Cakes & Cup Cakes

Cupid's Cyberspace Cupcakes

Plan A: Don't cook, just buy some plain ones.

Plan B: Buy the mix to make them.
1 box of Duncan Hines Strawberry Cake Mix
Ingredients to make and ice the cupcakes
(read the box)Either way you get them, use
the following to decorate..and play! P.S.
The fun is in decorating!!!!!

• Frozen Strawberries
  
• Those little sprinklie things, chocolate
  or mosaic colors:)
  
• Red Hots candy
• Redi Whip in the can
• Conversation hearts (the one with the
  messages on them from 2nd grade)
  
• Hersheys Kisses

Start with iced cupcakes. Pink or white icing
looks good. Use a little of each ingredient to
make some of your own designs. Eat some candy,
and whipped cream while you are decorating them.
It makes the experience more fun. Love, Cupid!

HEAVENLY HEART CAKE

Prep Time: 45 min.
Start to Finish: 2 Hrs. 5 min.

Ingredients:

• 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
• 2/3 cup boiling water
• 3/4 cup (1-1/2 sticks) butter or margarine,
  softened
  
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups cake flour or 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour milk*

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM FROSTING
(recipe follows)

CREAMY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING
(recipe follows)

Instructions:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 2 heart-
shaped pans or two 9-inch round baking pans.
2. In small bowl, stir together cocoa and boiling
water until smooth; set aside. In large bowl, beat
butter, sugar and vanilla until fluffy; beat in
eggs and cocoa mixture. Stir together flour, baking
soda and salt; add alternately with
buttermilk to butter mixture. Pour batter into
prepared pans.
3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick
inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes;
remove from pans to wire racks. Cool
completely. Frost with GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM
FROSTING. Pipe border around top edge and base
of cake with CREAMY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING. Garnish
as desired. 10 to 12 servings.
* To sour milk: Use 2 teaspoons white vinegar plus
milk to equal 3/4 cup.

GLOSSY CHOCOLATE SOUR CREAM FROSTING

• 1-1/2 cups HERSHEY'S MINI CHIPS Semi-
  Sweet Chocolate
  
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3/4 cup dairy sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Milk

In medium microwave-safe bowl, place small chocolate
chips. Microwave at HIGH (100%) 1
minute; stir. If necessary, microwave at HIGH
an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring
after each heating, just until chips are melted
when stirred. Add powdered sugar, sour cream
and vanilla; beat until smooth. Add milk, 1/2
teaspoon at a time, for a thinner consistency.
About 2-1/2 cups frosting.

CREAMY BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:
In small bowl, combine 2 cups powdered sugar,
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) softened butter or margarine,
2 to 3 tablespoons milk and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
extract; beat until smooth and creamy. About 1
cup frosting.