Description
A delicious and visually appealing sunflower heart cake recipe that’s perfect for any occasion.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- Yellow and black food coloring
- 1 cup sunflower seeds (for decoration)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour a heart-shaped cake pan.
- In a bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla.
- Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Alternately add dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture, starting and ending with dry ingredients.
- Divide batter into two portions; tint one yellow and leave the other plain.
- Pour yellow batter into the pan first, then spoon plain batter in the center.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool, then decorate with sunflower seeds to resemble sunflower petals.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients for even mixing.
- Adjust food coloring intensity based on preference.
- Decorate while the cake is slightly warm for better seed adhesion.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: International
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 48g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
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