Surprise Raspberry Heart Cake

Name: Surprise Raspberry Heart Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American,
Ingredients: 1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix; 1 tbsp plus 2 teaspoons McCormick® Raspberry Extract divided; 24 drops McCormick® Red Food Color; 2 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter softened; 4 cups confectioners' sugar; 5 tbsps heavy cream

A heart-shaped surprise awaits you when you slice into this loaf cake.

20m

PREP TIME

1hr

COOK TIME

451

CALORIES

7

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 12

Ingredients

1 package (2-layer size) white cake mix
1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons McCormick® Raspberry Extract With Other Natural Flavors, divided
24 drops McCormick® Red Food Color
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
5 tablespoons heavy cream

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare cake mix as directed on package. Remove 1 1/2 cups of the batter to medium bowl. Stir in 1 tablespoon of the raspberry flavor and red food color. Pour into greased 8-inch square baking pan. Reserve remaining batter.
2 Bake 12 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Cut out heart shapes with 2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter. Set aside.
3 Stir vanilla into reserved batter. Pour 1/2 of the batter into 8-inch loaf pan sprayed with no stick cooking spray. Press cake hearts vertically into cake batter along center of loaf pan. Pour remaining batter over top. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center of white cake comes out clean. Cool cake in pan 10 minutes. Remove from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
4 Meanwhile, beat butter and remaining 2 teaspoons raspberry flavor in large bowl until light and fluffy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar alternately with cream, beating well after each addition and scraping sides and bottom of bowl frequently. Frost cooled cake with frosting.