1/2 whipping cream
3 powdered sugar
1/2 vanilla extract
GARNISH
Dark chocolate candy melts
Bright white candy melts
Fresh strawberries, with stems
Sweetened shredded coconut, toasted and untoasted
Toasted nuts, finely chopped
Gold sanding sugar


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