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HERSHEY'S HUGS KISSES Valentines Cake

Name: HERSHEY'S Valentines Cake Recipe | Hersheyland
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 270 min
Yield: 1 cake
Ingredients: 41 HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies, divided; 56 HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates, divided; 3/4 cup butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened; 2/3 cup granulated sugar; 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar; 1 1/2 tsps vanilla extract; 3 eggs; 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsps baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 cup milk; 1/3 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips; 1 tsp shortening

Skill Level: Expert

The key to fulfilling their heart's desire lies within the layers of love you bake into this beautiful HERSHEY'S Valentines Cake recipe. Turn up the romance with this tender vanilla cake dotted with HERSHEY'S HUGS Milk Chocolate and White Creme Candy, frosted with whipped cream frosting, and decorated with swirled chocolate and even more candies! When love is in the air — Valentine's Day, birthdays or anniversaries — this dreamy cake is truly a gift from the heart.

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Ingredients & Directions

Yields:: 1 cake

Prep:: 35 Min.
Bake:: 26 Min.
Total:

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Ingredients

41

HERSHEY'S HUGS Brand Candies, divided
56

HERSHEY'S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates, divided
3/4 cup

butter or margarine (1-1/2 sticks), softened
2/3 cup

granulated sugar
2/3 cup

packed light brown sugar
1 1/2 tsps

vanilla extract
3

eggs
2 1/2 cups

all-purpose flour
2 tsps

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
1 cup

milk
1/3 cup

HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
1 tsp

shortening

READY TO MAKE THIS?

You'll Need 

Oven

Heart-Shaped Pans

9-Inch Baking Pans

owls

Mixer

Wire Rack

Microwave

Refrigerator

Step-By-Step Directions

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and line bottoms of two 9-inch heart-shaped baking pans with wax paper.* Remove wrappers from 24 HUGS Candies and 24 KISSES Chocolates; chop into 1/4-inch pieces.

Beat butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar and vanilla in large bowl until creamy. Add eggs; beat well. Stir together flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture alternately with milk to butter mixture, beating well after each addition. Stir in chopped candy. Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes in pans on wire racks. Remove from pans; cool completely.

Place chocolate chips and shortening in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at mediuum an additional 10 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, until chocolate is melted when stirred. Trace 5-inch heart shape on paper; place wax paper over top. Place melted chip mixture in bottom of sturdy seal-top plastic bag; using scissors, snip off small corner at bottom. Pipe melted chocolate over heart; refrigerate until firm.

Prepare Whipped Cream Frosting; reserve 1 cup. Frost between layers, sides and top of cake. Place reserved frosting in a clean sturdy seal-top plastic bag with star tip; pipe rosettes along top of cake. Unwrap remaining HUGS Candies; place on top of rosettes. Unwrap remaining KISSES Chocolates; place along bottom edge of cake. Remove chocolate heart from wax paper; place in center of cake. Cover and refrigerate cake

Whipped Cream Frosting: Place 1 tablespoon cold water in small cup; sprinkle 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin over top. Let stand several minutes to soften. Stir in 2 tablespoons boiling water until gelatin is completely dissolved and mixture is clear. Beat 2 cups (1-pt) cold whipping cream and 1/3 cup powdered sugar in large bowl until stiff. Pour in gelatin mixture; beat until well blended and thickened. Stir in 5 drops red food color, if desired. About 4 cups frosting.

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HERSHEY'S HUGS KISSES Valentines Cake

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