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Champagne raspberry heart shaped cake with cream cheese brown sugar frosting

Champagne raspberry heart shaped cake with cream cheese brown sugar frosting

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    OB Cookie's Notes: Baking a cake can cure any funk. Batter is medicine for this doctor. The oven in my house must cook out bad humors, leaving happy, sugary ones. Licking the spoon has no age limit; in fact...

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Makes 1 cake

  1. Preheat the oven to 350

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  2. Sift together cake flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a medium bowl

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  3. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the sugar and oil until well blended.

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  4. Whisk in the buttermilk, then add the eggs one at a time

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  5. Whisk in the champagne, liquor and vanilla, then slowly whisk in the dry ingredients, do not overwhisk, lumps are ok

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  6. Divide batter so both cakes are at the same level and bake until golden brown or until cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, about 25 minutes

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  7. Allow to cool completely before frosting

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  8. To make the frosting, beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream and brown sugar until fluffy, about 2-3 minutes

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  9. Add vanilla and liquor

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  10. Slowly add confectioner’s sugar until well combined, then add the food coloring and beat on high speed for another minute for a very light frosting

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  11. To assemble the cake, using either a piece of cardboard covered with foil or a very large baking pan, gently invert both cakes from the pan.

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  12. Cut the circle in half, placing one half on consecutive sides of the square

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  13. Use a small amount of frosting to make a crumb layer, then generously frost the entire cake.

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  14. Allow to chill and serve.

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