Description
A delicious and visually stunning 3-tier Valentine’s cake perfect for celebrating love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Pink and red food coloring
- 4 cups frosting (buttercream or cream cheese)
- Valentine’s decorations (hearts, sprinkles, etc.)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line three round cake pans (6-inch, 8-inch, and 10-inch).
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition.
- Mix in vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
- Divide batter into three portions. Color one pink and one red, leaving one white.
- Pour batter into prepared pans and bake for 25-30 minutes (smallest pan) to 35-40 minutes (largest pan).
- Cool cakes completely before frosting.
- Stack cakes with frosting between layers. Frost the entire cake and decorate with Valentine’s themes.
Notes
- Use cake dowels or straws to support the tiers.
- Chill cakes before stacking for easier handling.
- Adjust food coloring to achieve desired shades.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 35g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
Keywords: valentine cake, 3 tier cake, romantic dessert, homemade cake