Heart Flower Box Cake | Chocolate Coffee Cake | GF and Non-GF Recipe

At first glance this cake looks like an actual heart shaped flower box. Slice into it and you've got one of the best chocolate cakes you've ever had. In the video I made a moist, decadent gluten free chocolate cake but also give you the alternative recipe using normal all purpose flour. I used Bob Red Mills All Purpose Gluten Free Flour. The flavor of that particular brand of flour isn't my favorite, but the coffee syrup truly takes it to an entirely different level, and knocks any odd flavors out.

Here's an AMAZING CHOCOLATE CAKE recipe that you can use.

Don't worry I've got an AMAZING VANILLA Cake recipe as well:

Chocolate Frosting:

Vanilla Frosting:

Supplies

Heart Stencil

Knife Turntable

Red Fondant

Rolling Pin

Piping Bags with Russian Flower Nozzles and Leaf Tip *or make buttercream flowers by hand using classic tips.

Step 1: Chocolate Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients. Whisk until fully incorporated.

Add the wet ingredients. Continue to whisk until all ingredients are fully combined. Bake in a 6" cake pan for about 30 minutes or until springy to the touch. When cooled, level and remove from pan. If needed, torte the cake to make two separate layers.

Step 2: Fill & Coat

For the simple syrup: Simmer all ingredients until sugar has fully dissolved. Allow to cool and brush or spray heavily onto the bottom cake layer.

Fill with cream cheese frosting: In a large bowl beat softened cream cheese and butter together for two minutes or until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Add a pinch of salt and vanilla then continue beating for about four minutes. After adding a layer of frosting, add the top cake layer and put the stencil on top. Use a sharp knife to cut out the heart shape, then cover in a thin layer of vanilla frosting and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Cover in a thicker layer of frosting and refrigerate.

Step 3: Fondant Love

Measure the height of the cake. Add a 1/2 inch to the number - my cake was 2 3/4 inch. Cut out a long piece of fondant, long enough to wrap around the cake. The width of the fondant should be the height plus the half inch (My measurements were 3 1/4 x 18 inches). Cut the fondant to fit the cake then wrap around, starting from the point of the heart and ending at the point. Trim if needed.

Step 4: Flower Power

Using the tulip piping tip, fill the piping bag with vanilla frosting and begin to pipe flowers, in no particular placement.

When you've piped your desire amount, fill a piping bag with red and white frosting and a different piping tip.The second one is called "puppy dog'. To do this, I laid out a piece of plastic wrap, and spread red frosting in the center. Next, spread a thin line of white frosting in the very center and roll the plastic wrap up to make a log. Snip one end of the log and place into the piping bag. Fill the remaining spaces on the cake with flowers. Lastly, use a leaf piping tip and green frosting to pipe leaves onto the flowers. Voila, you've got yourself a gorgeous flower box heart cake. Give this cake to someone you love and have a happy V-day! If you like how the cake turned out, feel free to subscribe to my Youtube channel for more fun cake videos such as this one and follow me on social media. Youtube.com/Marishascouturecakes Instagram: @Marishas_Couture Twiter: @Marishascouture Facebook.com/marishascouturecakes Pinterest.com/marishascouture