Homemade Valentine Cake

 I made a cake for Valentine's Days this year.

I adapted the recipe comes from an old

Five Roses Cookbook. 

I substituted the shortening for butter

and the milk for unsweetened Almond Milk.

A simple cake.

decorated with Betty Crocker,

whipped icing, flaked coconut, 

 cherries, and sprinkles.

My instructions:

Heat oven to 350 deg. F.

Prepare 2 pans, greasing

and lining the bottoms 

with parchment paper.

Whisk the flour, baking powder and

 salt together. Set aside.

With a mixer beat the butter and

 sugar together until well combined.

Add the eggs, one at a time,

 beating well after each addition.

Add in the vanilla.

Add the flour mixture 

alternating with the milk.

Divide the mix between two pans.

Bake 20-25 minutes.

Or until a toothpick in the

 middle comes out clean.

To assemble the cake,
I added some Raspberry Jam 

between both cakes....

I frosted with the white icing

and added shredded coconut.

I'm not a fancy cake decorator...🍰

Added the cherries

 and sprinkles.

The cherries should be

rinsed in cold water

and patted dry with

paper towels....

who ate the cherry?

Enjoy!

Happy Valentines Day!!

💕💖💗💘