Easy Valentine's Day Cake

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• cake:
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon almond extract (optional)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups milk
• icing:
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 3 hrs


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). grease an 8x8-inch square pan and an 8-inch round pan.
• beat sugar and 1 cup butter together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy and smooth. mix eggs, 1 tablespoon vanilla extract, and almond extract into creamed butter mixture. stir baking powder and baking soda into butter mixture until just combined.
• stir 1 cup flour into butter mixture until just combined. add 2/3 cup milk into butter-flour mixture; mix well. continue adding 1 cup flour and 2/3 cup milk, alternating until all the flour and milk are used and batter is smooth. pour batter into the 2 prepared pans.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each cake comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. cool cakes completely before removing from pans, at least 2 hours.
• beat confectioners' sugar, 1 cup butter, and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract together in a bowl with an electric mixer until icing is fluffy and smooth.
• remove cakes from pans and slice round cake in half. lay the square cake on a work surface so it resembles a diamond-shape. lay 1 round cake half on the top left side of the 'diamond' cake. lay the second round cake half on the top right side of the 'diamond' cake, creating a 'heart-shaped' cake on top. spread icing over the assembled cake.