Chocolate Sweetheart Cake

Surprise your loved ones with this beautiful and delicious heart-shaped chocolate cake - perfect dessert for Valentine's Day. ...MORE + LESS -

1 box Betty Crocker* Supermoist* Devil's Food Cake Mix (or any flavour)

Water, vegetable oil and eggs as called for on cake mix box

1 tub Betty Crocker* Creamy Deluxe* or Whipped Frosting (any flavour)

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Heat oven to 350ºF. Grease bottom only of 1 round pan, 8x1 1/2 inches, and 1 square pan, 8x8x2 inches, with shortening. Make cake mix as directed on package, using water, oil and eggs. Pour into pans.
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Bake as directed on package for 8-inch round pan or until toothpick inserted in centre comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Run knife around sides of pans to loosen cakes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
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Cut round layer in half as shown in diagram. Freeze uncovered about 1 hour for easier frosting if desired. Arrange pieces on serving platter to form heart as shown in diagram. Frost cake with frosting, attaching pieces with small amount of frosting. Store loosely covered at room temperature.

Holiday Flavour Twist: For a truly special presentation to make hearts flutter, garnish with fresh small strawberries or raspberries and curls of white chocolate. Or for real chocolate lovers, press miniature chocolate chips onto the side of the frosted cake.