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Valentine Surprise Cake...using a chocolate loaf cake! Such a fun & easy idea for Valentine's Day!
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Chocolate Valentine Surprise Cake

Show someone a little love this year with this delicious and moist Chocolate Valentine's Surprise Cake. It has a hidden heart inside! This chocolate loaf cake is so fun and easy to make for Valentine's Day and everyone will just love it.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 15 minutes
Chill Time30 minutes
Total Time2 hours
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Valentine Surprise Cake
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 458kcal
Author: Jill

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your strawberry cake mix according to the package directions and pour it into a greased loaf pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean in the center. Cool completely. Remove the cake from the pan and wrap it with plastic wrap.
  • Place the cake in the fridge for 30 minutes. Take a heart cookie cutter to measure your slices. Then cut out heart shapes from the slices using your heart cookie cutter.
  • Prepare your chocolate cake according to the package directions. The grease you pan and pour enough batter on the bottom just to cover it. Then add your heart cake cutouts like this making sure they are pressed together tightly. Pour the rest of the batter on top to cover.
  • Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean in the center. Cool completely then frost the top using your strawberry frosting.
  • We also added a heart to the sides using our frosting. Add heart sprinkles on top of the frosting. Cut slices and find a delicious strawberry cake slice inside!

Nutrition

Calories: 458kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 810mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 47g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Calcium: 181mg | Iron: 3mg