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“A Little Love Inside” DIY Gender Reveal Cake

Tomorrow is my husbands 35th birthday. I always get happy when his birthdays get close because for that one month that separates us our birth dates, I have to hear about how I am “two years” older than him. No matter how much “younger” he is then I am (which my daughter finds weird), he is the light of my life and I love him dearly. So hot off the heels of the July 4th “Star Inside” cupcakes that everyone loved, I wanted to make a cake with a little “love inside” just for him.

Of course he will be out of town for his birthday so this one was just a trial run.

After I was done making this cake I put a picture on my personal Facebook account and had a friend remark that it would make a great “Gender Reveal” cake, so I am throwing that out here as well. You could make the heart any color you wish and reveal to your family which sex you are having! Either way, its a fun cake that is sure to surprise everyone that cuts it open!

This cake does require a bit of prep. You will need to make a cake ahead of time for your “inside” portion. I like to cut to the chase and use boxed cake but in reality you could use any recipe you had. The cake also needs to be 100% completely cooled since you will need to cut shapes out, so you cannot make this last minute. I made my strawberry cake for the heart the day before actually.  If its not cooled, it could fall apart when you cut it up.

Before you ask- nope, the cake wasn’t the slightest bit dry before or after baking a second a time. I use one of the super moist cake box mixes and not sure if that makes all the difference but the consistency in the heart and the rest of the newly baked cake was identical.

“A Little Love Inside” DIY Gender Reveal Cake

(or birthday or whatever you are celebrating cake)

You will need

  • 2 boxes of cake (more if the pan you are using is larger than average!)
  • bundt cake pan
  • heart cookie cutter
  • parchment paper

First make your “love inside” cake and let cool completely. This is the cake you will be cutting up. The darker the color the better.  I let Charlotte bake mine (It’s a strawberry cake) the day before I wanted to bake the final cake.

Once the cake is cooled, I took my sheet cake and cut it in half leaving me with two shorter cakes and laid them on parchment paper.  This doubles the amount of cake you will have for the inside. Now you cut your cake with a heart cookie cutter.

Make a cake with a little "love inside" for birthdays or gender reveal parties! Easy photo instructions will make you say WOW! I can do that!

 

TIP: Originally I used a larger cookie cutter than the sides of my bundt cake pan and had to go back and re-cut hearts, so make sure you check the sizing by placing your cookie cutter inside the pan and making sure the walls do not touch.

Make a cake with a little "love inside" for birthdays or gender reveal parties! Easy photo instructions will make you say WOW! I can do that!

Now mix your second cake and pour just a bit around the inside of the bundt cake pan. Place your hearts upside down back to back around the entire cake. You place them upside down because a bunt cake is upside down so when its baked and right side up, your hearts will face the right way.

Make a cake with a little "love inside" for birthdays or gender reveal parties! Easy photo instructions will make you say WOW! I can do that!

Make a cake with a little "love inside" for birthdays or gender reveal parties! Easy photo instructions will make you say WOW! I can do that!

 

Bake! Once cooled, frost, cut and REVEAL!

 

 

Make a cake with a little "love inside" for birthdays or gender reveal parties! Easy photo instructions will make you say WOW! I can do that!

 

You may be wondering what the other colors are in the cake- I made a confetti cake to go around the heart because it was for a birthday. In the future to make the heart stand out more, I would probably test a chocolate cake or stark white one.

Make a cake with a little "love inside" for birthdays or gender reveal parties! Easy photo instructions will make you say WOW! I can do that!

 

The best part is you look like a pro when in fact its really super easy.  Do not forget to pin me for later!
~Trisha

13 thoughts on ““A Little Love Inside” DIY Gender Reveal Cake”

  1. I think making one with someones initial inside would be cool too! I’ll have to remember that next time I make a cake for someone. I have initial cookie cutters that would work perfectly.

  2. What a sweet idea! I love this! And like you, I’m older than my husband… and I never hear the end of it, especially when my birthday draws nearer! Too funny.

    This was one of my favorites from last week’s #thatsfreshfriday link-up! I’ll be sharing it at my blog tonight, and I hope you come join in on the party again this week. Keep up the great work!

  3. What a great tutorial to show us how it is done, I love this cake! Hope you have had a great weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday!
    Come Back Soon,
    Miz Helen

  4. This is a lovely cake, great idea. Thanks so much for sharing with Foodie Friends Friday Party this week. We look foward to seeing you again with another delicious recipe.

    A FFF co-host,
    Joanne/WineLady Cooks

  5. Ooh I love this. I didn’t realize that is how this was done. I’ll have to make one up for the kids, they’d be surprised!

  6. Just showed this to my kids
    They love the idea- Already asking of we can use the cat shape cutter and other shapes inside.

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