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“Hidden Heart Cake Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Surprise Hidden Rainbow Heart Cake inside a chocolate cake is everything you want to make for this valentines day.”
Hidden Heart Cake
If you want to make anything special for this valentine then this is the answer. This is a special cake which has a hidden heart inside it, it may seem complicated to look at, but actually it is super easy to make. I am sure your valentine will be very excited if you serve this for desert.
About Hidden Heart Cake Recipe
Hidden heart cake is a simple loaf cake in which there is a heart shape hidden inside. The technique of making hidden heart cake is very simple. But the joy and surprise you create when you slice the cake is unbeatable.
In this recipe I have shared two version of hidden heart cake. One is a chocolate hidden heart cake and a Rainbow hidden heart cake recipe.
I made a rainbow heart because i love anything rainbow or colourful. But you can add just red colour and place the heart inside.
More Valentines Day Cakes,
Mascarpone Strawberry Cheesecake
Strawberry Shortcake
6 Layer Rainbow Cake
Eggless Chocolate Cake
Devils Cake
Triple Chocolate Cake
How to Make Hidden Heart Cake Recipe
Making of Heart Cake Batter
Start by making a red coloured batter and bake it in a loaf pan. Cool the cake completely and then use a cookie cutter to cut it into heart shapes.
Making of Chocolate Cake Batter
Make chocolate cake batter. I used my pound cake batter recipe. It makes the most delicious cake.
Assembling
Spoon some chocolate batter in the bottom, then place the heart and then cover the entire cake with chocolate batter and bake.
Decorating and Serving
You can leave the cake as it is. Or you can pour a chocolate glaze on top and serve.
Video for Hidden Heart Cake Recipe
Hidden Heart Cake Recipe
Bright red heart cake hidden inside a chocolate cake. This cake is perfect for this valentines day. Surprise your valentine using this.
Notes
- Use small heart cookie cutter so the entire cake is hidden inside the chocolate cake batter.
- You can use any shaped cookie cutter instead of heart shape.
- Don’t over bake the cake.
- You can use any colour. Rainbow colour will look cute too.
STORAGE
- You can wrap the cake and store in room temperature for 2 days.
- Store in fridge upto a week.
Nutrition Facts
Hidden Heart Cake Recipe
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 158
Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 140mg47%
Sodium 362mg16%
Potassium 125mg4%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 1g1%
Protein 8g16%
Vitamin A 215IU4%
Calcium 124mg12%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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Hidden Heart Cake Recipe with Step by Step Pictures
Chocolate Hidden Heart Cake Recipe
1)Take all your ingredients
2)Take flour in a bowl
3)Add in baking powder
4)Mix well and set aside.
5)Take butter in a bowl
6)Add sugar
7)Add vanilla extract
8)Whisk till creamy.
9)Add eggs and mix well
10)Make sure you add one egg at a time and cream well.
11)Add in red food colour.
12)Add flour mix
13)Add milk little at a time.
14)Red Batter is done.
15)Spoon it into loaf pan.
16)Spread evenly.
17)Bake till cake is cooked.
18)Slice the cake. Use a heart shaped cutter and cut it.
19)The cake is sliced.
20)Make chocolate cake batter.
21)Take flour in a bowl.
22)Add coffee powder, baking agent.
23)cocoa powder and mix well and set aside.
24)Take butter in a bowl.
25)Add sugar
26)Add vanilla.
27)Cream together
28)Add eggs
29)Mix till creamy.
30)Add in flour mix in.
32)Pour little milk and fold gently.
33)Batter done.
34)Spoon little batter into the loaf pan.
35)Arrange red heart cake in
36)Spoon more batter in.
37)Baked.
38)Slice and serve.
Rainbow Hidden Heart Cake Recipe
This version of valentines hidden heart cake is rainbow version. Unleash the colourful rainbow pattern when you slice into the cake.
Preparation Time : 30 mins
Baking Time : 1 hour and 30 mins
Serves: 6 to 8
Ingredients for Hidden Rainbow Cake
For Rainbow Cake
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All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1.5 cup / 180 grams
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Sugar – 1 cup / 200 grams
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Vanilla Essence – 1 tblspn
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Eggs – 3
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Baking Powder-2 tsp
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Salt – ½ tsp
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Unsalted Butter – 175 grams
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Milk – ¼ cup / 60 ml
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Food Colours as needed (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, pink)
For Vanilla Cake:
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All Purpose Flour / Maida – 1.5 cup / 180 grams
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Sugar – ¾ cup / 150 grams
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Unsalted Butter – 180 grams
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Vanilla Essence – 2 tsp
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Baking Powder – 1.5 tsp
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Eggs – 3
(My 1 cup measures 240 ml)
How to Make Rainbow Heart Cake Recipe
Prepreparation
Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with oil and dust it with flour. Coat on all sides and set aside.
Making Rainbow Loaf Cake
Now take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whisk well. Add in eggs one at a time and whip till creamy. Now add in flour, baking powder and salt and fold gently. Add in milk and fold gently. Divide the batter between 6 bowls and add one food colouring in each one and mix well. Now spoon this into the loaf pan and use a skewer to make swirls on it.
Baking & Cutting Hearts
Now bake this in oven for 45 mins to 1 hour till the cake is done. Remove it and cool down completely. Now slice this into pieces and cut out heart shape using this. Put this in fridge for 30 mins to 1 hour or so.
Vanilla Cake Batter
Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with oil and dust it with flour. Coat on all sides and set aside. Now take butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl and whisk well. Now add in eggs one at a time and whip till creamy. Add in flour, baking powder and salt and fold gently.
Assembling Hidden Heart Cake
Now take the loaf pan, spoon ¼ of the cake batter, spread evenly, now arrange the hearts on it and spoon the remaining batter in and bake for 35 mins to 45 mins. Now let the cake cool down, slice and serve.
Pictorial:
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| First lets make the rainbow heart cake |
Tips & Tricks
- Use small heart cookie cutter so the entire cake is hidden inside the chocolate cake batter.
- You can use any shaped cookie cutter instead of heart shape.
- Don’t over bake the cake.
- You can use any colour. Rainbow colour will look cute too.
Storage Suggestions
- You can wrap the cake and store in room temperature for 2 days.
- Store in fridge upto a week.
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