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Love Letter Cake – A Romantic Mini Dessert for Valentine’s Day

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  • Author: Ashley
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 45 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
  • Yield: 12 mini cakes 1x
  • Category: Cake, Dessert
  • Method: Baking
  • Cuisine: American

Description

Use this cake decorating tutorial to make easy mini love letter cake. Great for Anniversaries or Valentine’s Day and can be used as Wedding party favors.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 Chocolate cake rounds, 8 inch
  • 1 cup White chocolate buttercream frosting
  • ½ cup Easy homemade strawberry jam
  • ¼ cup Heart sprinkles (pink or red)
  • 1 cup Marshmallow fondant (white)

Instructions

1. Bake the chocolate cakes and allow them to cool down.

2. Cut each cake in half and fill it with buttercream icing.

3. Use a sharp knife to cut small, evenly sized rectangular pieces.

4. Tip: Chilling the cake for an hour really makes slicing easier.

5. Spread a thin coating of seedless strawberry jam on top of each rectangular cake piece.

6. Roll out white fondant and place the jam-side down onto the fondant.

7. Cut off excess fondant around the cake with a knife.

8. Gently press the knife on top of the fondant to indent all the envelope details.

9. Stick a small heart sprinkle in the center using a dab of frosting. Enjoy!


Notes

Read all tips above before starting for best results.

Chilling the cake before slicing helps with cleaner cuts.

Use gel food coloring to tint fondant if desired.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 mini cake
  • Calories: 460
  • Sugar: 52g
  • Sodium: 638mg
  • Fat: 14g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Carbohydrates: 83g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Protein: 4g