Description
Recreate the iconic Little Debbie Valentine Cakes at home with this sweet and simple copycat recipe. Featuring heart-shaped vanilla cakes, creamy buttercream, and a smooth candy coating, these treats are perfect for Valentine’s Day or any day you want to spread a little love.
Ingredients
1 vanilla cake recipe or box mix (plus ingredients to prepare)
1/2 cup buttercream frosting
1 cup pink candy melts or coating wafers
1 cup white candy melts or almond bark
Red gel icing (for decorating)
Pink sprinkles or nonpareils
Instructions
- Bake Cake: Prepare and bake vanilla cake in a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Let cool completely.
- Cut Hearts: Use a heart-shaped cookie cutter to cut out heart pieces. Slice each one horizontally to create two layers.
- Fill: Spread buttercream on the bottom half and sandwich with the top half.
- Freeze: Freeze cakes for 30–45 minutes until firm.
- Coat: Dip the sides in melted white candy coating and let set. Then dip or pour pink coating over the tops.
- Decorate: Use red gel icing to add swirl designs and finish with pink sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus cooling and decorating)
- Cook Time: 20–25 minutes
- Category: Desserts