Best Way To Make Heart Shaped Cake?

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cakegirl1973 Posted 12 Feb 2011 , 6:32pm
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I just received a last minute order for Monday of a 10" heart shaped cake. I don't have a heart shaped pan. I am thinking about either carving the shape from a 10" round pan or carving 2 6" cakes (one for each half) and putting them together. Any advice as to which approach is best? TIA!

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DianeLM Posted 12 Feb 2011 , 6:46pm
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You should carve it from a 12-inch round to compensate for the servings you'll be hacking off. Unless the cake really can't be more than 10 inches because of the cake plate or some other requirement.

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dynee Posted 12 Feb 2011 , 6:52pm
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From some of my old birthday cake books, there is a way to make a heart by using a square on the diagonal and then cut a round in half and add to the curves to the two top sides of the square. Hope that makes sense.

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DianeLM Posted 12 Feb 2011 , 7:16pm
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From some of my old birthday cake books, there is a way to make a heart by using a square on the diagonal and then cut a round in half and add to the curves to the two top sides of the square. Hope that makes sense.




Oh my gosh! You just sent me back a bazillion years! That's how I made the heart-shaped cake for my hubby for Valentine's while we were still dating. We've been married 25 years. icon_smile.gif

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cheatize Posted 12 Feb 2011 , 8:06pm
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Yep, one square and one round. I posted how to do this on my blog about a month ago.

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