These tiny cakes are a real showstopper - especially for a special occasion like a Princess Birthday Tea. And since they are made from store-bought pound cake, they are surprisingly easy to prepare. You can finish them with artful designs in decorating frosting or candy flowers. Cake:
2 frozen pound cakes, thawed and cut into 1-inch thick slices
Icing:
2 pounds of confectioner's sugar
1/4 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cream
Food coloring
Tubes of decorating frosting, if desired
Candy flowers, if desired
Step One: Cut two heart shapes from each cake slice, using a 1 1/2 heart-shaped cookie cutter. Reserve excess cake for another use - maybe a trifle.
Step Two: Boil water in bottom half of a double boiler, and place all of the ingredients in the top half until they form a smooth mixture. Divide the icing into three or four bowls, and add a few drops of food coloring to each to create icing in several colors.
Step Three: Using a toothpick or a fondue fork, dip the heart pieces of cake, one-at-a-time, into the colored icing, and then twirl them gently so that the cakes are coated evenly. Set the cakes on a piece of wax paper to dry. Then top them with decorating frosting or candy flowers. Need some pointers on how to decorate with frosting? Then check out this Betty Crocker how-to video?
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