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Tangled Heart Burn-Away Cake
Dessert

Tangled Heart Burn-Away Cake

2 h 30 minServes 12Nutri-Score E€€
from @sittingprettycakes1 import0 cooked
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what you need

Ingredients

12 people
  • unsalted butter (softened, plus extra for greasing)Dairy340 g
  • caster sugarPantry340 g
  • eggs (room temperature)Dairy6 pieces
  • vanilla extractPantry15 ml
  • self-raising flour (sifted)Grains400 g
  • whole milkDairy120 ml
  • unsalted butter (softened, for the buttercream)Dairy250 g
  • icing sugar (sifted)Pantry500 g
  • vanilla extract (for the buttercream)Pantry10 ml
  • purple food colouring (gel)Pantry5 ml
  • yellow food colouring (gel)Pantry3 ml
  • pink food colouring (gel)Pantry3 ml
  • edible wafer paper (sheets, printed with the sun symbol)Pantry4 pieces
  • edible glitterPantry5 g

per serving

Nutrition

774kcal

Carbs
98 g
Proteins
5 g
Fat
40 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Oven
  • Mixing bowl ×2
  • Hand mixer
  • heart-shaped cake pan
  • Cooling rack
  • cake board
  • Spatula
  • Piping bag
  • Kitchen scissors

step by step

Method

  1. Make the cake batter

    • Cream the softened butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy.
    • Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add the vanilla extract.
    • Fold in the sifted self-raising flour, then loosen with the milk until smooth.
    Step 1

  2. Bake the heart cakes

    • Divide the batter between greased heart-shaped pans.
    • Bake at 180 °C until a skewer comes out clean.
    • Cool in the pans, then turn out onto a cooling rack.
    Step 2

  3. Make the buttercream

    • Beat the softened butter until creamy.
    • Gradually add the sifted icing sugar and the vanilla extract.
    • Beat until light and smooth.
    Step 3

  4. Colour and layer the cake

    • Tint most of the buttercream purple, and set aside small amounts for yellow and pink.
    • Level the cakes and stack them on the cake board with buttercream between the layers.
    • Crumb coat the cake and chill until firm.
    Step 4

  5. Decorate the cake

    • Cover the cake with the purple buttercream, smoothing the sides and top.
    • Pipe yellow and pink buttercream flowers and swirls around the heart.
    • Add edible glitter highlights.
    Step 5

  6. Add the burn-away layer

    • Cut the printed wafer paper to fit the top of the heart cake.
    • Place the wafer paper over the top, printed side up, and press gently to adhere.
    • Light the edge of the wafer paper so it burns away to reveal the sun symbol.
    Step 6
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