Bake Your Heart Out
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Food is love — and baking from scratch shows just how much you care about family and friends. This Valentine’s Day, enjoy the warm comfort of your kitchen, the smell of home-baked goodness, and the sharing of moments worth celebrating with cake recipes that come from the heart. “Cake life better” — with delicious treats that’ll bring on the smiles.
Pretty in Pink Cake
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Brighten their day (and yours) by creating and sharing this amazing Pretty in Pink Cake. Start with the famous back of the box 1-2-3-4 Layer Cake, pick your favorite frosting (color it pink of course) and pop on the sprinkles to show the love.
Chocolate Swiss Roll
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The combination of chocolate cake, marshmallow cream, and chocolate ganache all lovingly rolled into one is like a warm hug that says, “You’re worth it.”
Red Velvet “Let’s Make Whoopie” Pies
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Like a mini cake sandwich with marshmallow filling, these whoopie pies will surely make your sweetheart swoon. Place a small paper heart atop the finished whoopie pie, sprinkle with powdered sugar, and then remove for a beautiful finishing touch.
Conversation Heart Cakes
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Share your love with heart-shaped cakes that resemble everyone’s favorite candy conversation hearts. Let someone special know exactly how you feel and how happy you are that they’re in your life.
Chocolate Strawberry Cupcakes
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Nothing says Happy Valentine’s like dressing up some easy-to-make cupcakes with strawberries dipped in chocolate and a big dollop of fresh-made whipped cream.
Valentine's Day Cake
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If some chocolates can say “I love you” on Valentine’s Day, just imagine what baking a big, beautiful cake from scratch can convey. Use our famous 1-2-3-4 Layer Cake (“Back of the Box Cake”) as the base and customize the toppings to delight the ones you love.