Now although I made this for a birthday, this could be a really cute idea for Valentines day. So if you would like to attempt this on your own (which I think everyone should) here are some pics on how I did it.
The main ingredients
(well the Vitamin Water isn't necessary but it is good!)
what you'll need is:
Devil's food cake mix
Melting chocolate that hardens when cool
heart shaped tray which is super easy to find this time of year (this one is from Michael's)
Ukrops' butter cream frosting
The tub of "white stuff" is the Ukrops' butter cream frosting. If your from the Richmond Area you all know what this is, but if not well...you have got to move here because this jahnke is amazing!
Fill the tray about 1/2 full with the cake mix
let this bake for about 20 mins. (don't forget to check it with a toothpick to see if it's done)
Carefully pop them out once they are cooled
if you are not gentle they will break easily (I broke 5 of them :[ )
Once cool hollow them out
Fill with butter cream frosting
I used a zip-lock bag and cut a tiny hole at the tip. If you don't live near a Ukrops then fill them with some other kind of frosting, or maybe use a jelly instead! (strawberry sound soo good!)
Coat top and sides with the melting chocolate
For this step I took a huge spoonful of the chocolate on top so that it spills over. Then I took a frosting knife and gently spread it around the edges. after this step pop em in the fridge till the chocolate hardens. If you're OCD like me, take a sharp knife and carefully take off the excess chocolate surrounding the heart. Then flip it over and cover the bottom with chocolate and pop it back in the fridge.
Finish Product
I had some extra chocolate so I made a few medallions, but this is what it should sorta look like!
Hopefully my instructions helped, but if not feel free to shoot me a comment under the post if you have any questions, OR let me know of any combinations you came up with!
I would love to hear from my readers!
those look delicious!!!
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