Description
A simple and adorable small heart-shaped birthday cake recipe. Perfect for intimate celebrations, anniversaries, or Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Pink or red food coloring (optional)
- 1 cup whipped cream or frosting
- Sprinkles (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a small heart-shaped cake pan.
- In a bowl, mix flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until creamy. Add eggs one at a time, then mix in vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, mixing well.
- Add food coloring if desired and stir evenly.
- Pour batter into the pan and bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cake cool completely before frosting.
- Decorate with whipped cream or frosting and sprinkles.
Notes
- Use room-temperature ingredients for smoother batter.
- If you don’t have a heart-shaped pan, bake in a round pan and cut into a heart shape.
- For a richer taste, replace milk with buttermilk.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 120mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 70mg
Keywords: small heart cake, birthday cake, easy heart cake, homemade cake