Description
Strawberry red velvet heart cake is a romantic and indulgent dessert made with moist red velvet cake layers, fresh strawberries, and rich cream cheese frosting, perfect for Valentine’s Day and special celebrations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- 1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons red food coloring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon white vinegar
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, diced
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract for frosting
- 1 tablespoon milk
- Fresh strawberries for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease two heart-shaped cake pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder.
- In a separate bowl, mix oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vanilla extract, and vinegar.
- Gradually combine wet ingredients with dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Gently fold in the diced strawberries.
- Divide the batter evenly between prepared pans.
- Bake for 25–30 minutes until a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
- Beat cream cheese and butter until smooth and fluffy.
- Gradually add powdered sugar and vanilla extract, mixing until combined.
- Add milk as needed to reach a spreadable frosting consistency.
- Frost the cooled cake layers and decorate with fresh strawberries.
Notes
Ensure cakes are fully cooled before frosting to prevent melting and achieve a clean, professional finish.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 293
- Sugar: 36g
- Sodium: 285mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
Keywords: strawberry red velvet heart cake, valentines cake, red velvet cake, heart cake