Valentine's Rose Cake

Happy weekend guys! Recipe of the day is Valentine’s Rose Cake – a beautiful heart-shaped cake, perfect to surprise your loved ones. 🌹

Valentine's Rose Cake

I was actually aiming for bright red layer which obviously didn’t happen. 🤣 But I actually really like this colour – kind of like a combination between pink and read, I guess.

Anyway, the cake is quite simple to make, it tastes light and fresh and I think looks quite lovely. 😍❤️

Valentine's Rose Cake

What you need:

  • flour
  • eggs
  • buttermilk
  • eggs
  • sugar
  • sunflower oil
  • double cream
  • cream cheese
  • chocolate
  • salt
  • baking powder
  • pink or red food colouring
  • roses for decoration
Valentine's Rose Cake

Here’s how to make this lovely Valentine’s Rose Cake:

Ingredients:

  • 300g flour (use cake flour, if possible)
  • 200g sugar
  • 150ml sunflower oil
  • 200ml buttermilk
  • 2 eggs
  • 2tsp vanilla extract
  • 2tsp baking powder
  • 1tsp salt
  • pink or red food colouring
Valentine's Rose Cake
  • For the cream coating:
  • 200ml double cream
  • 200g cream cheese
  • 100g powder sugar
Valentine's Rose Cake

Preparation:

  • Preheat the oven to 170°C.
  • In a bowl, combine all the dry ingredients.
  • In a separate bowl mix the sugar and eggs until fluffy.
  • Add the oil, vanilla extract and buttermilk.
  • Then gradually start combining the dry and wet ingredients, mixing well.
  • Finally divide the mixture into two 20 cm baking trays lined with greased baking parchment.
  • Bake in the oven for about 30 minutes. Leave on a rack to cool down completely.
  • To make the cream coating, simply mix all the ingredients together until the mixture is quite thick.
  • Spread some of it in between the cake layers and use the rest of it to cover the cake.
  • To make the chocolate hearts, use a silicone mould and melted chocolate.
  • Refrigerate for at least three hours before serving.
  • Enjoy!
Valentine's Rose Cake

I hope you guys love this recipe as much as we did. Stay tuned for more quick, easy and tasty recipes coming next week. Have a lovely weekend and as always, make sure to treat yourself with some delicious food and drinks, have fun and do the things you love.

I’ve got a few tasty recipes lined up and waiting to be made and tested and I’m looking forward to sharing them with you.😀xx

Valentine's Rose Cake
Valentine's Rose Cake