I Heart Wedding Cakes

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Here’s an idea for a cake that would just be adorable on your guest’s plate.

These tasty little numbers can be filled with your choice of jams and/or lemon curd (which can be found at your local supermarket).  

Make the cake ahead and cut into hearts.  Freeze the hearts (without filling) until the Big Day approaches.  Defrost and bring to room temperature.  Fill with desired spreads and then dust with powdered sugar (using a little tiny wire strainer or a shaker).

 

Raspberry Lemon Heart Cakes

adapted from Bon Appetit Feb. 09

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, warm
1 cup whole milk, room temperature

 

Filling:

Raspberry jam or fruit spread
Purchased lemon curd

Adorn with:

Powdered sugar

 

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line heavy 18 x 12 x 1- inch baking sheet with parchment paper. Whisk first 3 ingredients in medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat eggs, sugar, and vanilla in large bowl until very pale and thick, about 5 minutes. Beat in butter, then milk. Fold in flour mixture, then beat just until blended, about 30 seconds. Spread batter evenly into prepared baking sheet.

Bake cake until tester inserted into center comes out clean and cake begins to color on top, 26 to 28 minutes. Cool cake completely on baking sheet on rack.

Using 4-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut out 8 hearts from cake (cover and reserve leftover cake). Spread thin layer of jam over top of 1 cake heart. Spread 1 heaping teaspoon of lemon curd over; top with another cake heart. Repeat with remaining hearts, jam, and lemon curd. Sprinkle each with powdered sugar.