Valentine's Day Heart Cake

Who doesn't love cake?  (Looking around for any crazies who are saying 'I don't')

Getting into the spirit of "Love week" at the Dykema House, what better thing to make than a heart-shaped cake.  Double bonus that it's Mr. D's birthday today, so the heart cake works for TWO purposes!  Gotta love convenience!

Here's what you need to make it!

(1) Boxed cake mix (any flavor will do; I used simple Yellow Cake mix)
(2) Tubs of frosting
 - Sprinkles or decorations of your choice

Prepare the cake mix as instructed on the box.  Make sure you grease the bottoms of BOTH your pans!  Pour half into a 9 inch ROUND cake pan, and pour the other half into a 9 inch SQUARE cake pan. 

Bake for 18-20 minutes, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let both cakes completely cool.  Cut the round cake in half, and attach to the square cake, as seen below.  I used my glass cutting board to lay the cake on. Use some frosting to 'glue' the edges of the cakes together.  (I used a bit of frosting for this, hence needing two tubs of frosting). Besides that, who doesn't love extra frosting on their cake?

 

 

Frost the rest of the cake, and decorate as desired :)  Lastly, enjoy with your loved one!  Happy Valentine's Day from Mr. and Mrs. D!